Turkish forces exchange fire with Syrian Kurdish across the border
Middle East
October 31, 2018
Turkish forces exchange fire with Syrian Kurdish across the border
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish forces fired howitzer shells across the border into Syria’s Ayn al Arab region on Wednesday,…
Brick by brick: green homes build cohesion between Syrian refugees and Jordanians
Middle East
October 31, 2018
Brick by brick: green homes build cohesion between Syrian refugees and Jordanians
DHLAIL, Jordan (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Syrian refugee Umm Mohammed fidgeted in her chair in a breezy office in…
Iranian spy service suspected of assassination plot in Denmark: security chief
Middle East
October 31, 2018
Iranian spy service suspected of assassination plot in Denmark: security chief
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark said on Tuesday it suspected an Iranian government intelligence service had tried to carry out…
Saudi prosecutor discusses Khashoggi case with Turkish intelligence: Demiroren agency
Middle East
October 31, 2018
Saudi prosecutor discusses Khashoggi case with Turkish intelligence: Demiroren agency
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor held talks overnight with Turkish intelligence officials over the investigation into the…
Egyptian pollution plan signals the last straw cloud
Environment
October 31, 2018
Egyptian pollution plan signals the last straw cloud
An Egyptian government program to pay traders to buy rice straw from farmers at the end of harvest has…
Qatar plans insurance fund for foreign workers: QNA agency
Middle East
October 30, 2018
Qatar plans insurance fund for foreign workers: QNA agency
DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar plans to establish an insurance fund for foreign workers, the state-run Qatar News Agency said…
Trump says he expects ‘great deal’ with China, but more tariffs if not
World
October 30, 2018
Trump says he expects ‘great deal’ with China, but more tariffs if not
US President Donald Trump said he thinks there will be “a great deal” with China on trade, but warned…
Trump to push executive order to end birthright citizenship: report
World
October 30, 2018
Trump to push executive order to end birthright citizenship: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump plans to push an executive order to end the right of U.S. citizenship…
Iran says U.S. sanctions will have ‘severe consequences’ for world order
Middle East
October 30, 2018
Iran says U.S. sanctions will have ‘severe consequences’ for world order
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. sanctions against Iran will have “severe consequences” for the world order, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad…
Blast kills 3 Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims in Iraq: police
Middle East
October 30, 2018
Blast kills 3 Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims in Iraq: police
BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) – Three Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims were killed by a roadside bomb as they walked to a…