Middle East
UAE to launch probe targeting asteroid between Mars, Jupiter
October 5, 2021
UAE to launch probe targeting asteroid between Mars, Jupiter
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday announced plans to send a probe to land…
UN experts decry possible crimes against humanity in Libya
October 5, 2021
UN experts decry possible crimes against humanity in Libya
GENEVA (AP) — Investigators commissioned by the United Nations’ top human rights body said Monday they had evidence of possible…
Gaza sculptor exhibits disembodied limbs, inspired by amputees’ loss
October 5, 2021
Gaza sculptor exhibits disembodied limbs, inspired by amputees’ loss
GAZA, Oct 5 (Reuters) – Palestinian artist Khaled Hussein’s sculptures of human limbs are on display in a Gaza exhibition…
Rights group: Taliban unlawfully killed 13 ethnic Hazaras
October 5, 2021
Rights group: Taliban unlawfully killed 13 ethnic Hazaras
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban forces unlawfully killed 13 ethnic Hazaras, most of them Afghan soldiers who had surrendered to…
Jordanian king’s properties undercut father figure image
October 5, 2021
Jordanian king’s properties undercut father figure image
JERUSALEM (AP) — Jordan’s King Abdullah II was meeting with the World Bank president, asking for more financial support for…
Economic meltdown forces Lebanese to flee to unfamiliar destinations
October 4, 2021
Economic meltdown forces Lebanese to flee to unfamiliar destinations
BEIRUT, Oct 4 (Reuters) – After spending three decades building up a real estate business he inherited from his father,…
Analysis: Eye on polls, Turkey’s Erdogan may regret rate cut he pushed for
October 4, 2021
Analysis: Eye on polls, Turkey’s Erdogan may regret rate cut he pushed for
ANKARA, Oct 4 (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan’s belief that a shock interest rate cut will stoke up Turkey’s economy…
Cyclone Shaheen hits Oman with ferocious winds, killing four
October 4, 2021
Cyclone Shaheen hits Oman with ferocious winds, killing four
DUBAI, Oct 3 (Reuters) – Tropical Cyclone Shaheen killed four people as it slammed into Oman on Sunday with ferocious…
UN: Over 550 Europe-bound migrants intercepted off Libya
October 4, 2021
UN: Over 550 Europe-bound migrants intercepted off Libya
ABOARD GEO BARENTS (AP) — Libya’s coast guard Sunday intercepted two boats carrying more than 550 Europe-bound migrants off the…
Taliban-style security welcomed by some, feared by others
October 4, 2021
Taliban-style security welcomed by some, feared by others
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — It wasn’t 7 a.m. yet and already the line outside the police station’s gates was long,…