Middle East
Woman at centre of Pakistani blasphemy row leaves jail
November 8, 2018
Woman at centre of Pakistani blasphemy row leaves jail
A Pakistani Christian woman who spent eight years on death row for blasphemy has been freed from jail after…
#ShameOnWho campaign uses art to change Lebanese attitudes to rape
November 8, 2018
#ShameOnWho campaign uses art to change Lebanese attitudes to rape
BEIRUT (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The hashtag #ShameOnWho? is being deployed as part of a new street art campaign…
Libya commander Haftar visits Russia ahead of conference
November 8, 2018
Libya commander Haftar visits Russia ahead of conference
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s defense minister Sergei Shoigu met Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar in Moscow on Wednesday, Russian media…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah won’t yield in government formation dispute: report
November 7, 2018
Lebanon’s Hezbollah won’t yield in government formation dispute: report
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Lebanese Shi’ite Muslim group Hezbollah will not give way in a dispute over Sunni Muslim…
EU official: ‘More honest’ to scrap Turkey membership talks
November 6, 2018
EU official: ‘More honest’ to scrap Turkey membership talks
BERLIN (AP) — The official overseeing the European Union’s future enlargement says that, in the long term, it would…
More than 200 mass graves of Islamic State victims found in Iraq: UN report
November 6, 2018
More than 200 mass graves of Islamic State victims found in Iraq: UN report
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – More than 200 mass graves have been uncovered in Iraq in areas formerly controlled by Islamic…
Qatar’s ruler hopes Gulf crisis will end for sake of region
November 6, 2018
Qatar’s ruler hopes Gulf crisis will end for sake of region
DOHA (Reuters) – Qatar’s ruler said on Tuesday that a political and economic boycott of his country by larger…
Turkish envoy calls US sanctions on Iran unwise, dangerous
November 6, 2018
Turkish envoy calls US sanctions on Iran unwise, dangerous
TOKYO (AP) — Turkey’s top diplomat on Tuesday criticized the US resumption of sanctions on Iran as unilateral, not…
Saudi crown prince launches project for first nuclear plant in Saudi Arabia
November 6, 2018
Saudi crown prince launches project for first nuclear plant in Saudi Arabia
CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi’s crown prince on Monday launched a project to build the first nuclear research reactor in…
Tunisia’s PM to announce a cabinet reshuffle this week: sources
November 5, 2018
Tunisia’s PM to announce a cabinet reshuffle this week: sources
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed will announce a partial cabinet reshuffle this week, three sources said…