Russia tells Syrian asylum seekers: You need to go home
Middle East
March 3, 2019
Russia tells Syrian asylum seekers: You need to go home
MOSCOW (Reuters) – In pre-war Syria, Safaa al-Kurdi sold wedding dresses. Fed up with the conflict, the mother-of-three fled Damascus…
183 injured in Algeria protests: state news agency
Middle East
March 3, 2019
183 injured in Algeria protests: state news agency
ALGIERS (Reuters) – A total of 183 people were injured during protests across Algeria on Friday against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s…
Sudanese opposition party leader calls on Bashir to step down
Middle East
March 3, 2019
Sudanese opposition party leader calls on Bashir to step down
CAIRO (Reuters) – Sudan’s main opposition party leader Sadiq al-Mahdi on Saturday called on President Omar al-Bashir to step down…
Iran condemns Britain for listing ally Hezbollah as ‘terrorist’ group
Middle East
March 2, 2019
Iran condemns Britain for listing ally Hezbollah as ‘terrorist’ group
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran criticized Britain for its decision to list Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, saying on Saturday it…
Wounded and alone, children emerge from last Islamic State enclave
Middle East
March 2, 2019
Wounded and alone, children emerge from last Islamic State enclave
DEIR AL-ZOR PROVINCE, Syria (Reuters) – Hareth Najem fled Islamic State’s last enclave in eastern Syria wounded and alone. The…
Hezbollah slams Britain’s terrorist group listing
Middle East
March 1, 2019
Hezbollah slams Britain’s terrorist group listing
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Lebanese group Hezbollah condemned on Friday the British government’s decision to list it as a terrorist…
Disney bets on new ‘Star Wars’ planet to wow park fans
Culture
February 28, 2019
Disney bets on new ‘Star Wars’ planet to wow park fans
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – When the “Star Wars” galaxy is brought to life at Walt Disney Co’s US theme parks…
Palestine rejects monthly tax transfer from Israel
Middle East
February 27, 2019
Palestine rejects monthly tax transfer from Israel
(Reuters) – Palestine has rejected the first 2019 monthly tax transfer from Israel because it slashed the portion designated for…
Head of UK Conservative eurosceptics softens on May’s Brexit plan
World
February 27, 2019
Head of UK Conservative eurosceptics softens on May’s Brexit plan
LONDON (Reuters) – The leader of a pro-Brexit faction in British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party on Wednesday scaled…
Convicted Cardinal – Pell’s name scraped from his Australian hometown
World
February 27, 2019
Convicted Cardinal – Pell’s name scraped from his Australian hometown
BALLARAT, Australia (Reuters) – On the day Cardinal George Pell, one of the highest ranking Vatican officials, was publicly revealed…