Middle East
Lebanon exceeds budget, needs a new government: finance minister
November 28, 2018
Lebanon exceeds budget, needs a new government: finance minister
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Highly-indebted Lebanon has exceeded its budget for 2018 and authorities are taking steps to make sure…
Afghan president forms team to negotiate peace with Taliban
November 28, 2018
Afghan president forms team to negotiate peace with Taliban
GENEVA (Reuters) – Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has formed a 12-strong negotiating team to seek a peace agreement that…
Saudi crown prince arrives in Argentina for G20
November 28, 2018
Saudi crown prince arrives in Argentina for G20
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman landed in Buenos Aires on Wednesday for the ahead…
Turkey to offer Sudanese land for agricultural investment in 2019
November 28, 2018
Turkey to offer Sudanese land for agricultural investment in 2019
Turkish Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bakr Pakdemireli announced on Tuesday that Turkey would offer Sudanese agricultural land for sale to…
US could unveil peace plan at start of 2019: Israel’s UN envoy
November 28, 2018
US could unveil peace plan at start of 2019: Israel’s UN envoy
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States has spoken with Israel about possibly presenting a long-awaited Middle East peace…
Hundreds of bodies exhumed from mass grave in Syria’s Raqqa
November 28, 2018
Hundreds of bodies exhumed from mass grave in Syria’s Raqqa
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian workers have exhumed more than 500 bodies from one of the largest mass graves near…
Lebanon minister: Syrian abuses slow return of refugees
November 28, 2018
Lebanon minister: Syrian abuses slow return of refugees
BEIRUT (AP) — Some refugees who have gone back to Syria from Lebanon have been killed, detained or forced…
Israeli leader to visit Chad and restore relations
November 27, 2018
Israeli leader to visit Chad and restore relations
(AP) — Israel’s prime minister says he will soon travel to the central African nation of Chad to officially…
Briton jailed by UAE for spying returns to London
November 27, 2018
Briton jailed by UAE for spying returns to London
British academic Matthew Hedges returned to London on Tuesday, his family said, a day after the UAE pardoned his…
Chemical arms watchdog wants to probe alleged Aleppo gas attack
November 27, 2018
Chemical arms watchdog wants to probe alleged Aleppo gas attack
The head of the OPCW says the watchdog agency is mulling a mission to Syria to probe an alleged…