Tribal clashes, political void threaten oil installations in Iraq’s south
Middle East
September 11, 2017
Tribal clashes, political void threaten oil installations in Iraq’s south
Worsening clashes among tribes and a political void is threatening security at oil installations in Iraq’s main southern oil producing…
More Germans detained in Turkey: German foreign ministry
Middle East
September 11, 2017
More Germans detained in Turkey: German foreign ministry
Another German couple is believed to have been detained in Turkey this weekend and one of the individuals remains in…
Del Toro’s fairy tale wins top prize at Venice Film Festival
Cinema/TV
September 11, 2017
Del Toro’s fairy tale wins top prize at Venice Film Festival
Mexican director Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water”, a dark fairy tale in which a mute cleaning lady falls…
UN nuclear watchdog chief says Iran playing by the rules
Middle East
September 11, 2017
UN nuclear watchdog chief says Iran playing by the rules
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog said on Monday Iran was playing by the rules set out in a…
Lebanon to complain to UN over Israel violating airspace
Middle East
September 11, 2017
Lebanon to complain to UN over Israel violating airspace
Lebanon will file a complaint to the United Nations against Israel for violating the country’s airspace and causing damage by…
Rohingya crisis fans communal tensions across Myanmar
World
September 11, 2017
Rohingya crisis fans communal tensions across Myanmar
Communal tensions appeared to be rising across Myanmar on Monday after two weeks of violence in Rakhine state that have…
Israel’s Netanyahu says will meet Trump in New York next week
Middle East
September 11, 2017
Israel’s Netanyahu says will meet Trump in New York next week
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he would meet US President Donald Trump later this month during a…
Gunmen kill four in sectarian attack in Pakistan
Middle East
September 11, 2017
Gunmen kill four in sectarian attack in Pakistan
Gunmen in southwestern Pakistan killed four members of a Shia Muslim Hazara family, including a 12-year-old boy, on Sunday, in…
Ex-Georgian leader Saakashvili’s train halted near Ukraine border
World
September 10, 2017
Ex-Georgian leader Saakashvili’s train halted near Ukraine border
A train carrying former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili and his supporters was prevented from leaving a railway station in Poland…
Syrian army controls entire Damascus-Deir al-Zor highway: Hezbollah media unit
Middle East
September 10, 2017
Syrian army controls entire Damascus-Deir al-Zor highway: Hezbollah media unit
Syrian government forces seized a final stretch of highway linking the eastern city of Deir al-Zor to the capital Damascus…