Middle East

Lebanon’s top Christian cleric calls on authorities to defuse crisis with Gulf

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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