Middle East
US forces: Rockets hit airbase in Iraq hosting US troops
March 3, 2021
US forces: Rockets hit airbase in Iraq hosting US troops
BAGHDAD (AP) — At least 10 rockets targeted a military base in western Iraq that hosts US-led coalition troops on…
Erdogan pledges stronger freedoms, rights in Turkish government plan
March 2, 2021
Erdogan pledges stronger freedoms, rights in Turkish government plan
ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey would strengthen the right to a fair trial as…
Iraq receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccines from China
March 2, 2021
Iraq receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccines from China
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq received its first 50,000 doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine donated by China as the country…
Syrian victims of chemical attacks file case with French prosecutors
March 2, 2021
Syrian victims of chemical attacks file case with French prosecutors
PARIS (Reuters) – Lawyers representing survivors of a chemical weapons attack in 2013 in Syria have filed a criminal complaint…
Saudia plans to order 70 Airbus, Boeing jets: report
March 2, 2021
Saudia plans to order 70 Airbus, Boeing jets: report
DUBAI (Reuters) – State-owned Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) plans to order 70 airliners from Airbus and Boeing, Saudi news outlet…
Syria repels Israeli missiles over Damascus — state media
March 2, 2021
Syria repels Israeli missiles over Damascus — state media
Syrian air defenses intercepted an Israeli missile attack over Damascus on Sunday evening, Syrian state media reported. “At 10:16 this…
UN chief: Appeal for Yemen raises ‘disappointing’ $1.7B
March 2, 2021
UN chief: Appeal for Yemen raises ‘disappointing’ $1.7B
CAIRO (AP) — A United Nations appeal for aid to Yemen to alleviate the world’s worst humanitarian disaster raised some…
Israel’s high court says non-Orthodox converts are Jews
March 2, 2021
Israel’s high court says non-Orthodox converts are Jews
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court on Monday dealt a major blow to the country’s powerful Orthodox establishment,…
US failure to sanction prince for Khashoggi killing ‘dangerous’: UN expert
March 2, 2021
US failure to sanction prince for Khashoggi killing ‘dangerous’: UN expert
GENEVA (Reuters) – A UN human rights investigator said on Monday that it was “extremely dangerous” for the United States…
UN: Arbitrary detentions in Syria conflict may be war crimes
March 1, 2021
UN: Arbitrary detentions in Syria conflict may be war crimes
GENEVA (AP) — Tens of thousands of civilians in Syria were “arbitrarily detained” in enforced disappearances during the country’s 10-year…