Middle East
Yemen officials: Bombing in Aden wounds politician, 3 others
July 31, 2018
Yemen officials: Bombing in Aden wounds politician, 3 others
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni officials say a roadside bombing in the southern city of Aden has wounded a prominent…
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on tourists in Tajikistan: AMAQ
July 31, 2018
Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on tourists in Tajikistan: AMAQ
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed four Western cyclists when a car plowed…
For buoyant Assad, Syrian war enters tricky phase
July 31, 2018
For buoyant Assad, Syrian war enters tricky phase
BEIRUT (Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad’s path to a final victory in the war in Syria is strewn with diplomatic…
Iran: Trump needs to rejoin nuclear deal if he wants talks
July 31, 2018
Iran: Trump needs to rejoin nuclear deal if he wants talks
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian officials reacted skeptically on Tuesday to President Donald Trump’s comments that he’s willing to negotiate…
Roadside bomb hits Afghan bus, killing eight, wounding 40: officials
July 31, 2018
Roadside bomb hits Afghan bus, killing eight, wounding 40: officials
A roadside bomb which hit a bus in restive western Afghanistan on Tuesday killed at least eight people and…
Trump says he would ‘certainly meet’ with Iran’s Rouhani
July 31, 2018
Trump says he would ‘certainly meet’ with Iran’s Rouhani
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he’d “certainly meet” with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, and without preconditions,…
Tunisian airport workers threaten strike in tourist high season
July 30, 2018
Tunisian airport workers threaten strike in tourist high season
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian airport employees plan to strike on Wednesday and Thursday, disrupting the reviving tourist trade, unless the…
Syrian forces press offensive despite IS threats to hostages
July 30, 2018
Syrian forces press offensive despite IS threats to hostages
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces are pressing their offensive in the country’s south despite threats by the Islamic State…
Palestinian teen freed from Israel jail will continue resistance – as lawyer
July 30, 2018
Palestinian teen freed from Israel jail will continue resistance – as lawyer
NABI SALEH, West Bank (Reuters) – A Palestinian teenager released by Israel on Sunday after completing a prison term for…
King Mohammed VI urges action to address Morocco’s social problems
July 30, 2018
King Mohammed VI urges action to address Morocco’s social problems
RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco’s King Mohammed VI called on Sunday on the government to do more to address the country’s…