Middle East
Saudi Arabia will issue its first tourist visas in 2018
December 20, 2017
Saudi Arabia will issue its first tourist visas in 2018
Saudi Arabia is unlikely to be on your vacation list. Its government is trying hard to change that. The kingdom…
After US veto, UN General Assembly to meet on Jerusalem status
December 20, 2017
After US veto, UN General Assembly to meet on Jerusalem status
The 193-member United Nations General Assembly will hold a rare emergency special session on Thursday at the request of Arab…
Protests rage in Iraqi Kurdistan
December 20, 2017
Protests rage in Iraqi Kurdistan
Protesters took to the streets for the second time in as many days across semi-autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan on Tuesday to show their…
Israel arrests Palestinian girl Ahed Tamimi over soldier slapping
December 20, 2017
Israel arrests Palestinian girl Ahed Tamimi over soldier slapping
The Israeli army arrested a 17-year-old Palestinian girl on Tuesday after a video showing her slapping Israeli soldiers went viral…
US ‘will be taking names’ during UN vote on Jerusalem: Haley
December 20, 2017
US ‘will be taking names’ during UN vote on Jerusalem: Haley
US Ambassador Nikki Haley on Tuesday warned countries that she will report back to President Donald Trump with the names…
Christmas in Bethlehem: Trump’s Jerusalem shift looms large
December 20, 2017
Christmas in Bethlehem: Trump’s Jerusalem shift looms large
President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital looms large in Christmas festivities this year in the traditional birthplace…
UN to move 10,000 migrants from Libya in 2018
December 19, 2017
UN to move 10,000 migrants from Libya in 2018
The United Nations plans to move up to 10,000 illegal migrants from Libya next year, a senior UN official said…
Saudi says it intercepted Yemen rebel missile over Riyadh
December 19, 2017
Saudi says it intercepted Yemen rebel missile over Riyadh
Saudi Arabia said it shot down a ballistic missile Tuesday over Riyadh fired from Yemen by Iran-backed Huthi rebels who…
Uber driver confesses to murder of British Embassy employee
December 19, 2017
Uber driver confesses to murder of British Embassy employee
A Lebanese Uber driver has confessed to murdering a 30-year-old female employee of the British Embassy in Beirut, judicial sources…
Saudi-led air strikes kill 136 civilians in Yemen: UN
December 19, 2017
Saudi-led air strikes kill 136 civilians in Yemen: UN
Air strikes by the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen have killed at least 136 civilians and non-combatants since December 6,…