Middle East
		Minister says Qatar working for return to Iran nuclear accord: report
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 11, 2021
Minister says Qatar working for return to Iran nuclear accord: report
						DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar is working to de-escalate tension in the region by advocating for a return to the 2015…					
				
			
		Despite Biden’s push, a difficult road to peace in Yemen
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 11, 2021
Despite Biden’s push, a difficult road to peace in Yemen
						CAIRO (AP) — Buthaina al-Raimi was five years old when a Saudi airstrike destroyed her home in the Yemeni capital…					
				
			
		Gazans hope for vote after years of Hamas rule, isolation
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 11, 2021
Gazans hope for vote after years of Hamas rule, isolation
						GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian poll workers fanned out across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, where they found…					
				
			
		Call me maybe? Nervous Israelis fear a Biden snub
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 11, 2021
Call me maybe? Nervous Israelis fear a Biden snub
						JERUSALEM (AP) — It’s been three weeks, and he still hasn’t called. Israelis are expressing growing concern that President Joe…					
				
			
		Prominent Saudi women’s rights activist released from prison
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 11, 2021
Prominent Saudi women’s rights activist released from prison
						DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent political activists was released from prison Wednesday, her…					
				
			
		Turkey aims to reach moon in 2023, Erdogan says
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 10, 2021
Turkey aims to reach moon in 2023, Erdogan says
						ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey aims to achieve first contact with the moon as part of its national space program in…					
				
			
		Saudi TV: Yemen rebel attack on airport sets plane on fire
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 10, 2021
Saudi TV: Yemen rebel attack on airport sets plane on fire
						DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Wednesday targeted Abha International Airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia, causing…					
				
			
		UAE women scientists lead Arab world’s first space mission to Mars
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 10, 2021
UAE women scientists lead Arab world’s first space mission to Mars
						The first mission to Mars launched by the United Arab Emirates is set to enter the planet’s orbit on Tuesday following a seven-month,…					
				
			
		Israel’s ultra-Orthodox reject criticism, defy virus rules
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 10, 2021
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox reject criticism, defy virus rules
						JERUSALEM (AP) — Mendy Moskowits, a member of the ultra-Orthodox Belz Hassidic sect in Jerusalem, doesn’t understand the uproar toward…					
				
			
		Divide on Syria again blocks UN Security Council action
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 10, 2021
Divide on Syria again blocks UN Security Council action
						UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The top UN envoy for Syria on Tuesday urged the rival international players in Syria to…					
				
			