Explosion hits tourist bus near Egypt’s Giza pyramids: security sources
Egypt
May 19, 2019
Explosion hits tourist bus near Egypt’s Giza pyramids: security sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – An explosion targeting a tourist bus injured at least 12 people near a new museum being built…
Saudi minister denies activist Baghdadi faced any Saudi threat
Middle East
May 19, 2019
Saudi minister denies activist Baghdadi faced any Saudi threat
RIYADH (Reuters) – A senior Saudi official denied the authorities posed any threat to prominent Palestinian human rights campaigner Iyad…
Saudi Arabia says it seeks to avert war, ball in Iran’s court
Middle East
May 19, 2019
Saudi Arabia says it seeks to avert war, ball in Iran’s court
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia said on Sunday that it wants to avert war in the region but stands ready…
On Eurovision final day, Israelis cheer as Palestinians protest
Middle East
May 19, 2019
On Eurovision final day, Israelis cheer as Palestinians protest
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – As singers made last-minute preparations for the Eurovision Song Contest in Tel Aviv on Saturday, Israeli…
Widows of Iraq’s war pick up the threads of fragmented lives
Middle East
May 18, 2019
Widows of Iraq’s war pick up the threads of fragmented lives
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – In a workshop in a bombed-out factory in Mosul, Najlaa Abdelrahman joins scores of other women…
Syrian TV says Damascus targeted ‘from direction of’ Israel
Middle East
May 18, 2019
Syrian TV says Damascus targeted ‘from direction of’ Israel
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Loud blasts echoed across Damascus late on Friday, residents said, as Syrian state media reported “enemy targets”…
There will be no war as we don’t want war, and no can confront Iran: Zarif
Middle East
May 18, 2019
There will be no war as we don’t want war, and no can confront Iran: Zarif
(Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday he did not believe a war would break out…
Israel should take action against firm linked to WhatsApp breach: Amnesty
Middle East
May 17, 2019
Israel should take action against firm linked to WhatsApp breach: Amnesty
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Amnesty International called on Thursday for Israel’s government to ensure that an Israeli company, whose spyware…
After fleeing bombs, Syrian families shelter in olive groves
Middle East
May 17, 2019
After fleeing bombs, Syrian families shelter in olive groves
ATMEH, Syria (Reuters) – Families who fled Syrian government and Russian strikes in northwestern Syria are sleeping in an olive…
China tells Turkey to support its fight against Uighur militants
Middle East
May 17, 2019
China tells Turkey to support its fight against Uighur militants
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has called on Turkey to support its fight against militants operating in China’s restive far western…