Middle East
US F-22 fighter jets arrive in UAE following Huthi attacks
February 13, 2022
US F-22 fighter jets arrive in UAE following Huthi attacks
DUBAI, Feb 13 (Reuters) – US F-22 fighter jets arrived at an air base in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)…
Saudi Arabia gives 4% of Aramco worth $80B to sovereign fund
February 13, 2022
Saudi Arabia gives 4% of Aramco worth $80B to sovereign fund
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Sunday it will transfer four percent of the stock in the…
Artillery in northwest Syria kills 6, including 2 children
February 13, 2022
Artillery in northwest Syria kills 6, including 2 children
BEIRUT (AP) — Six people from the same family including two children were killed in a Syrian military artillery strike…
Turkey’s new credit guarantee fund package worth 60 bln lira, minister says
February 13, 2022
Turkey’s new credit guarantee fund package worth 60 bln lira, minister says
ANKARA, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Turkey’s finance minister announced on Saturday a new credit guarantee fund package worth 60 billion…
Once Lebanon’s center of glamor, Hamra Street goes dark
February 13, 2022
Once Lebanon’s center of glamor, Hamra Street goes dark
BEIRUT (AP) — From his small music shop on Beirut’s Hamra Street, Michel Eid witnessed the rise and fall of…
Afghans protest US move to unfreeze $3.5B for 9/11 victims
February 13, 2022
Afghans protest US move to unfreeze $3.5B for 9/11 victims
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Demonstrators in Afghanistan’s capital on Saturday condemned President Joe Biden’s order freeing up $3.5 billion in…
US to help UAE replenish missile defense interceptors after Huthi attacks
February 12, 2022
US to help UAE replenish missile defense interceptors after Huthi attacks
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Feb 10 (Reuters) – The United States will help the United Arab Emirates replenish interceptors it uses…
Afghan refugees in UAE protest for third day, call for US resettlement
February 12, 2022
Afghan refugees in UAE protest for third day, call for US resettlement
DUBAI, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Afghan refugees held in the United Arab Emirates for months since fleeing Afghanistan last year…
US: Civilian toll in Syria raid may be higher than thought
February 12, 2022
US: Civilian toll in Syria raid may be higher than thought
WASHINGTON (AP) — US military officials say there could have been more civilian casualties than initially thought in the raid…
Sudan’s military rulers step up crackdown, arrest activists
February 12, 2022
Sudan’s military rulers step up crackdown, arrest activists
CAIRO (AP) — Amira Osman, a Sudanese women’s rights activist, was getting ready for bed a few minutes before midnight…