Iranian president says talks possible only if Washington shows ‘respect’
Middle East
June 2, 2019
Iranian president says talks possible only if Washington shows ‘respect’
DUBAI (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday suggested Iran may be willing to hold talks if the United States…
Palestinians say U.S. ‘deal of the century’ will finish off their state
Middle East
June 2, 2019
Palestinians say U.S. ‘deal of the century’ will finish off their state
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The U.S. blueprint to end the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, still in draft form after…
Fire at migrant center in Bosnia injures 29: police
World
June 2, 2019
Fire at migrant center in Bosnia injures 29: police
VELIKA KLADUSA, Bosnia (Reuters) – Twenty-nine migrants were injured in a fire that broke out early on Saturday at a…
Eleven wounded in Sudan by gunfire near sit-in -opposition committee
Middle East
June 2, 2019
Eleven wounded in Sudan by gunfire near sit-in -opposition committee
(Reuters) – At least 11 people were wounded by gunfire near a protest sit-in in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on…
Iran stays within nuclear deal’s main limits while testing another
Middle East
June 1, 2019
Iran stays within nuclear deal’s main limits while testing another
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran has stayed within the main restrictions of its nuclear deal, a quarterly report by the UN…
In Jerusalem, thousands pray at Al-Aqsa on last Friday of Ramadan
Middle East
June 1, 2019
In Jerusalem, thousands pray at Al-Aqsa on last Friday of Ramadan
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Muslims attended prayers at al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem amid tight security on the…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah vows to confront US Middle East plan
Middle East
June 1, 2019
Lebanon’s Hezbollah vows to confront US Middle East plan
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah pledged on Friday to confront the US Middle East plan that President Donald Trump…
Israeli forces kill Palestinian trying to cross border: officials
Middle East
May 31, 2019
Israeli forces kill Palestinian trying to cross border: officials
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian teenager who was trying to climb a security…
Iranians, Iraqis march to back Palestinians, reject Trump Mideast plan
Middle East
May 31, 2019
Iranians, Iraqis march to back Palestinians, reject Trump Mideast plan
DUBAI/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Iranians marking the annual “Quds (Jerusalem) Day” in the Islamic Republic on Friday…
Work not handouts: entrepreneurs reboot image of refugees
Middle East
May 31, 2019
Work not handouts: entrepreneurs reboot image of refugees
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Stuck in a former Dutch prison housing asylum seekers, Syrian software trainer Tey el-Rjula conjured…