Middle East
UN envoy visits Yemen for talks with PM, separatists
October 6, 2021
UN envoy visits Yemen for talks with PM, separatists
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Yemen met Tuesday with the prime minister of the country’s internationally…
Iraq’s militias seek to consolidate political power in vote
October 6, 2021
Iraq’s militias seek to consolidate political power in vote
BAGHDAD (AP) — Among the candidates running in Iraq’s general elections this week is a leader in one of the…
Death toll in Cyclone Shaheen now 13 as storm churns in Oman
October 5, 2021
Death toll in Cyclone Shaheen now 13 as storm churns in Oman
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The death toll from Cyclone Shaheen rose to 13 on Monday while other fishermen…
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…