Middle East
FIFA head asks Qatar about expanding World Cup games to Middle East rivals in 2022
November 1, 2018
FIFA head asks Qatar about expanding World Cup games to Middle East rivals in 2022
Gianni Infantino has asked Qatar if it would share games with Saudi Arabia and other rival countries in the…
Taliban control more territory in Afghanistan than at any point since 2001, US inspector says
November 1, 2018
Taliban control more territory in Afghanistan than at any point since 2001, US inspector says
(CNN) – The Taliban have strengthened their grip in Afghanistan over the past three years, according to a new…
Pakistan PM Khan calls for calm as protests erupt after blasphemy verdict
November 1, 2018
Pakistan PM Khan calls for calm as protests erupt after blasphemy verdict
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan hit out at religious hardliners and appealed for calm Wednesday after extremists called for…
Saudi-led coalition masses troops near Yemen’s Hodeidah as pressure mounts to end war
November 1, 2018
Saudi-led coalition masses troops near Yemen’s Hodeidah as pressure mounts to end war
ADEN (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition has massed thousands of troops near Yemen’s main port city of Hodeidah, local…
South Sudan rebel leader Machar back in Juba after two years
October 31, 2018
South Sudan rebel leader Machar back in Juba after two years
South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar returned to the capital Juba for the first time in more than two…
Turkish forces exchange fire with Syrian Kurdish across the border
October 31, 2018
Turkish forces exchange fire with Syrian Kurdish across the border
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish forces fired howitzer shells across the border into Syria’s Ayn al Arab region on Wednesday,…
Brick by brick: green homes build cohesion between Syrian refugees and Jordanians
October 31, 2018
Brick by brick: green homes build cohesion between Syrian refugees and Jordanians
DHLAIL, Jordan (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Syrian refugee Umm Mohammed fidgeted in her chair in a breezy office in…
Pakistan overturns Christian woman’s blasphemy death sentence
October 31, 2018
Pakistan overturns Christian woman’s blasphemy death sentence
Pakistan’s Supreme Court Wednesday overturned the conviction of Asia Bibi, a Christian mother facing execution for blasphemy, in a…
Netanyahu pick eliminated, runoff set for Jerusalem election
October 31, 2018
Netanyahu pick eliminated, runoff set for Jerusalem election
JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pick for Jerusalem mayor has been knocked out of the race, with…
Iranian spy service suspected of assassination plot in Denmark: security chief
October 31, 2018
Iranian spy service suspected of assassination plot in Denmark: security chief
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark said on Tuesday it suspected an Iranian government intelligence service had tried to carry out…