Assad defies United States, presses assault in southwest Syria
Middle East
June 23, 2018
Assad defies United States, presses assault in southwest Syria
Syrian government helicopters dropped barrel bombs on opposition areas of the country’s southwest on Friday for the first time in…
Judge refuses to dismiss ex-Trump campaign chief’s money laundering charge
World
June 23, 2018
Judge refuses to dismiss ex-Trump campaign chief’s money laundering charge
A federal judge on Friday dealt another blow to U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, refusing to…
Trump greets EU trade reprisals with threat of steep auto tariff
Business
June 23, 2018
Trump greets EU trade reprisals with threat of steep auto tariff
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to escalate a trade war with Europe by imposing a 20 percent tariff on…
Kushner meets with Egypt, Qatar leaders about Mideast plan
Egypt
June 22, 2018
Kushner meets with Egypt, Qatar leaders about Mideast plan
White House adviser Jared Kushner met separately on Thursday with the leaders of Egypt and Qatar, two in a series…
Germany’s Merkel calls for solutions to Iran’s ‘aggressive tendencies’
Middle East
June 21, 2018
Germany’s Merkel calls for solutions to Iran’s ‘aggressive tendencies’
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday said European countries shared concern over Iran’s ballistic missile program and called for…
US quits UN human rights body, citing bias vs Israel, alarming critics
World
June 21, 2018
US quits UN human rights body, citing bias vs Israel, alarming critics
The United States withdrew from a “hypocritical and self-serving” United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday over what it…
Saudi-led coalition seizes Yemen’s Hodeidah airport, fears for population grow
Middle East
June 21, 2018
Saudi-led coalition seizes Yemen’s Hodeidah airport, fears for population grow
Fears of a humanitarian crisis in Yemen’s main port city Hodeidah grew as fighting spilled into residential districts on…
Trump says North Korea has returned remains of 200 US war dead
World
June 21, 2018
Trump says North Korea has returned remains of 200 US war dead
President Donald Trump said North Korea had returned on Wednesday the remains of 200 US troops missing from the…
Erdogan’s election rivals struggle to be heard in Turkey’s media
Middle East
June 21, 2018
Erdogan’s election rivals struggle to be heard in Turkey’s media
Turkey’s main state-run TV station devoted 67 hours of airtime to President Tayyip Erdogan and his AK Party last…
Egypt pays heavy price for errors and lack of Salah factor
Egypt
June 20, 2018
Egypt pays heavy price for errors and lack of Salah factor
Egypt’s World Cup hopes were left in tatters after a disastrous spell at the start of the second half…