Netflix pulls comedy show episode in Saudi Arabia: media
Middle East
January 2, 2019
Netflix pulls comedy show episode in Saudi Arabia: media
(Reuters) – Netflix pulled an episode of the comedy show “Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj” from its internet streaming service…
Lebanon’s Aoun, Hariri, ‘determined’ to form government
Middle East
January 2, 2019
Lebanon’s Aoun, Hariri, ‘determined’ to form government
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri are “determined to form a government”, state…
Afghanistan neighbors fear refugee crisis if US pulls out
Middle East
January 1, 2019
Afghanistan neighbors fear refugee crisis if US pulls out
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s neighbors, caught off-guard by reports of US plans to withdraw thousands of troops, have begun preparing…
Malta rescues 249 migrants in 24 hours
World
January 1, 2019
Malta rescues 249 migrants in 24 hours
VALLETTA (Reuters) – Malta’s armed forces saved 180 migrants in two rescue operations in the Mediterranean on Monday, less than…
Netanyahu will not resign under possible indictment
Middle East
January 1, 2019
Netanyahu will not resign under possible indictment
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday he would not resign from office should…
Yemen food aid being stolen in Houthi areas: WFP
Middle East
December 31, 2018
Yemen food aid being stolen in Houthi areas: WFP
GENEVA (Reuters) – Food aid meant for starving people in Yemen is being stolen and sold in some areas controlled…
US-Palestinian jailed for life for Jerusalem land sale
Middle East
December 31, 2018
US-Palestinian jailed for life for Jerusalem land sale
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – A Palestinian court sentenced an American-Palestinian who owned property in Jerusalem on Monday to life…
Iraq growing threat under Iran’s clout: Israel
Middle East
December 31, 2018
Iraq growing threat under Iran’s clout: Israel
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Iran could use its growing clout in Iraq to turn the Arab country into a springboard…
Bahrain top court upholds sentence against Rajab
Middle East
December 31, 2018
Bahrain top court upholds sentence against Rajab
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain’s high court upheld on Monday a five-year jail sentence against human rights activist Nabeel Rajab, his…
Iraq hints at bigger role in Syria after US withdrawal
Middle East
December 31, 2018
Iraq hints at bigger role in Syria after US withdrawal
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s prime minister said on Sunday that top security officials from Baghdad had met Syrian President Bashar…