Kushner to visit Middle East on peace plan’s economic part
Middle East
February 8, 2019
Kushner to visit Middle East on peace plan’s economic part
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House senior adviser Jared Kushner will travel to at least five Arab countries in late February…
Pakistan activists’ arrests fuel tension with Afghanistan
Middle East
February 7, 2019
Pakistan activists’ arrests fuel tension with Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The arrest of a group of ethnic Pashtun activists at a rally in Pakistan this week rekindled…
The race for Nigeria presidency in 2019
World
February 7, 2019
The race for Nigeria presidency in 2019
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerians will on Feb. 16 choose between two septuagenarians to lead Africa’s largest democracy: Nigeria’s President Muhammadu…
Netanyahu election rival moots West Bank settlement removals
Middle East
February 6, 2019
Netanyahu election rival moots West Bank settlement removals
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s toughest election rival voiced openness on Wednesday to a future removal of…
‘Get out of Syria,’ Iranian officials tell US
Middle East
February 6, 2019
‘Get out of Syria,’ Iranian officials tell US
GENEVA (Reuters) – Senior Iranian figures said on Wednesday that Syria was a top foreign policy priority and American troops…
Macedonia signs accord to join NATO despite Russian misgivings
World
February 6, 2019
Macedonia signs accord to join NATO despite Russian misgivings
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO members signed an accord with Macedonia on Wednesday allowing the tiny ex-Yugoslav republic to become the…
Rohingya plight ‘shames us all’: Angelina Jolie
World
February 6, 2019
Rohingya plight ‘shames us all’: Angelina Jolie
COX’S BAZAR (Reuters) – UN refugee agency special envoy Angelina Jolie on Tuesday visited camps in Bangladesh for Muslim Rohingya…
Afghan gov’t must be ‘decision-maker’ in any peace deal: Ghani
Middle East
February 6, 2019
Afghan gov’t must be ‘decision-maker’ in any peace deal: Ghani
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani said on Tuesday no peace deal between the Taliban and the United States…
Greek PM Tsipras visits Hagia Sophia on trip to Turkey
Middle East
February 6, 2019
Greek PM Tsipras visits Hagia Sophia on trip to Turkey
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras paid a symbolic visit to Istanbul’s former cathedral Hagia Sophia on Wednesday…
Lack of funding may prevent over half of local Libya elections
Middle East
February 5, 2019
Lack of funding may prevent over half of local Libya elections
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – At least 69 municipal councils out of 120 in Libya may not hold elections in March due…