Taliban dismiss Afghanistan’s peace talks offer
Middle East
December 30, 2018
Taliban dismiss Afghanistan’s peace talks offer
KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – The Taliban have rejected Kabul’s offer of talks next month in Saudi Arabia where the…
Yemen’s Houthis start redeployment in Hodeidah as part of UN deal
Middle East
December 29, 2018
Yemen’s Houthis start redeployment in Hodeidah as part of UN deal
HODEIDAH, Yemen (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthi forces have started to redeploy from the port of the Red Sea city…
Bomb kills three Vietnamese tourists, Egyptian guide near pyramids: officials
Egypt
December 29, 2018
Bomb kills three Vietnamese tourists, Egyptian guide near pyramids: officials
CAIRO (Reuters) – Three Vietnamese tourists and an Egyptian guide were killed and at least 10 others injured when…
Blast hits tourist bus in Giza, Egypt – Sky News Arabia
Egypt
December 28, 2018
Blast hits tourist bus in Giza, Egypt – Sky News Arabia
A blast hit a tourist bus in Giza, Egypt, several regional TV channels reported. Sky News Arabia said the incident…
Taliban seeks image makeover for Afghan peace talks
Middle East
December 28, 2018
Taliban seeks image makeover for Afghan peace talks
KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – As moves toward peace pick up in Afghanistan, the Taliban are trying to show they have…
How Trump, Erdogan phone call changed Syrian war
Middle East
December 28, 2018
How Trump, Erdogan phone call changed Syrian war
ANKARA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s declaration in a phone call with Recep Tayyip Erdogan that he was pulling US…
Kurds in Syria look to Russia after US withdrawal
Middle East
December 28, 2018
Kurds in Syria look to Russia after US withdrawal
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Alarmed by a US decision to leave Syria, Kurds leaders who run much of the north are…
China cracks down on Mao birthday celebration
World
December 28, 2018
China cracks down on Mao birthday celebration
BEIJING (Reuters) – A top Chinese university has cracked down on a campus student Marxist society, replacing its leadership after…
Bahrain continues work in Syria embassy
Middle East
December 28, 2018
Bahrain continues work in Syria embassy
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain’s embassy in Damascus and the Syrian diplomatic mission in Manama have been operating “without interruption”, the…
Iraqi lawmakers criticize Trump Iraq visit
Middle East
December 27, 2018
Iraqi lawmakers criticize Trump Iraq visit
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi political and militia leaders condemned US President Donald Trump’s surprise visit to US troops in Iraq…