Harboring Hong Kong ‘rioters’ will harm Taiwan, China says
World
June 20, 2020
Harboring Hong Kong ‘rioters’ will harm Taiwan, China says
BEIJING (Reuters) – Offering protection to “rioters” from Hong Kong will only harm Taiwan’s people and is an interference in…
Nine years of war. Nine portraits of kids who dream of home
Middle East
June 20, 2020
Nine years of war. Nine portraits of kids who dream of home
ATMEH CAMP, Syria (Reuters) – Four-month-old Abdul Rahman, propped up on pillows on a blue blanket in his family’s tent.…
Turkey will work with Italy for stable peace in Libya: foreign minister
Middle East
June 20, 2020
Turkey will work with Italy for stable peace in Libya: foreign minister
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey will work together with Italy to achieve stable peace and a political process that will yield…
Divers cut, plant coral off UAE coast to build reef
Middle East
June 20, 2020
Divers cut, plant coral off UAE coast to build reef
FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates (Reuters) – Off the east coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) coral freshly removed from…
Father of Turkish NBA player Kanter acquitted of terrorism links
Middle East
June 19, 2020
Father of Turkish NBA player Kanter acquitted of terrorism links
ANKARA (Reuters) — The father of NBA center Enes Kanter, an outspoken critic of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s human rights…
On World Refugee Day, Palestinians try to scrape by in Gaza
Middle East
June 19, 2020
On World Refugee Day, Palestinians try to scrape by in Gaza
GAZA (Reuters) — On the United Nations’ World Refugee Day on Saturday, Marwan Kuwaik, a 70-year-old Palestinian in Gaza, will…
UN nuclear watchdog’s board raises pressure on Iran over suspect sites
Middle East
June 19, 2020
UN nuclear watchdog’s board raises pressure on Iran over suspect sites
VIENNA (Reuters) — The UN nuclear watchdog’s 35-nation Board of Governors called on Iran on Friday to stop denying the…
Turkish court rules Kurdish leader’s jailing violated rights
Middle East
June 19, 2020
Turkish court rules Kurdish leader’s jailing violated rights
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the lengthy jailing of a former head of Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish…
Egyptian villagers struggle to keep art of papyrus-making viable
Egypt
June 18, 2020
Egyptian villagers struggle to keep art of papyrus-making viable
AL-QARAMOUS, Egypt (Reuters) — A village keeping the ancient Egyptian craft of papyrus-making alive has seen demand for the paper…
Iran says it successfully tests new naval cruise missile
Middle East
June 18, 2020
Iran says it successfully tests new naval cruise missile
DUBAI (Reuters) — Iran said on Thursday its navy had successfully fired a new locally made cruise missile during war…