Middle East
U.N. urges resolving fate of 2,500 foreign children at Syria camp
April 18, 2019
U.N. urges resolving fate of 2,500 foreign children at Syria camp
GENEVA (Reuters) – A senior United Nations relief official called on governments on Thursday to help resolve the fate of…
Boxing: Iranian female fighter cancels return home after arrest warrant issued
April 18, 2019
Boxing: Iranian female fighter cancels return home after arrest warrant issued
PARIS (Reuters) – The first Iranian woman to contest an official boxing bout has canceled plans to return home after…
Death toll exceeds 200 in Tripoli fighting: WHO
April 18, 2019
Death toll exceeds 200 in Tripoli fighting: WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – Some 205 people have been killed, including 18 civilians, and 913 wounded in two weeks of fighting…
AP interview: Palestinian PM accuses US of ‘financial war’
April 18, 2019
AP interview: Palestinian PM accuses US of ‘financial war’
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The new Palestinian prime minister on Tuesday accused the United States of declaring “financial war”…
Five Arabs on Time 100 most influential characters list in 2019
April 18, 2019
Five Arabs on Time 100 most influential characters list in 2019
The US’ Time magazine announced its list of the world’s 100 most influential people in 2019, including five Arab figures: Egyptian…
Erdogan’s party calls for new elections in Istanbul
April 18, 2019
Erdogan’s party calls for new elections in Istanbul
(CNN)–Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s Justice and Development Party, known as AKP, is asking the country’s election council for a…
Sudan’s Darfur refugees wonder when their turn will come
April 18, 2019
Sudan’s Darfur refugees wonder when their turn will come
“When we arrived here, there were TV crews and photographers, but now nobody comes,” said Abdallah, amazed to see a…
Libya’s battle for Tripoli — what you need to know
April 18, 2019
Libya’s battle for Tripoli — what you need to know
The overthrow and killing of longtime ruler Moammar Gadhafi in 2011 plunged Libya in a conflict between rival militias. What…
Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails end hunger strike
April 17, 2019
Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails end hunger strike
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian officials say dozens of prisoners in Israeli jails have ended a hunger strike over…
Volunteer doctors, cooks help Sudanese keep up protests
April 17, 2019
Volunteer doctors, cooks help Sudanese keep up protests
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — The protesters in Sudan wave national flags, chant “freedom” and bang plastic drums in the sweltering…