Iran not ready to resume Vienna talks, EU official says
Middle East
October 15, 2021
Iran not ready to resume Vienna talks, EU official says
BRUSSELS/PARIS, Oct 15 (Reuters) – Iran is not ready to return to talks with world powers over its nuclear programme…
Taliban want to help Afghans who fled to Turkey to return home, Turkish minister says
Middle East
October 15, 2021
Taliban want to help Afghans who fled to Turkey to return home, Turkish minister says
ANKARA, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Afghan Taliban leaders said they would do all they can to help Afghan migrants in…
Pro-Iran militias warn of forceful response after Israeli strike on Syria’s Palmyra
Middle East
October 15, 2021
Pro-Iran militias warn of forceful response after Israeli strike on Syria’s Palmyra
AMMAN, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Iran-backed forces in Syria said on Thursday they would respond forcefully to an Israeli strike…
ASEAN ministers mull censuring Myanmar for hindering envoy
World
October 15, 2021
ASEAN ministers mull censuring Myanmar for hindering envoy
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Southeast Asia’s top diplomats will discuss in an emergency meeting Friday whether to allow Myanmar’s…
Yemenis trapped, displaced by fierce fighting in Marib region
Middle East
October 14, 2021
Yemenis trapped, displaced by fierce fighting in Marib region
DUBAI, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Hundreds of Yemenis are trapped by fierce fighting between government and Houthi forces in the…
Egyptian group helps burn victims fight stigma
Society
October 14, 2021
Egyptian group helps burn victims fight stigma
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt Oct 11 (Reuters) – More than 20 years after suffering burns to her arms, neck and chest when…
Three detained in Egypt after coronavirus vaccines found dumped
Egypt
October 14, 2021
Three detained in Egypt after coronavirus vaccines found dumped
CAIRO, Oct 10 (Reuters) – Egypt’s public prosecution said on Sunday it had ordered the arrest of three people after…
‘Our whole life depends on water’: Climate change, pollution and dams threaten Iraq’s Marsh Arabs
Middle East
October 14, 2021
‘Our whole life depends on water’: Climate change, pollution and dams threaten Iraq’s Marsh Arabs
CHEBAYESH MARSHES, Iraq, Oct 14 (Reuters) – On an island surrounded by the narrow waterways of the Chebayesh Marshes in…
Norway bow-and-arrow suspect was flagged for radicalization
World
October 14, 2021
Norway bow-and-arrow suspect was flagged for radicalization
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Danish man who is in custody in Norway suspected of a bow-and-arrow attack on a…
Gunfire in Beirut as Hezbollah supporters protest against blast investigator
Middle East
October 14, 2021
Gunfire in Beirut as Hezbollah supporters protest against blast investigator
BEIRUT, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Heavy gunfire was heard in Beirut on Thursday near an area where supporters of the…