Middle East

Raising the bar: local brews make a comeback in Syria

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UN to vote Monday on call for US Jerusalem decision to be withdrawn

UN to vote Monday on call for US Jerusalem decision to be withdrawn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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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