UN: Syria government, opposition to begin drafting charter
Middle East
October 18, 2021
UN: Syria government, opposition to begin drafting charter
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s government and opposition in the war-torn country have agreed to start drafting constitutional reforms, the UN…
Shooting in Syria could mark new phase in Israeli campaign
Middle East
October 18, 2021
Shooting in Syria could mark new phase in Israeli campaign
JERUSALEM (AP) — The death of a former Syrian Druse lawmaker, allegedly by Israeli sniper fire, could mark a new…
U.S. missionaries kidnapped in Haiti as gangs grow more brazen
World
October 18, 2021
U.S. missionaries kidnapped in Haiti as gangs grow more brazen
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Oct 17 (Reuters) – A U.S. Christian aid organization on Sunday said a group of its missionaries had been…
Lebanon’s Maronite patriarch says judges must be left to work
Middle East
October 17, 2021
Lebanon’s Maronite patriarch says judges must be left to work
BEIRUT, Oct 17 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s top Christian cleric, Bechara Boutros Al-Rai, said on Sunday that the judiciary should be…
UAE energy minister says will continue to invest in sector to ensure market stability
Middle East
October 17, 2021
UAE energy minister says will continue to invest in sector to ensure market stability
CAIRO Oct 16 (Reuters) – UAE Energy Minister Suhail al-Mazrouei said the oil-rich Gulf state continues to invest in the…
Turnout in Iraq’s election reached 43 percent -electoral commission
Middle East
October 17, 2021
Turnout in Iraq’s election reached 43 percent -electoral commission
Oct 16 (Reuters) – Turnout in Iraq’s parliamentary election earlier this month reached 43 percent, the electoral commission said late…
Hollywood film-crew union reaches tentative deal, averting strike
World
October 17, 2021
Hollywood film-crew union reaches tentative deal, averting strike
LOS ANGELES, Oct 16 (Reuters) – A union that represents about 60,000 behind-the-scenes workers in film and television reached a…
Lebanese Christian group denies Hezbollah claim it planned Beirut bloodshed
Middle East
October 16, 2021
Lebanese Christian group denies Hezbollah claim it planned Beirut bloodshed
BEIRUT, Oct 16 (Reuters) – The head of the Christian Lebanese Forces party (LF) denied late on Friday his group…
Pro-military protests in Sudan as political crisis deepens
Middle East
October 16, 2021
Pro-military protests in Sudan as political crisis deepens
KHARTOUM, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Thousands of military-aligned demonstrators gathered in front of the presidential palace in Khartoum on Saturday,…
NASA launches first space probe to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids
Science
October 16, 2021
NASA launches first space probe to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids
Oct 16 (Reuters) – NASA launched a first-of-its kind mission on Saturday to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, two large clusters…