Middle East
Saudi Arabia arrests more women’s rights activists: HRW
June 20, 2018
Saudi Arabia arrests more women’s rights activists: HRW
Saudi Arabia detained two more women’s rights advocates earlier this month and imposed a travel ban on several others…
Yemen pro-govt forces seize Hodeida airport from rebels: coalition
June 20, 2018
Yemen pro-govt forces seize Hodeida airport from rebels: coalition
Emirati-backed Yemeni government forces seized Hodeida airport from Huthi rebels on Wednesday, the coalition said, in a major step…
Saudi soccer team land safely in Rostov after apparent engine fire
June 19, 2018
Saudi soccer team land safely in Rostov after apparent engine fire
Saudi Arabia’s national soccer team landed safely in Rostov-on-Don, Russia on Monday evening, after an apparent engine fire on…
Battle rages for airport in key Yemen aid hub
June 19, 2018
Battle rages for airport in key Yemen aid hub
Intense fighting erupted Tuesday around the airport in rebel-held Hodeida in western Yemen as Saudi-backed government forces mounted a…
Recycling rubbish into revenue – the scheme bringing hope to women in Jordan
June 18, 2018
Recycling rubbish into revenue – the scheme bringing hope to women in Jordan
Sameera Al Salam folds a discarded piece of newspaper into a long strip then loops it round her finger…
Afghan peace marchers arrive in Kabul as Taliban end ceasefire
June 18, 2018
Afghan peace marchers arrive in Kabul as Taliban end ceasefire
Dozens of peace protesters arrived in Kabul on Monday after walking hundreds of kilometers across war-battered Afghanistan, as the…
Taliban, roaming Afghan cities amid Eid euphoria, rule out ceasefire extension
June 17, 2018
Taliban, roaming Afghan cities amid Eid euphoria, rule out ceasefire extension
Taliban militants headed into cities across Afghanistan on Sunday as they celebrated their Eid ceasefire with feasts and selfies,…
Turkish warplanes strike Kurdish militants in Iraq’s Qandil, Erdogan says
June 17, 2018
Turkish warplanes strike Kurdish militants in Iraq’s Qandil, Erdogan says
Turkish warplanes have struck a meeting of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Iraq’s Qandil mountains, President Tayyip…
Arab alliance close to capturing Hodeidah airport: Yemen military
June 16, 2018
Arab alliance close to capturing Hodeidah airport: Yemen military
The Iran-aligned Houthi movement fought on Saturday to keep a Saudi-led coalition from taking full control of the airport in…
Arab forces poised to take airport of Yemen’s main port city
June 15, 2018
Arab forces poised to take airport of Yemen’s main port city
Forces from an alliance of Arab states fought their way to the outskirts of the airport in Yemen’s main port…