Kuwaiti protesters burn Israeli flag, reject normalisation deals
Middle East
May 20, 2021
Kuwaiti protesters burn Israeli flag, reject normalisation deals
Hundreds of Kuwaitis demonstrated on Wednesday in support of Palestinians and burned an Israeli flag to protest at the bombardment…
US and Russian foreign ministers to meet in Iceland in bid to ease friction
World
May 19, 2021
US and Russian foreign ministers to meet in Iceland in bid to ease friction
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are due to hold talks on Wednesday night…
Taiwan raises COVID alert islandwide, but gets vaccine boost
World
May 19, 2021
Taiwan raises COVID alert islandwide, but gets vaccine boost
Taiwan raised its COVID-19 alert level for the whole island on Wednesday as domestic cases continued to rise, but will…
Saudi Arabia to require vaccination to enter governmental, private establishments – SPA
Middle East
May 19, 2021
Saudi Arabia to require vaccination to enter governmental, private establishments – SPA
Saudi Arabia’s interior ministry said on Tuesday that vaccination will be required to enter any governmental, private, or educational establishments…
Lebanon’s foreign minister asks to quit after comments strained Gulf ties
Middle East
May 19, 2021
Lebanon’s foreign minister asks to quit after comments strained Gulf ties
Lebanon’s foreign minister asked the president to be relieved of his duties on Wednesday, the presidency said, after his comments…
At least 57 migrants drown in shipwreck off Tunisia -Tunisian Red Crescent
Middle East
May 18, 2021
At least 57 migrants drown in shipwreck off Tunisia -Tunisian Red Crescent
At least 57 migrants drowned in a shipwreck off Tunis as they tried to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to…
US tiptoes through sanctions minefield toward Iran nuclear deal
Middle East
May 18, 2021
US tiptoes through sanctions minefield toward Iran nuclear deal
As the United States searches for a path back to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, it is tiptoeing through a…
Myanmar activists say more than 800 killed by security forces since coup
World
May 18, 2021
Myanmar activists say more than 800 killed by security forces since coup
More than 800 people have been killed by Myanmar’s security forces since a wave of protests broke out across the…
Biden administration approved $735 million arms sale to Israel – sources
Middle East
May 18, 2021
Biden administration approved $735 million arms sale to Israel – sources
President Joe Biden’s administration approved the potential sale of $735 million in precision-guided weapons to Israel, and congressional sources said…
Israel-Gaza violence shows few signs of slowing as global diplomacy ramps up
Middle East
May 18, 2021
Israel-Gaza violence shows few signs of slowing as global diplomacy ramps up
More than a week of fighting between Israel and Hamas showed few signs of abating on Tuesday despite intense US…