Middle East
Saudi Aramco third-quarter profit slumps 44.6% as pandemic chokes demand
November 3, 2020
Saudi Aramco third-quarter profit slumps 44.6% as pandemic chokes demand
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabian state oil group Aramco on Tuesday reported a 44.6 percent drop in third-quarter net profit,…
Qatar’s emir promises Shura Council elections next year
November 3, 2020
Qatar’s emir promises Shura Council elections next year
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar’s emir announced on Tuesday that the country will hold long-promised elections for its…
Robert Fisk, veteran foreign correspondent, dies at 74
November 3, 2020
Robert Fisk, veteran foreign correspondent, dies at 74
BEIRUT (AP) — Veteran British journalist Robert Fisk, one of the best-known Middle East correspondents who spent his career reporting…
IS attack on Afghan university leaves 22 dead, 22 wounded
November 3, 2020
IS attack on Afghan university leaves 22 dead, 22 wounded
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Islamic State militants in Afghanistan stormed Kabul University on Monday as it hosted a book fair…
Iran reports record high COVID death toll as travel bans go into force
November 2, 2020
Iran reports record high COVID death toll as travel bans go into force
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran on Monday reported a record 440 COVID deaths in the past 24 hours, pushing the death…
Israeli settlers pray for Trump re-election at biblical tomb
November 2, 2020
Israeli settlers pray for Trump re-election at biblical tomb
HEBRON, West Bank (Reuters) – Jewish settler leaders prayed on Monday for US President Donald Trump’s re-election, citing his support…
Gunfire erupts at Kabul University as police surround campus
November 2, 2020
Gunfire erupts at Kabul University as police surround campus
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Gunfire erupted at Kabul University in the Afghan capital early Monday and police have surrounded the…
Why does liberal Tunisia still struggle with extremists?
November 2, 2020
Why does liberal Tunisia still struggle with extremists?
Though details are still emerging, French media have reported that the attacker who killed three people in Nice on Thursday had recently…
Three-year-old rescued from rubble, Turkey quake death toll hits 81
November 2, 2020
Three-year-old rescued from rubble, Turkey quake death toll hits 81
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A three-year-old girl was rescued from a collapsed building in the western Turkish city of Izmir on…
A cafe in Yemen run by women, for women
November 2, 2020
A cafe in Yemen run by women, for women
MARIB (Reuters) – When Um Feras realised there were no leisure spaces for women in her city in Yemen, she…