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Turkish company again stops supplying Lebanon with electricity (Al-Monitor)

A Turkish company stopped providing Lebanon with electricity Friday, further exacerbating the country’s energy crisis. Karpowership said it stopped operations at its two offshore power...

Israel’s participation in Dubai expo signals huge trade potential (Danny Zaken, Al-Monitor)

It may be completely coincidental that one of the main ads for Expo 2020, which opened Sept. 30 in Dubai, featured an Israeli flag right over...

North and South Korea restore hotline after Pyongyang tests (Al Jazeera)

North and South Korea have restored their cross-border hotline, the government in Seoul said on Monday, with officials exchanging their first phone call since...

UK military deployed to deliver fuel as supply crisis continues (Al Jazeera)

British military personnel are delivering fuel to petrol stations, a bid to ease a supply crisis caused by a shortage of truck drivers. About 200 service personnel,...

Indian farmers to step up protests after nine killed in violence (Al Jazeera)

Farmers in India have vowed to intensify their months-long protest against laws aimed at liberalising agriculture as tensions flare a day after nine people...

Is Zimbabwe softening its hard line on crypto? (Chris Muronzi, Al Jazeera)

When Mthuli Ncube was appointed Zimbabwe’s finance minister in September 2018, the country’s crypto enthusiasts hoped he would walk back some of the restrictions...

Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed sworn in as PM for second five-year term (Al Jazeera)

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has been sworn in for a new five-year term as his government faces a host of challenges, including a...

Sudan warns medicine, fuel, wheat running out amid port blockade (Al Jazeera)

Sudan’s government warned the country is running out of life-saving medicines, fuel, and wheat stocks because of the closure of its main port in...

Will Iraq’s protesters vote in the election they demanded? (Al Jazeera)

Iraqis are heading to the ballot box in less than a week, and it is a direct result of activists’ efforts. But as the...

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