Middle East
US thwarts UN Security Council condemnation of attack on Libya migrant center
July 4, 2019
US thwarts UN Security Council condemnation of attack on Libya migrant center
UN chief Antonio Guterres denounced the “horrendous” attack on a detention center in Tripoli and demanded an independent investigation. A divided…
Starved, tortured, bombed: the fate of refugees trapped in Libya
July 4, 2019
Starved, tortured, bombed: the fate of refugees trapped in Libya
Acute malnutrition, forced labour, torture: NGOs have sharpened their tone against the shocking conditions endured by refugees and migrants in…
Europeans urge Iran to abide by nuclear pact; Israel says preparing military
July 3, 2019
Europeans urge Iran to abide by nuclear pact; Israel says preparing military
PARIS/DUBAI (Reuters) – European signatories to a nuclear pact with Iran said on Tuesday they were “extremely concerned” by Tehran’s…
Iran Guards chief says enemy focused on economic conflict
July 3, 2019
Iran Guards chief says enemy focused on economic conflict
GENEVA (Reuters) – The head of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday the enemy was worried about the prospect…
Ethiopian mediator urges Sudan military, opposition to hold direct talks
July 3, 2019
Ethiopian mediator urges Sudan military, opposition to hold direct talks
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s mediator in the Sudan crisis urged the military rulers and the opposition coalition to hold direct…
Israelis of Ethiopian descent protest over police shooting
July 3, 2019
Israelis of Ethiopian descent protest over police shooting
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Thousands of Israelis of Ethiopian descent and their supporters staged sit-down protests at major road junctions…
Iran will increase uranium enrichment to whatever levels it needs: Rouhani
July 3, 2019
Iran will increase uranium enrichment to whatever levels it needs: Rouhani
GENEVA (Reuters) – Iran will increase its level of uranium enrichment after July 7 to whatever levels it needs beyond…
Special Report: Abandoned by the UAE, Sudan’s Bashir was destined to fall
July 3, 2019
Special Report: Abandoned by the UAE, Sudan’s Bashir was destined to fall
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – On the night of April 10, Sudan’s feared spymaster, Salah Gosh, visited President Omar Hassan al-Bashir in…
Nearly 40 killed in air strike on Libya migrant centre
July 3, 2019
Nearly 40 killed in air strike on Libya migrant centre
Nearly 40 migrants were killed in an air strike Tuesday night on their detention centre in a Tripoli suburb blamed…
German theater brings David Grossman novel to Israeli stage
July 3, 2019
German theater brings David Grossman novel to Israeli stage
He was talking following a stage performance of his 2008 novel To the End of the Land (translated from Hebrew into English by…