Middle East
Officials: Explosion kills 6 separatists in southern Yemen
June 12, 2021
Officials: Explosion kills 6 separatists in southern Yemen
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — An explosion in Yemen’s southern province of Abyan on Friday killed at least six separatist troops…
Iran’s ex-parliament speaker demands explanation for vote disqualification
June 12, 2021
Iran’s ex-parliament speaker demands explanation for vote disqualification
The former speaker of the Iranian parliament Ali Larijani demanded on Saturday an explanation from an election watchdog on why…
EXPLAINER: What will change under Israel’s new government?
June 12, 2021
EXPLAINER: What will change under Israel’s new government?
JERUSALEM (AP) — If all goes according to plan, Israel will swear in a new government on Sunday, ending Prime…
Saudi Arabia says hajj to be limited to 60,000 in kingdom
June 12, 2021
Saudi Arabia says hajj to be limited to 60,000 in kingdom
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia says this year’s hajj pilgrimage will be limited to no more than…
Iran nuclear deal talks to resume on Saturday – Iranian official
June 12, 2021
Iran nuclear deal talks to resume on Saturday – Iranian official
Talks between Iran and world powers on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal will resume in Vienna on Saturday, Iranian…
Israeli troops kill Palestinian teenager in West Bank clash
June 12, 2021
Israeli troops kill Palestinian teenager in West Bank clash
Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian teenager during a clash in the occupied West Bank on Friday, the Palestinian…
Erdogan’s summit with Biden clouded by bitter disputes
June 11, 2021
Erdogan’s summit with Biden clouded by bitter disputes
No stranger to rocky relations with Washington, President Tayyip Erdogan holds his first meeting with President Joe Biden next week…
Algeria’s election — a nation between hope and repression
June 11, 2021
Algeria’s election — a nation between hope and repression
President Abdelmadjid Tebboune called the election following the dissolution of the National People’s Assembly (APN) in an attempt to take the wind…
Ex-Mossad chief signals Israel behind Iran nuclear attacks
June 11, 2021
Ex-Mossad chief signals Israel behind Iran nuclear attacks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The outgoing chief of Israel’s Mossad intelligence service has offered the closest acknowledgment yet…
Watchdog warns of aid disaster in Syria; shelling kills 11
June 11, 2021
Watchdog warns of aid disaster in Syria; shelling kills 11
BEIRUT (AP) — A leading rights group warned Thursday that millions of Syrians risk losing access to lifesaving aid, including…