China offers help to Venezuela to restore power
World
March 13, 2019
China offers help to Venezuela to restore power
BEIJING (Reuters) – China offered on Wednesday to help Venezuela restore its power grid, after President Nicolas Maduro accused US…
Saudi women’s rights activists stand trial in criminal court
Middle East
March 13, 2019
Saudi women’s rights activists stand trial in criminal court
RIYADH (Reuters) – Several Saudi Arabian women rights activists stood trial on Wednesday for the first time since a group…
Taliban pile pressure on Afghan government forces in west
Middle East
March 12, 2019
Taliban pile pressure on Afghan government forces in west
KABUL (Reuters) – Taliban fighters have stepped up pressure on Afghan forces in the western province of Badghis, killing 20…
Some 20,000 Iraqis could return from Syria in weeks: Red Cross
Middle East
March 12, 2019
Some 20,000 Iraqis could return from Syria in weeks: Red Cross
GENEVA (Reuters) – Around 20,000 Iraqis in Syria, including women and children who fled Islamic State’s last enclave, are expected…
Hardline Iranian cleric Raisi gets second powerful job in a week: IRNA
Middle East
March 12, 2019
Hardline Iranian cleric Raisi gets second powerful job in a week: IRNA
GENEVA (Reuters) – Hardline Iranian cleric Ebrahim Raisi was elected on Tuesday as deputy chief of the Assembly of Experts,…
Twenty-two civilians killed, including children, in North Yemen: UN
Middle East
March 12, 2019
Twenty-two civilians killed, including children, in North Yemen: UN
DUBAI (Reuters) – Air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition killed at least 22 civilians, including women and children, in a…
Final decision on Netanyahu indictment to follow Israeli vote
Middle East
March 12, 2019
Final decision on Netanyahu indictment to follow Israeli vote
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israelis will go the polls next month before a decision on whether to file a criminal indictment…
UN envoy fears ‘new crisis’ for Rohingya if moved to Bangladesh island
World
March 11, 2019
UN envoy fears ‘new crisis’ for Rohingya if moved to Bangladesh island
GENEVA (Reuters) – A United Nations human rights investigator on Myanmar voiced deep concern on Monday over Bangladesh’s plan to…
Sudanese opposition leader’s daughter jailed over protests: party
Middle East
March 11, 2019
Sudanese opposition leader’s daughter jailed over protests: party
CAIRO (Reuters) – The deputy head of Sudan’s opposition Umma Party was sentenced to a week in prison on Sunday…
Saudi Arabia to cut crude oil exports in April: Saudi official
Business
March 11, 2019
Saudi Arabia to cut crude oil exports in April: Saudi official
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia plans to cut its crude oil exports in April to below 7 million barrels per…