As Trump cracks down on Pakistan, U.S. cuts military training programs
World
August 10, 2018
As Trump cracks down on Pakistan, U.S. cuts military training programs
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration has quietly started cutting scores of Pakistani officers from coveted training and educational…
Gaza ceasefire holds after two-day flare-up, protests expected
Middle East
August 10, 2018
Gaza ceasefire holds after two-day flare-up, protests expected
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Israel-Gaza border was quiet on Friday after an Egyptian-brokered truce ended a surge in violence that…
U.S. curbs on Russian banks would be act of economic war: PM
World
August 10, 2018
U.S. curbs on Russian banks would be act of economic war: PM
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia would consider any U.S. move to curb the operations of Russian banks or their foreign currency…
Recount shows Iraq’s Sadr retains election victory, no major changes
Middle East
August 10, 2018
Recount shows Iraq’s Sadr retains election victory, no major changes
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Populist Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr retained his lead in Iraq’s May parliamentary election, results of a nationwide…
Taliban fighters storm Afghanistan’s Ghazni, seize parts of city
Middle East
August 10, 2018
Taliban fighters storm Afghanistan’s Ghazni, seize parts of city
GHAZNI, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Heavily armed Taliban fighters attacked Ghazni city in central Afghanistan early on Friday, burning police checkpoints,…
Syrian army urges people in Idlib to agree return of state rule
Middle East
August 9, 2018
Syrian army urges people in Idlib to agree return of state rule
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army urged people in rebel-held Idlib province to agree to a return of state rule…
Saudi Arabia reassures Canada on oil supply in row over jailed activists
Middle East
August 9, 2018
Saudi Arabia reassures Canada on oil supply in row over jailed activists
RIYADH (Reuters) – A row over human rights in Saudi Arabia will not have any impact on Saudi oil supplies…
Dozens killed, including children, in Yemen air strikes
Middle East
August 9, 2018
Dozens killed, including children, in Yemen air strikes
ADEN (Reuters) – Air strikes killed dozens of people, including children, in Yemen’s Saada, Yemeni medical sources and the International…
Saudi Arabia says no room for mediation in Canada row, more measures possible
Middle East
August 8, 2018
Saudi Arabia says no room for mediation in Canada row, more measures possible
RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday there is no room for mediation in the kingdom’s escalating diplomatic dispute…
UN urges Myanmar to speed Rohingya returns, grant citizenship
World
August 8, 2018
UN urges Myanmar to speed Rohingya returns, grant citizenship
United Nations aid agencies called on Myanmar on Wednesday to improve conditions in Rakhine state for the safe return…