protests
Iranian marchers chant ‘Death to America’ on eve of U.S. oil sanctions
Middle East
November 4, 2018
Iranian marchers chant ‘Death to America’ on eve of U.S. oil sanctions
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranians chanting “Death to America” rallied on Sunday to mark both the anniversary of the seizure of…
Pakistan PM Khan calls for calm as protests erupt after blasphemy verdict
Middle East
November 1, 2018
Pakistan PM Khan calls for calm as protests erupt after blasphemy verdict
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan hit out at religious hardliners and appealed for calm Wednesday after extremists called for…
Three Gaza boys killed in Israeli strike on tinderbox border
Middle East
October 29, 2018
Three Gaza boys killed in Israeli strike on tinderbox border
GAZA (Reuters) – Three Palestinian boys were killed in an Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip frontier on…
Pasta and petrol: smuggling crackdown stirs dissent in Tunisia’s south
Middle East
October 29, 2018
Pasta and petrol: smuggling crackdown stirs dissent in Tunisia’s south
REMADA, Tunisia (Reuters) – Tunisian Zubair Abdel-Moula lost his work selling smuggled fuel on the streets of a poor southern…
Thousands rally in Taiwan, call for referendum on independence from China
World
October 21, 2018
Thousands rally in Taiwan, call for referendum on independence from China
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Several thousand pro-independence demonstrators rallied in Taiwan’s capital on Saturday to protest against Beijing’s “bullying” and called…
Iran’s Rouhani appoints new economy minister in reshuffle
Middle East
October 21, 2018
Iran’s Rouhani appoints new economy minister in reshuffle
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani appointed academic Farhad Dejpasand as the new economy and finance minister in a…
Tens of thousands rally in London for new Brexit vote
World
October 20, 2018
Tens of thousands rally in London for new Brexit vote
Tens of thousands of people opposed to Britain’s looming breakup with the EU rallied in the heart of London…
Cairo Film Festival officially cancels award for French director Claude Lelouch
Culture
October 20, 2018
Cairo Film Festival officially cancels award for French director Claude Lelouch
The Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) will no longer be honoring French film director Claude Lelouch during the festival’s…
Israeli fire wounds 32 Palestinians in Gaza beach protest
Middle East
October 16, 2018
Israeli fire wounds 32 Palestinians in Gaza beach protest
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Health Ministry says 32 Palestinians have been wounded by Israeli fire during…
50 years on, shockwaves of Olympic ‘Black Power’ protest still rumble
World
October 14, 2018
50 years on, shockwaves of Olympic ‘Black Power’ protest still rumble
Fifty years after raising clenched fists in protest during the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, the shockwaves unleashed by John…