Middle East
Raising the bar: local brews make a comeback in Syria
December 18, 2017
Raising the bar: local brews make a comeback in Syria
For years, Abu George’s bar in Damascus’s Old City served imported beers under portraits of famous foreigners Che Guevara and…
UN to vote Monday on call for US Jerusalem decision to be withdrawn
December 18, 2017
UN to vote Monday on call for US Jerusalem decision to be withdrawn
The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Monday on a draft resolution calling for the withdrawal of…
Teva layoffs spark labor protests in Israel
December 18, 2017
Teva layoffs spark labor protests in Israel
Israel’s labor union launched a four-hour nationwide strike Sunday in a show of protest against large-scale layoffs planned by pharmaceutical…
Erdogan says Turkey aims to open embassy in East Jerusalem
December 18, 2017
Erdogan says Turkey aims to open embassy in East Jerusalem
Turkey intends to open an embassy in East Jerusalem, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday, days after leading calls at…
Hoping to extend maritime reach, China lavishes aid on Pakistan town
December 17, 2017
Hoping to extend maritime reach, China lavishes aid on Pakistan town
China is lavishing vast amounts of aid on a small Pakistani fishing town to win over locals and build a…
Turkey wants former police investigator repatriated from US: sources
December 17, 2017
Turkey wants former police investigator repatriated from US: sources
Turkey’s justice minister has told his US counterpart that a former Turkish police investigator who testified at the trial of…
Twin suicide bombers attack church in Pakistan’s Quetta ahead of Christmas, killing eight
December 17, 2017
Twin suicide bombers attack church in Pakistan’s Quetta ahead of Christmas, killing eight
Two suicide bombers attacked a packed Catholic church in southwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing at least eight people and wounding…
Nazareth Christmas celebrations will be held as normal: mayor
December 17, 2017
Nazareth Christmas celebrations will be held as normal: mayor
Nazareth, the Israeli Arab city where Jesus is thought to have been raised, will celebrate Christmas as usual, its mayor…
UN weighs resolution rejecting US Jerusalem decision
December 17, 2017
UN weighs resolution rejecting US Jerusalem decision
The United Nations Security Council is considering voting on a draft resolution earlier next week that would consider any changes…
Yemeni army pushes Houthis from outpost in southern Yemen
December 17, 2017
Yemeni army pushes Houthis from outpost in southern Yemen
The Yemeni army and allied fighters on Friday drove Houthi militants from a town that was one of the last…