Tunisian president wants to amend constitution to dilute PM’s power
Middle East
March 21, 2019
Tunisian president wants to amend constitution to dilute PM’s power
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s president called on Wednesday for changes to the new constitution to give the presidency more power,…
U.N. to hold conference in Libya in April to discuss conflict solution
Middle East
March 20, 2019
U.N. to hold conference in Libya in April to discuss conflict solution
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – The United Nations will hold a conference in the Libyan town of Ghadames on April 14-16 to…
Thousands rally in Algiers as protest leaders tell army to stay away
Middle East
March 19, 2019
Thousands rally in Algiers as protest leaders tell army to stay away
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Thousands of students, university professors and health workers rallied in Algiers on Tuesday calling for President Abdelaziz…
Gaza border protests provide artist with inspiration, and raw materials
Middle East
March 19, 2019
Gaza border protests provide artist with inspiration, and raw materials
GAZA (Reuters) – One year on from the start of Gaza’s border protests, the weekly clashes with Israeli soldiers have…
Syrian Kurds accuse Assad of policy of ‘oppression and violence’
Middle East
March 19, 2019
Syrian Kurds accuse Assad of policy of ‘oppression and violence’
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian government’s threat to recover the Kurdish-led region of northern Syria through force unless it submits…
Egypt signs $2 bln deal to buy Russian fighter jets – Kommersant
Business
March 19, 2019
Egypt signs $2 bln deal to buy Russian fighter jets – Kommersant
* Egypt has signed a deal with Russia to buy more than 20 Sukhoi SU-35 multi-role fighter jets, the Kommersant…
Turkey escalates crackdown on dissent six years after Gezi protests
Middle East
March 19, 2019
Turkey escalates crackdown on dissent six years after Gezi protests
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Unzile Aksakoglu struggles to explain to her seven-year-old daughter why her father Yigit has spent four months…
Hundreds protest in Sudan, keep up pressure on Bashir
Middle East
March 19, 2019
Hundreds protest in Sudan, keep up pressure on Bashir
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters, mostly students, took to the streets in and near Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Monday,…
U.N. rights expert: Israel depriving Palestinians of clean water
Middle East
March 18, 2019
U.N. rights expert: Israel depriving Palestinians of clean water
GENEVA (Reuters) – Israel is depriving millions of Palestinians of access to a regular supply of clean water while stripping…
Several hurt in Dutch tram shooting, ‘terrorist motive’ possible: police
World
March 18, 2019
Several hurt in Dutch tram shooting, ‘terrorist motive’ possible: police
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch police said several people had been shot in a tram in the central city of Utrecht…