Israeli student charged with killing Palestinian in rock attack
Middle East
January 24, 2019
Israeli student charged with killing Palestinian in rock attack
LOD, Israel (Reuters) – Israeli prosecutors charged a 16-year-old Jewish seminary student with manslaughter on Thursday over a rock-throwing attack…
Trump delays State of the Union Address until shutdown ends
World
January 24, 2019
Trump delays State of the Union Address until shutdown ends
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said in a late night Tweet on Wednesday that he would delay a…
South Sudan embraces old enemy Sudan
Middle East
January 24, 2019
South Sudan embraces old enemy Sudan
UNITY OILFIELD, South Sudan (Reuters) – Sudan’s embattled President Omar al-Bashir is receiving words of support from some unlikely places,…
Qatari emir hosts Bashir, backs ‘unity’ in restive Sudan
Middle East
January 23, 2019
Qatari emir hosts Bashir, backs ‘unity’ in restive Sudan
DOHA (Reuters) – The ruler of Qatar offered support for Sudan’s “unity and stability” on Wednesday at a meeting with…
Newcomers pile into race for Qatar LNG
Middle East
January 23, 2019
Newcomers pile into race for Qatar LNG
LONDON (Reuters) – Qatar is preparing to issue a tender for energy firms seeking a stake in its gas expansion…
Taliban mastermind of deadly attack killed: Afghan spy agency
Middle East
January 23, 2019
Taliban mastermind of deadly attack killed: Afghan spy agency
KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s main spy agency said on Wednesday it had killed the Taliban commander behind a deadly…
Braving dangerous waters, Iranians seek better life in Britain
Middle East
January 23, 2019
Braving dangerous waters, Iranians seek better life in Britain
LIVERPOOL (Reuters) – The traffickers told Fardin Gholami that a fishing boat would take him from France to England at…
Assad blocks access to Damascus for EU envoys: diplomats
Middle East
January 22, 2019
Assad blocks access to Damascus for EU envoys: diplomats
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has revoked special visas for European Union diplomats and officials traveling regularly between…
Israeli Arabs to embrace Netanyahu’s slogan in election
Middle East
January 22, 2019
Israeli Arabs to embrace Netanyahu’s slogan in election
HAIFA (Reuters) – Lawmakers representing Israeli Arabs plan to commandeer Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim in the last election that…
France has no interest in stabilizing Libya: Italy’s Salvini
Middle East
January 22, 2019
France has no interest in stabilizing Libya: Italy’s Salvini
ROME (Reuters) – Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, continuing a war of words between Rome and Paris, said on Tuesday…