Middle East
Saudis enjoy Red Sea cruises as kingdom opens up tourism sector
September 24, 2021
Saudis enjoy Red Sea cruises as kingdom opens up tourism sector
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Majed Sait and his wife are spending their honeymoon on a cruise in…
Afghan Taliban defense minister orders crackdown on abuses
September 24, 2021
Afghan Taliban defense minister orders crackdown on abuses
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Sept 24 (Reuters) – The Taliban’s new defense minister has issued a rebuke over misconduct by some commanders…
Turkey’s Diyanet religious body threatens secularism
September 24, 2021
Turkey’s Diyanet religious body threatens secularism
Ali Erbas heads Diyanet, Turkey’s Directorate of Religious Affairs. He is known for his deeply conservative interpretation of Islam, which many Turks…
Jailbreak shines light on mass incarceration of Palestinians
September 24, 2021
Jailbreak shines light on mass incarceration of Palestinians
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The cinematic escape of six prisoners who tunneled out of an Israeli penitentiary earlier this…
Dubai real-estate firm DAMAC approved to take firm private
September 23, 2021
Dubai real-estate firm DAMAC approved to take firm private
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Dubai real-estate company known for its deals with former President Donald Trump said…
In Israel, relatives of cable car survivor ask for privacy
September 23, 2021
In Israel, relatives of cable car survivor ask for privacy
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The bitter custody battle over a six-year-old boy who survived a cable car crash in…
Saudi king tells U.N. kingdom supports efforts to prevent nuclear Iran
September 23, 2021
Saudi king tells U.N. kingdom supports efforts to prevent nuclear Iran
DUBAI, Sept 22 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz told the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday that…
UN: In war, 16 million Yemenis ‘marching’ toward starvation
September 23, 2021
UN: In war, 16 million Yemenis ‘marching’ toward starvation
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the U.N. food agency is warning that 16 million people in Yemen “are…
India, UAE plan to lift bilateral trade to $100 billion in 5 years via new pact
September 23, 2021
India, UAE plan to lift bilateral trade to $100 billion in 5 years via new pact
NEW DELHI, Sept 22 (Reuters) – India and United Arab Emirates plan to conclude a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA)…
Mideast in shambles, but the world has moved on for now
September 23, 2021
Mideast in shambles, but the world has moved on for now
BEIRUT (AP) — There was a time not long ago when uprisings and wars in the Arab world topped the…