Turkey sends weapons to Syrian rebels facing Russian-backed assault: Syrian sources
Middle East
May 26, 2019
Turkey sends weapons to Syrian rebels facing Russian-backed assault: Syrian sources
Russia is backing the Syrian army’s large aerial and ground assault as it seeks to gain control of the last…
Sudan protest groups calls for strike starting next Tuesday
Middle East
May 25, 2019
Sudan protest groups calls for strike starting next Tuesday
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A coalition of Sudanese protest and opposition groups on Friday called for two days of strikes in…
Pakistan PM warns against war in region amid Iran tensions with US, Saudi
Middle East
May 25, 2019
Pakistan PM warns against war in region amid Iran tensions with US, Saudi
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan warned against the risk of conflict in the region, following a visit…
Iraq’s racy TV in Ramadan revives an industry – and draws censure
Middle East
May 25, 2019
Iraq’s racy TV in Ramadan revives an industry – and draws censure
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – On a studio set in Baghdad, a director watches the star of his TV series hold a…
US troop move to Middle East ‘dangerous for international peace’: Iran’s Zarif
Middle East
May 25, 2019
US troop move to Middle East ‘dangerous for international peace’: Iran’s Zarif
DUBAI (Reuters) – A US move to send troops to the Middle East after accusing Tehran of being behind attacks…
Iran can sink US warships with ‘secret weapons’, military official says
Middle East
May 25, 2019
Iran can sink US warships with ‘secret weapons’, military official says
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran can sink US warships sent to the Gulf region using missiles and “secret weapons”, a senior…
Wildfires rage in Israel during heatwave
Middle East
May 24, 2019
Wildfires rage in Israel during heatwave
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Firefighters on Thursday battled wildfires that scorched swathes of forests in central Israel, forcing some small towns…
Exodus grows from northwest Syria in intensified fighting
Middle East
May 24, 2019
Exodus grows from northwest Syria in intensified fighting
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Thousands more people have fled violence in northwest Syria, the United Nations and a medical agency said…
British Airways to resume Pakistan flights next week after a decade
World
May 24, 2019
British Airways to resume Pakistan flights next week after a decade
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – British Airways will resume flights to Pakistan next week a decade after it suspended operations following a…
Yemen’s Houthis say they attacked Saudi’s Najran airport by drone
Middle East
May 24, 2019
Yemen’s Houthis say they attacked Saudi’s Najran airport by drone
DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement on Thursday launched a drone attack on a Patriot missile battery in the…