Middle East
		“Now we want real justice,” say sisters of freed Saudi rights activist Hathloul
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 13, 2021
“Now we want real justice,” say sisters of freed Saudi rights activist Hathloul
						DUBAI (Reuters) – The sisters of prominent Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul said on Thursday they wanted real justice…					
				
			
		France, Germany, UK condemn Iran’s production of uranium metal
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 13, 2021
France, Germany, UK condemn Iran’s production of uranium metal
						PARIS (Reuters) – France, Germany and Britain on Friday condemned Iran’s decision to produce uranium metal, which they said was…					
				
			
		White House denies Biden is snubbing Israel’s Netanyahu
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 13, 2021
White House denies Biden is snubbing Israel’s Netanyahu
						WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Friday denied that U.S. President Joe Biden was intentionally snubbing Israeli Prime Minister…					
				
			
		US to lift its terrorist designations of Yemen’s Huthis on Feb. 16: Blinken
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 13, 2021
US to lift its terrorist designations of Yemen’s Huthis on Feb. 16: Blinken
						WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday said he will revoke terrorist designations of Yemen’s Huthi…					
				
			
		UN: Over 2 million Yemeni children may starve in 2021
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 12, 2021
UN: Over 2 million Yemeni children may starve in 2021
						CAIRO (AP) — More than two million Yemeni children under the age of five are expected to endure acute malnutrition…					
				
			
		Families of detainees detail a vision for justice in Syria
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 12, 2021
Families of detainees detail a vision for justice in Syria
						BEIRUT (AP) — Late one night in 2015, a friend of Yasmen Almashan tagged a photo to her Facebook account.…					
				
			
		Lebanon’s Hariri says no progress made on forming new government
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 12, 2021
Lebanon’s Hariri says no progress made on forming new government
						BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s prime minister-designate Saad al-Hariri said on Friday that no progress had been made in talks to…					
				
			
		Journalist Mosaed trapped in Turkey after fleeing Iran
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 12, 2021
Journalist Mosaed trapped in Turkey after fleeing Iran
						Corruption cases have always interested the Iranian journalist Mohammad Mosaed, who has made them a focus of his reporting. But that…					
				
			
		A decade after 2011 protests, Bahrain suppresses all dissent
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 12, 2021
A decade after 2011 protests, Bahrain suppresses all dissent
						DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A decade after demonstrators massed in Bahrain’s capital to call for the downfall of…					
				
			
		US demands Turkey release philanthropist Osman Kavala
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 11, 2021
US demands Turkey release philanthropist Osman Kavala
						Turkey hit back at the United States on Thursday, after Washington called for Ankara to release jailed philanthropist Osman Kavala. Kavala has…					
				
			