Middle East and North Africa – Page 378

Friday, May 8, 2026

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Chief of Lebanon’s central bank accused of concealing fraud by French prosecutors

Beirut/Paris – According to French court records seen by Reuters, French prosecutors have informed the governor of Lebanon’s central bank,

Beirut – According to security officials and a humanitarian source, Lebanon has deported scores of Syrians back to the war-torn

Khartoum (Reuters) – Sporadic shelling rang out late on Friday in Sudan’s capital even though warring factions announced a truce,

Washington (Reuters) – No decision yet has been made to evacuate American diplomatic personnel from Sudan but the United States

Geneva (Reuters) – An humanitarian worker was killed in Sudan earlier on Friday after his vehicle was hit by crossfire

Tokyo (Reuters) – Japan received its first low-carbon ammonia cargo from Saudi Arabia on Friday which it plans to use

Johnnesburg (Reuters) – Gunmen stormed a homestead in a township outside the South African city of Pietermaritzburg and ambushed a

Moscow (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the OPEC+ deal to cap oil production with the Crown Prince of

Khartoum (Reuters) – Gunfire ripped through residential neighbourhoods of Sudan’s capital Khartoum at the start of the Muslim holiday of

(Reuters) – Indonesia’s ruling party has endorsed a provincial governor, Ganjar Pranowo, as its candidate for the 2024 presidential election,