Middle East
From checkpoint to counterpoint: on tour with the Palestine Youth Orchestra
August 23, 2019
From checkpoint to counterpoint: on tour with the Palestine Youth Orchestra
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Most international musicians would baulk at the notion of a two-day journey to final rehearsals past military…
Cleared for takeoff: Saudi women start exercising their newest right
August 23, 2019
Cleared for takeoff: Saudi women start exercising their newest right
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s international airports are the scene of the latest “first” for women citizens, who can now…
Sudan’s Hamdok takes office as new prime minister, vows to tackle conflicts and economy
August 22, 2019
Sudan’s Hamdok takes office as new prime minister, vows to tackle conflicts and economy
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s new prime minister, Abdalla Hamdok, was sworn in on Wednesday as leader of a transitional government,…
Damascus to let civilians flee rebel-held Idlib
August 22, 2019
Damascus to let civilians flee rebel-held Idlib
Damascus said Thursday it is opening a corridor for civilians to leave the opposition-held northwestern region of Idlib, where government…
Egypt opens Rafah border crossing for return of Gaza pilgrims
August 22, 2019
Egypt opens Rafah border crossing for return of Gaza pilgrims
Egypt’s Rafah border crossing received on Wednesday the first batch of Palestinian pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia to the Gaza…
Syrian army opens corridor for people to leave rebel bastion: state media
August 22, 2019
Syrian army opens corridor for people to leave rebel bastion: state media
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces opened a corridor on Thursday for people who want to leave insurgent territory in…
Iran-backed militias blame US for attacks on bases in Iraq
August 22, 2019
Iran-backed militias blame US for attacks on bases in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi paramilitary forces backed by Iran accused Israeli drones of carrying out a series of attacks on…
Iran moves to strike 4 zeroes from its battered currency
August 22, 2019
Iran moves to strike 4 zeroes from its battered currency
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president sent a bill to parliament Wednesday that would cut four zeroes from the value…
As warm welcome chills, Turkey clamps down on Syrians
August 22, 2019
As warm welcome chills, Turkey clamps down on Syrians
BEIRUT (AP) — Mustafa, a 21-year-old Syrian in Turkey, was at the shoe factory in Istanbul where he worked making…
Allow Iranian women to attend matches, says Asian soccer official
August 21, 2019
Allow Iranian women to attend matches, says Asian soccer official
KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Iranian women should be allowed to attend men’s World Cup qualifiers in the Islamic…