Middle East
Syrian president allows exiled uncle to return to Syria, pro-government newspaper says
October 9, 2021
Syrian president allows exiled uncle to return to Syria, pro-government newspaper says
DAMASCUS, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad has allowed his exiled uncle Rifaat to return to Syria, pro-government…
US, Taliban to hold first talks since Afghanistan withdrawal
October 9, 2021
US, Taliban to hold first talks since Afghanistan withdrawal
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Senior Taliban officials and US representatives are to hold talks Saturday and Sunday about containing extremist groups…
Israel, Palestinian militants use bodies as bargaining chips
October 8, 2021
Israel, Palestinian militants use bodies as bargaining chips
ABU DIS, West Bank (AP) — More than a year after his son was killed by Israeli forces under disputed…
Taliban official: At least 100 dead, wounded in Afghan blast
October 8, 2021
Taliban official: At least 100 dead, wounded in Afghan blast
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A blast went off Friday at a mosque packed with Shia Muslim worshippers in northern Afghanistan,…
Lebanon’s central bank denies Swiss report about 2016 IMF paper
October 8, 2021
Lebanon’s central bank denies Swiss report about 2016 IMF paper
BEIRUT, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s central bank denied on Friday a Swiss newspaper report that alleged the International Monetary…
Death toll in Cyclone Shaheen rises to 14 after body found
October 8, 2021
Death toll in Cyclone Shaheen rises to 14 after body found
DUBAI. United Arab Emirates (AP) — The death toll from Cyclone Shaheen that crashed through Oman rose Thursday to 14…
Israeli court ruling on major holy site angers Palestinians
October 8, 2021
Israeli court ruling on major holy site angers Palestinians
JERUSALEM (AP) — A ruling by a local Israeli court in favor of a Jewish man who prayed quietly at…
U.N. ends Yemen war crimes probe in defeat for Western states
October 8, 2021
U.N. ends Yemen war crimes probe in defeat for Western states
GENEVA, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Bahrain, Russia and other members of the U.N. Human Rights Council pushed through a vote…
Cosy cabins appear on Sanaa hotel roofs as war curtails tourism elsewhere
October 7, 2021
Cosy cabins appear on Sanaa hotel roofs as war curtails tourism elsewhere
SANAA, Oct 7 (Reuters) – Hotels in Sanaa are cashing in on demand for domestic tourism in war-torn Yemen by…
Amid turmoil, Afghanistan pavilion arrives at Dubai’s Expo
October 7, 2021
Amid turmoil, Afghanistan pavilion arrives at Dubai’s Expo
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — When Afghanistan’s president was killed in a communist coup in 1978 and the country…