Middle East
Young Tunisians clash with police days after revolution anniversary
January 19, 2021
Young Tunisians clash with police days after revolution anniversary
TUNIS (Reuters) – Hundreds of youths clashed with police in cities across Tunisia late on Monday, throwing stones and gasoline…
Facebook says starts process of appointing Turkey representative
January 19, 2021
Facebook says starts process of appointing Turkey representative
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Facebook Inc said on Monday it had started the process of appointing a legal entity as a…
Arab League head hopes Biden changes Trump Mideast policies
January 19, 2021
Arab League head hopes Biden changes Trump Mideast policies
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the Arab League expressed hope Monday that the Biden administration will change President…
Dubai, party haven amid pandemic, faces its biggest surge
January 19, 2021
Dubai, party haven amid pandemic, faces its biggest surge
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Masks off the minute you step inside. Bars packed and pulsing like it’s 2019.…
Saudi petrochemicals giant SABIC hires NCB for speciality chemicals unit IPO – sources
January 18, 2021
Saudi petrochemicals giant SABIC hires NCB for speciality chemicals unit IPO – sources
DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) – Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) has hired NCB Capital to advise on a potential listing of its…
Vaccination rates highlight stark differences between Israelis and Palestinians — amid row over responsibility
January 18, 2021
Vaccination rates highlight stark differences between Israelis and Palestinians — amid row over responsibility
Two young men work side-by-side in a butcher’s shop. They live in the same teeming and densely packed town. One…
Iran’s Zarif tells France: Avoid ‘absurd nonsense’ about Tehran’s nuclear work
January 18, 2021
Iran’s Zarif tells France: Avoid ‘absurd nonsense’ about Tehran’s nuclear work
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday dismissed a claim by France that Tehran was in…
Israel moves to rein in rights group over ‘apartheid’ use
January 18, 2021
Israel moves to rein in rights group over ‘apartheid’ use
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s education minister is banning groups that call Israel an “apartheid state” from lecturing at…
Abbas decrees first Palestinian elections in over 15 years
January 18, 2021
Abbas decrees first Palestinian elections in over 15 years
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas announced Friday the first Palestinian elections in more than 15 years. The territory would “launch a democratic…
Death toll from violence in Sudan’s West Darfur rises to 83
January 18, 2021
Death toll from violence in Sudan’s West Darfur rises to 83
CAIRO (AP) — The death toll from tribal violence between Arabs and non-Arabs in Sudan’s West Darfur province climbed to…