Middle East
Egypt trying to broker broad Israel-Hamas truce, Hamas says
August 3, 2018
Egypt trying to broker broad Israel-Hamas truce, Hamas says
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Egypt is trying to broker a broad cease-fire deal between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers…
U.S., Turkey agree to try to resolve issues: State Department
August 3, 2018
U.S., Turkey agree to try to resolve issues: State Department
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, agreed at a meeting in…
White House Mideast team staffing up for peace plan rollout
August 3, 2018
White House Mideast team staffing up for peace plan rollout
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the Trump administration is staffing up a Middle East policy team at the White…
Aid group: Thousands of Yemeni children fleeing fighting
August 2, 2018
Aid group: Thousands of Yemeni children fleeing fighting
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — About 3,000 Yemeni children are fleeing every day from the port city of Hodeida as fighting…
Water crisis salts the earth in Iraq’s long-neglected south
August 2, 2018
Water crisis salts the earth in Iraq’s long-neglected south
BAGHDAD (AP) — Qassim Sabaan Ali has spent the past 15 years tending to orchards in southern Iraq, only to…
Morocco’s King Mohammed sacks minister after urging action on economy
August 2, 2018
Morocco’s King Mohammed sacks minister after urging action on economy
RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco’s King Mohammed has sacked the minister for the economy and finance, the Royal Cabinet said on…
Fresh tension as Israel reimposes Gaza fuel blockade
August 2, 2018
Fresh tension as Israel reimposes Gaza fuel blockade
Israel reimposed a blockade on fuel deliveries to Gaza on Thursday citing a resurgence in kites carrying firebombs over the…
Saudi Arabia arrests two more women’s rights activists: rights group
August 2, 2018
Saudi Arabia arrests two more women’s rights activists: rights group
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has arrested two more women’s rights activists, the latest to be swept up in a…
Turkey says to retaliate against U.S. decision to impose sanctions over pastor
August 2, 2018
Turkey says to retaliate against U.S. decision to impose sanctions over pastor
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey will retaliate against a U.S. decision to impose sanctions on two senior ministers over the imprisonment…
Israel warns Iran of military response if it closed key Red Sea strait
August 2, 2018
Israel warns Iran of military response if it closed key Red Sea strait
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel would deploy its military if Iran were to try to block the Bab al-Mandeb strait that…