Palestinian knife attack kills Israeli in the West Bank, assailant dead
Middle East
July 27, 2018
Palestinian knife attack kills Israeli in the West Bank, assailant dead
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A Palestinian assailant entered an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, stabbed one person…
Iranian general warns Trump: ‘War will destroy everything you own’
Middle East
July 26, 2018
Iranian general warns Trump: ‘War will destroy everything you own’
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iran’s Quds force chief Qassem Soleimani warned U.S. President Donald Trump against war on Thursday, saying it…
UAE calls Houthi attack on oil shipments totally irresponsible
Middle East
July 26, 2018
UAE calls Houthi attack on oil shipments totally irresponsible
LONDON (Reuters) – An attack on Wednesday by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebels on two oil tankers in the Red Sea…
Final ‘Game of Thrones’ season to air in first half of 2019
Culture
July 26, 2018
Final ‘Game of Thrones’ season to air in first half of 2019
HBO will debut the final season of its international hit “Game of Thrones” in the first half of next year…
Wary of US ally, Syrian Kurds look to Damascus for talks
Middle East
July 26, 2018
Wary of US ally, Syrian Kurds look to Damascus for talks
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s Kurds are trying to forge ties with Damascus as they seek to protect gains made in…
Saudi Arabia suspends oil exports through Red Sea lane after Houthi attack
Middle East
July 26, 2018
Saudi Arabia suspends oil exports through Red Sea lane after Houthi attack
DUBAI (Reuters) – Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it was “temporarily halting” all oil shipments through the…
Blast outside US embassy in China wounds lone suspect
World
July 26, 2018
Blast outside US embassy in China wounds lone suspect
A bomb exploded outside the US embassy in Beijing on Thursday, wounding the lone assailant, the embassy said in a…
US lifts restrictions on $195 million in military aid for Egypt: official
Egypt
July 26, 2018
US lifts restrictions on $195 million in military aid for Egypt: official
The Trump administration has decided to unfreeze $195 million in military aid to Egypt which it had previously withheld because…
Nineteen dead, more than 3,000 in need of rescue, after Laos dam collapse: media
World
July 25, 2018
Nineteen dead, more than 3,000 in need of rescue, after Laos dam collapse: media
Nineteen people have been confirmed dead and more than 3,000 need to be rescued after a dam collapsed in…
With economy faltering, Iran appoints two new heads of key agencies
Middle East
July 25, 2018
With economy faltering, Iran appoints two new heads of key agencies
(Reuters) – Iran’s cabinet appointed new heads at two of the government’s top economic institutions, as the country grapples with…