Middle East
US suspects Iranians created website threatening US election officials
December 24, 2020
US suspects Iranians created website threatening US election officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US security agencies said on Wednesday they had highly credible information indicating that Iranian cyber actors were…
Top US officials agree options to give Trump for any attacks on Americans in Iraq
December 24, 2020
Top US officials agree options to give Trump for any attacks on Americans in Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top US national security officials agreed on Wednesday on a proposed range of options to present to President…
Israel hopes for rapprochement with fifth Muslim country before Trump exit – minister
December 23, 2020
Israel hopes for rapprochement with fifth Muslim country before Trump exit – minister
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel is working towards formalizing relations with a fifth Muslim country during US President Donald Trump’s term,…
Dubai to begin inoculations with Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine from Wednesday
December 23, 2020
Dubai to begin inoculations with Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine from Wednesday
DUBAI (Reuters) -Dubai will start inoculating people with the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Pfizer and BioNTech for free from Wednesday,…
Rockets fired at Baghdad Green Zone in ‘terrorist act,’ Iraq says
December 23, 2020
Rockets fired at Baghdad Green Zone in ‘terrorist act,’ Iraq says
A rocket attack on Baghdad’s diplomatic Green Zone Sunday night was “a terrorist act” that undermines Iraq’s international reputation, the…
Far from the capital, Iran struggles to bury virus victims
December 23, 2020
Far from the capital, Iran struggles to bury virus victims
GHAEMSHAHR, Iran (AP) — Deep in the lush valleys of northern Iran, where the Alborz Mountains crumble toward the sea,…
UN says Mladenov unable to take up role as UN Libya envoy
December 23, 2020
UN says Mladenov unable to take up role as UN Libya envoy
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov has told UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres he will be unable to take up…
Morocco hosts Israeli envoys, Kushner to flesh out new relations
December 23, 2020
Morocco hosts Israeli envoys, Kushner to flesh out new relations
RABAT (Reuters) – Israeli envoys arrived in Morocco on Tuesday to meet the king and flesh out an upgrade of…
European Court of Human Rights says Turkey must free Demirtas
December 23, 2020
European Court of Human Rights says Turkey must free Demirtas
ANKARA (Reuters) – The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Turkey must immediately release prominent Kurdish politician…
US imposes fresh sanctions on Syria in push for Assad to end war
December 23, 2020
US imposes fresh sanctions on Syria in push for Assad to end war
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Tuesday slapped fresh sanctions on Syria, targeting its central bank and blacklisting several people…