Middle East
US peace plan aims to raise $50 bn, create million Palestinian jobs
June 23, 2019
US peace plan aims to raise $50 bn, create million Palestinian jobs
The United States said Saturday that its Middle East peace plan to be presented next week in Bahrain aims to…
US conducted cyber attack on Iran in response to drone downing: report
June 23, 2019
US conducted cyber attack on Iran in response to drone downing: report
The United States launched cyber attacks against Iranian missile control systems and a spy network after Tehran downed an American…
Istanbul votes in test for Erdogan and Turkish democracy
June 23, 2019
Istanbul votes in test for Erdogan and Turkish democracy
Istanbul went back to the polls on Sunday in a re-run of the mayoral election that has become a test…
Iran summons Emirates’ top envoy over US drone incident
June 22, 2019
Iran summons Emirates’ top envoy over US drone incident
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran summoned the United Arab Emirates’ top envoy to Tehran to protest the neighboring Arab nation’s…
Trump eyes more Iran sanctions; military action still on table
June 22, 2019
Trump eyes more Iran sanctions; military action still on table
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said Saturday he will impose additional sanctions against Iran in an effort to…
Iran foreign minister tweets map with detailed coordinates of drone
June 22, 2019
Iran foreign minister tweets map with detailed coordinates of drone
GENEVA (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted a map on Saturday with detailed coordinates which he said…
Trump says he called off Iran strikes at last minute
June 22, 2019
Trump says he called off Iran strikes at last minute
President Donald Trump said Friday the United States was “cocked & loaded” to strike Iran but pulled back at the…
Iran says it will respond firmly to any US threat: Tasnim
June 22, 2019
Iran says it will respond firmly to any US threat: Tasnim
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will respond firmly to any US threat against it, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on…
Medic stuns courtroom saying he killed prisoner, not Navy SEAL on trial
June 21, 2019
Medic stuns courtroom saying he killed prisoner, not Navy SEAL on trial
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A Navy SEAL medic testified on Thursday that he was responsible for the death of an…
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…