Iran’s Revolutionary Guards publish purported exchange with British warship during British tanker seizure
Middle East
July 29, 2019
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards publish purported exchange with British warship during British tanker seizure
GENEVA (Reuters) – Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards published footage on Monday purportedly showing the Guards warning off a British warship…
Britain is turbo-charging no-deal Brexit preparations: foreign minister
World
July 29, 2019
Britain is turbo-charging no-deal Brexit preparations: foreign minister
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is turbo-charging its no-deal Brexit preparations and will be ready to leave the European Union with…
Iran says meeting with parties to nuclear deal constructive
Middle East
July 28, 2019
Iran says meeting with parties to nuclear deal constructive
VIENNA (Reuters) – An emergency meeting with parties to Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with major powers was “constructive”, Iranian official…
Iran intends to restart activities at Arak heavy water nuclear reactor: ISNA news agency
Middle East
July 28, 2019
Iran intends to restart activities at Arak heavy water nuclear reactor: ISNA news agency
GENEVA (Reuters) – The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, Ali Akbar Salehi, told lawmakers on Sunday that Iran will…
Tunisia bids farewell to president Essebsi at state funeral
Middle East
July 27, 2019
Tunisia bids farewell to president Essebsi at state funeral
CARTHAGE, Tunisia (Reuters) – Tunisia bid farewell to its first democratically elected president Beji Caid Essebsi on Saturday at a…
Oman’s top diplomat in Iran talks amid mounting Gulf tensions
Middle East
July 27, 2019
Oman’s top diplomat in Iran talks amid mounting Gulf tensions
DUBAI (Reuters) – Oman’s minister responsible for foreign affairs held talks with Iran’s foreign minister on Saturday, Iranian state media…
Saudi-led forces, Israel among states rapped by UN for killing children
Middle East
July 27, 2019
Saudi-led forces, Israel among states rapped by UN for killing children
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A Saudi Arabia-led military coalition fighting in Yemen killed or injured 729 children during 2018, accounting…
Tunisia’s Essebsi shaped transition since overthrow of Ben Ali
Middle East
July 25, 2019
Tunisia’s Essebsi shaped transition since overthrow of Ben Ali
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, who helped shape his country’s democratic transition after a 2011 revolution ended…
Jolie in ‘Eternals’, Ali as ‘Blade’ highlight Marvel’s star-studded slate
Culture
July 25, 2019
Jolie in ‘Eternals’, Ali as ‘Blade’ highlight Marvel’s star-studded slate
Walt Disney Co’s Marvel Studios on Saturday unveiled a star-packed slate of superhero films for the next two years that…
Tunisian President Essebsi has died: presidency
Middle East
July 25, 2019
Tunisian President Essebsi has died: presidency
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s 92-year-old president, Beji Caid Essebsi, a major player in the North African country’s transition to democracy…