Middle East
Lebanon’s top Christian cleric calls on authorities to defuse crisis with Gulf
October 31, 2021
Lebanon’s top Christian cleric calls on authorities to defuse crisis with Gulf
DUBAI, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rai called on the authorities on Sunday to take a…
Blaming climate change, Turkish farmers count the cost of drought
October 31, 2021
Blaming climate change, Turkish farmers count the cost of drought
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Rain fell on Bicar Icli’s fields in southeastern Turkey for the first time in…
Taliban’s reclusive supreme leader appears, belying rumours of his death
October 31, 2021
Taliban’s reclusive supreme leader appears, belying rumours of his death
KABUL, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Taliban’s reclusive supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, made a rare public appearance in the southern city…
Kuwait, UAE join Saudi Arabia with measures against Lebanon
October 31, 2021
Kuwait, UAE join Saudi Arabia with measures against Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese politicians scrambled to resolve a diplomatic spat with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf nations on Saturday,…
Tens of thousands protest Sudan’s coup, 3 protesters killed
October 31, 2021
Tens of thousands protest Sudan’s coup, 3 protesters killed
CAIRO (AP) — Tens of thousands of Sudanese took to the streets across the country Saturday, in the largest pro-democracy…
Woman now thought to be Afghanistan’s last Jew flees country
October 30, 2021
Woman now thought to be Afghanistan’s last Jew flees country
JERUSALEM (AP) — For years, Zebulon Simentov branded himself as the “last Jew of Afghanistan,” the sole remnant of a…
Lebanon says government can’t afford to resign as Saudi rift widens
October 30, 2021
Lebanon says government can’t afford to resign as Saudi rift widens
BEIRUT, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s government cannot afford to resign over a growing diplomatic crisis with Saudi Arabia and…
Biden, Europeans take up Iran nuclear program in Rome talks
October 30, 2021
Biden, Europeans take up Iran nuclear program in Rome talks
ROME (AP) — As Iran’s nuclear program makes troubling advances, President Joe Biden is set to huddle Saturday with European…
Arab League concerned at ‘rapid deterioration’ of Lebanese-Gulf ties
October 30, 2021
Arab League concerned at ‘rapid deterioration’ of Lebanese-Gulf ties
CAIRO, Oct 30 (Reuters) – The Arab League said on Saturday it was concerned about a rapid deterioration of Lebanese-Gulf…
Renovations offer new view of ancient West Bank mosaic
October 30, 2021
Renovations offer new view of ancient West Bank mosaic
JERICHO, West Bank (AP) — Tourists are being offered a new glimpse at one of the largest ancient mosaics in…