Middle East
US announces restoration of relations with Palestinians
January 27, 2021
US announces restoration of relations with Palestinians
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — US President Joe Biden’s administration announced Tuesday it was restoring relations with the Palestinians and renewing…
New round of talks on Syria’s constitution begins in Geneva
January 26, 2021
New round of talks on Syria’s constitution begins in Geneva
GENEVA (AP) — Delegations from Syria’s government, opposition and civil society began a new round of meetings in Geneva on…
US exploring new bases in Saudi Arabia amid Iran tensions
January 26, 2021
US exploring new bases in Saudi Arabia amid Iran tensions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The US military is exploring the possibility of using a Red Sea port in…
Tentative start to Turkey-Greece talks after year of strife
January 26, 2021
Tentative start to Turkey-Greece talks after year of strife
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The first high-level talks aimed at reducing tensions between Turkey and Greece in five years took…
Swiss envoy, Lebanese FM holds talks amid central bank probe
January 26, 2021
Swiss envoy, Lebanese FM holds talks amid central bank probe
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s foreign minister held talks Monday with the Swiss ambassador to Beirut after Switzerland started a probe…
Facebook blocks Netanyahu chatbot, citing privacy violation
January 26, 2021
Facebook blocks Netanyahu chatbot, citing privacy violation
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Facebook said on Monday it removed a post and suspended a messenger bot from Israeli Prime Minister…
Yemen’s Houthis protest against Trump’s terrorist label
January 26, 2021
Yemen’s Houthis protest against Trump’s terrorist label
DUBAI (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Yemenis marched in Sanaa on Monday, heeding a call by the Iran-aligned Houthi…
Injured Tunisian protester dies, fuelling new clashes
January 26, 2021
Injured Tunisian protester dies, fuelling new clashes
TUNIS (Reuters) – A Tunisian protester injured during clashes with police has died in hospital, state media reported on Monday,…
Exclusive: Saudi Arabia to get three million AstraZeneca shots in about a week from India
January 26, 2021
Exclusive: Saudi Arabia to get three million AstraZeneca shots in about a week from India
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Serum Institute of India (SII) will supply Saudi Arabia with three million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine…
Syria: Are water supplies being weaponized by Turkey?
January 25, 2021
Syria: Are water supplies being weaponized by Turkey?
Around one million people in the Kurdish-governed region of Al-Hasakah in Syria’s northeast have again had their water supply cut…