Middle East
Painting and scraping: An Afghan refugee’s hopes for German residence
June 21, 2019
Painting and scraping: An Afghan refugee’s hopes for German residence
BERLIN (Reuters) – When Afghan asylum seeker Yar Mohammad Haiqar found a job as a painter in a small Bavarian…
Hundreds demonstrate for civilian rule in Sudan’s state capitals
June 21, 2019
Hundreds demonstrate for civilian rule in Sudan’s state capitals
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Hundreds of Sudanese demonstrated in state capitals on Thursday, seeking to revive a push for civilian rule…
Airlines avoid parts of Iran-controlled airspace after U.S. regulator’s order
June 21, 2019
Airlines avoid parts of Iran-controlled airspace after U.S. regulator’s order
(Reuters) – Some global airlines are re-routing flights to avoid Iran-controlled airspace over the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of…
Trump calls off Iran strikes at the last minute: NYT
June 21, 2019
Trump calls off Iran strikes at the last minute: NYT
WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump approved military strikes against Iran on Friday in retaliation for the downing of…
Iran defiant over drone as Trump reportedly halts retaliatory strikes
June 21, 2019
Iran defiant over drone as Trump reportedly halts retaliatory strikes
Iran said Friday it had “indisputable” evidence a US drone it downed had violated its airspace, as reports emerged in…
After years of war and drought, Iraq’s bumper crop is burning
June 20, 2019
After years of war and drought, Iraq’s bumper crop is burning
BAQUBA/NINEVEH PLAINS, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi farmer Riyadh woke on May 13 to find his wheat crop ablaze. In his…
Britain broke the law on Saudi arms exports, court rules
June 20, 2019
Britain broke the law on Saudi arms exports, court rules
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain broke the law by allowing arms sales to Saudi Arabia that might have been used in…
In rebuff to Trump, Palestinian businesses call for freedom, not cash
June 20, 2019
In rebuff to Trump, Palestinian businesses call for freedom, not cash
RAMALLAH (Reuters) – Palestinian businessmen boycotting the Trump administration’s Bahrain workshop designed to encourage investment in the territories say only…
Jamal Khashoggi ‘Joints will be separated’: Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, retold
June 20, 2019
Jamal Khashoggi ‘Joints will be separated’: Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, retold
GENEVA (AP) — The gathering on the second floor of the Saudi consulate featured an unlikely collection: a forensic doctor,…
Iran says shot down US drone over its territory
June 20, 2019
Iran says shot down US drone over its territory
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said Thursday it had shot down a US “spy drone” which violated Iranian airspace near the Strait…