Middle East
Moroccan King pardons thousands, including ‘Hirak’ protesters
July 30, 2019
Moroccan King pardons thousands, including ‘Hirak’ protesters
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has marked 20 years on the throne by pardoning thousands of prisoners, including some from the…
Four students shot dead at Sudan protest: opposition medics
July 29, 2019
Four students shot dead at Sudan protest: opposition medics
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – At least four school children and one adult were shot dead as security services broke up a…
Five killed in air strike on goverment-backed Libyan hospital
July 29, 2019
Five killed in air strike on goverment-backed Libyan hospital
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Five doctors were killed and at least eight medical personnel injured late on Saturday in an air…
Iran’s foreign policy is to confront American hegemony: Iran vice president
July 29, 2019
Iran’s foreign policy is to confront American hegemony: Iran vice president
GENEVA (Reuters) – Iran’s foreign policy is to confront American hegemony and protect multilateralism, Iranian Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri said…
Oil loses ground on jitters over economy, hint of MidEast tensions easing
July 29, 2019
Oil loses ground on jitters over economy, hint of MidEast tensions easing
TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Monday as investors fretted over the outlook for global economic growth, while weekend…
Yemen’s Houthis target with drones Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport: Houthis’ Al Masirah TV
July 29, 2019
Yemen’s Houthis target with drones Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport: Houthis’ Al Masirah TV
CAIRO (Reuters) – Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group said it launched on Sunday a drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport,…
Qatar Petroleum buys stake in Total’s Guyana assets
July 29, 2019
Qatar Petroleum buys stake in Total’s Guyana assets
DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar Petroleum said on Monday it had agreed a deal with Total (TOTF.PA) to acquire a stake…
Britain rejects idea of tanker swap with Iran
July 29, 2019
Britain rejects idea of tanker swap with Iran
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Monday rejected the idea that it could release a Iranian tanker in exchange for a…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards publish purported exchange with British warship during British tanker seizure
July 29, 2019
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards publish purported exchange with British warship during British tanker seizure
GENEVA (Reuters) – Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards published footage on Monday purportedly showing the Guards warning off a British warship…
Syrian rebel town pounded, 11 killed in market airstrike
July 28, 2019
Syrian rebel town pounded, 11 killed in market airstrike
BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian government airstrike hit a busy open-air market in the country’s northwest on Saturday, killing at…