US envoy meets family of Iranian-German imprisoned in Iran
Washington (Reuters) – A U.S. envoy for Iran met on Friday with the family of Iranian-German national Jamshid Sharmahd, who
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Russia’s military ties with Iran will withstand geopolitical pressure -RIA
(Reuters) – Russia’s military cooperation with Iran will not succumb to geopolitical pressure, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said,
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Dubai’s DP World to invest $510 million in India’s Gujarat state
New Delhi (Reuters) – Dubai-owned ports giant DP World [RIC:RIC:DPWRD.UL] will invest around $510 million to build a new container
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Investors see long wait for enlarged BRICS’ economic boon
Johannesburg/London (Reuters) – The expansion of the BRICS group of developing countries could provide a lifeline to capital-starved new entrants Iran and
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Qatar does not see its relationship with China damaging the US -PM
Dubai (Reuters) – Qatar is balancing its relationships with both the United States and China and one link does not
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Putin, Turkey’s Erdogan expected to meet soon – Kremlin
Moscow (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to hold talks in person with Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan soon,
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Kuwait’s economic recovery faces ‘substantial’ risks – IMF
Dubai (Reuters) – Kuwait’s economic recovery is ongoing but risks to the oil producer’s outlook “remain substantial” and gridlock between
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Taliban stopped 100 women flying to Dubai for university scholarships, UAE billionaire says
(Reuters) – The head of a Dubai-based conglomerate on Wednesday said Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities had stopped around 100 women from
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Protests hit Druze city in Syria for fifth day
Amman (Reuters) – Hundreds of Syrians in the mainly Druze city of Sweida took to the streets for a fifth
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One vessel in collision on Suez Canal refloats, ship traffic unaffected
Cairo (Reuters) – One of the two vessels that collided on Egypt’s Suez Canal has been refloated and proceeded to
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