Middle East
Oil prices inch up as US crude stocks drop, Iran sanctions weigh
August 22, 2018
Oil prices inch up as US crude stocks drop, Iran sanctions weigh
SEOUL (Reuters) – Oil markets rose on Wednesday on a drop in US crude inventories and a weaker dollar, while…
Israeli army orders criminal inquiry into killing of two Palestinian teens in Gaza
August 21, 2018
Israeli army orders criminal inquiry into killing of two Palestinian teens in Gaza
Israel’s military said on Tuesday it would launch a criminal investigation into two incidents in which its troops shot…
Iran unveils first domestic fighter jet
August 21, 2018
Iran unveils first domestic fighter jet
Iran unveiled its first domestic fighter jet on Tuesday, with President Hassan Rouhani insisting that Tehran’s military strength was…
Two arrested for allegedly spying for Iran in US
August 21, 2018
Two arrested for allegedly spying for Iran in US
Two Iranian men were indicted on Monday for allegedly spying for Tehran in the United States, including conducting surveillance…
Intense fighting erupts in Kabul after rockets fired
August 21, 2018
Intense fighting erupts in Kabul after rockets fired
Afghan security forces battled militants in Kabul’s old quarter Tuesday, with military helicopters firing above a mosque to quell…
Repentant Muslims gather on Mount Arafat for haj climax
August 20, 2018
Repentant Muslims gather on Mount Arafat for haj climax
ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – More than two million Muslims gathered at Mount Arafat on Monday for a vigil to…
Defiant Erdogan casts Turkey currency crisis in religious, patriotic terms
August 20, 2018
Defiant Erdogan casts Turkey currency crisis in religious, patriotic terms
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday an attack on Turkey’s economy was no different from a strike…
As US pushes Tehran, Iran recalls American-backed 1953 coup
August 20, 2018
As US pushes Tehran, Iran recalls American-backed 1953 coup
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — To understand how Iran views the United States after President Donald Trump pulled America out of…
India’s Modi calls for talks with Pakistan in letter to new PM Khan
August 20, 2018
India’s Modi calls for talks with Pakistan in letter to new PM Khan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for dialogue with Pakistan in a letter to its newly…
Shots fired at US embassy in Turkish capital, no casualties
August 20, 2018
Shots fired at US embassy in Turkish capital, no casualties
ANKARA (Reuters) – Amid tense relations between Ankara and Washington, several gunshots were fired on Monday from a vehicle at…