Middle East
Talks with Taliban begin in Norway
January 23, 2022
Talks with Taliban begin in Norway
OSLO, Norway (AP) — A Taliban delegation led by acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Sunday started three days…
UAE bans flying of recreational drones after fatal attack
January 23, 2022
UAE bans flying of recreational drones after fatal attack
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has banned the flying of drones in the country for…
‘Another crime’ say survivors of coalition strikes on Yemeni detention centre
January 23, 2022
‘Another crime’ say survivors of coalition strikes on Yemeni detention centre
SAADA, Yemen, Jan 22 (Reuters) – Yemeni detainee Mohammed Ali Salem was lucky that a missile fired by warplanes of…
US-backed fighters chase IS gunmen near prison in Syria
January 23, 2022
US-backed fighters chase IS gunmen near prison in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Kurdish-led fighters advanced slowly Saturday under the cover of U.S.-led coalition air power in Syria’s northeast. Intense…
Penny pinching and power cuts; Lebanon’s middle class squeezed by crisis
January 23, 2022
Penny pinching and power cuts; Lebanon’s middle class squeezed by crisis
BEIRUT, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Lebanese school teacher Sara Wissam and her husband were comfortably off before a run on…
S.Korea says Iran to regain un vote after delinquent dues paid with frozen funds
January 23, 2022
S.Korea says Iran to regain un vote after delinquent dues paid with frozen funds
SEOUL, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Iran is expected to regain its vote in the UN General Assembly after South Korea…
UAE bourses end higher on financial, telecom boost
January 22, 2022
UAE bourses end higher on financial, telecom boost
Jan 21 (Reuters) – Stock markets in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) closed in the green on Friday, with Dubai’s…
Huthis, aid group: Death toll from prison airstrike hits 82
January 22, 2022
Huthis, aid group: Death toll from prison airstrike hits 82
CAIRO (AP) — The death toll from a Saudi-led coalition airstrike that hit a prison run by Yemen’s Huthi rebels…
Israel’s attorney general orders probe into police spyware allegations
January 22, 2022
Israel’s attorney general orders probe into police spyware allegations
JERUSALEM, Jan 21 (Reuters) – Israel’s attorney general has ordered an investigation into police surveillance tactics amid reports that law…
IS jailbreak, attacks in Syria, Iraq raise alarm; scores die
January 22, 2022
IS jailbreak, attacks in Syria, Iraq raise alarm; scores die
BAGHDAD (AP) — The Islamic State group unleashed its biggest attack in Syria since the fall of its “caliphate” three…