Middle East
Iran hopeful Europe can salvage nuclear deal: foreign ministry
November 19, 2018
Iran hopeful Europe can salvage nuclear deal: foreign ministry
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran is still hopeful that its 2015 nuclear deal with major powers can be saved despite the…
Syrian army advances against Islamic State in southeastern desert
November 19, 2018
Syrian army advances against Islamic State in southeastern desert
AMMAN (Reuters) – Hundreds of Islamic State militants withdrew from the heart of a rugged area in southeastern Syria…
US to make final conclusions on Saudi killing in days: Trump
November 18, 2018
US to make final conclusions on Saudi killing in days: Trump
The United States will make final conclusions by early next week over the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, President Donald…
Netanyahu in political showdown to avoid early Israeli election
November 18, 2018
Netanyahu in political showdown to avoid early Israeli election
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would make a last-ditch effort on Sunday to avoid the…
Taliban hold talks with US envoy in Qatar
November 18, 2018
Taliban hold talks with US envoy in Qatar
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban have held three days of talks with US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in the Gulf state…
Iraq war victims turn to social media to find medical help
November 18, 2018
Iraq war victims turn to social media to find medical help
BAGHDAD (AP) — It was spring 2007 in northern Iraq when 6-year-old Saja Saleem raced home from school with the…
Khashoggi family receives condolences after Riyadh proffers murder culprits
November 17, 2018
Khashoggi family receives condolences after Riyadh proffers murder culprits
Mourners paid their respects on Friday to the family of Jamal Khashoggi, the prominent Saudi writer murdered by agents…
Trump to discuss Khashoggi murder with Secretary of State Pompeo, CIA
November 17, 2018
Trump to discuss Khashoggi murder with Secretary of State Pompeo, CIA
US President Donald Trump said he had not yet been briefed on the CIA’s conclusions regarding the murder of…
Trying to make Yemen child smile ‘like tickling a ghost’: UN food chief
November 17, 2018
Trying to make Yemen child smile ‘like tickling a ghost’: UN food chief
United Nations food chief David Beasley spotted a tiny foot sticking out from under a blanket in a hospital…
CIA concludes Saudi Crown Prince behind Khashoggi murder: reports
November 17, 2018
CIA concludes Saudi Crown Prince behind Khashoggi murder: reports
The US Central Intelligence Agency has concluded Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was behind the killing…