Middle East
At least 22 primary school children drown after boat sinks in Sudan
August 15, 2018
At least 22 primary school children drown after boat sinks in Sudan
CAIRO (Reuters) – At least 22 primary school children drowned on Wednesday when a boat carrying more than 40 people…
At least 25 killed in Kabul suicide attack: officials
August 15, 2018
At least 25 killed in Kabul suicide attack: officials
At least 25 people were killed when a suicide attacker struck an education centre in a minority Shiite area of…
Israel detains American author Reza Aslan for hours
August 15, 2018
Israel detains American author Reza Aslan for hours
JERUSALEM (AP) — Prominent American author and former CNN program host Reza Aslan says he was detained by Israel at…
Qatar’s emir heads to Turkey for talks with Erdogan
August 15, 2018
Qatar’s emir heads to Turkey for talks with Erdogan
DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar’s emir headed to Turkey on Wednesday for talks with President Tayyip Erdogan who is dealing with…
Turkey hits back at US with tariff hikes on key products
August 15, 2018
Turkey hits back at US with tariff hikes on key products
Turkey on Wednesday said it was hiking tariffs on imports of several key US products in retaliation for American sanctions…
Israel eases Gaza restrictions amid cease-fire efforts
August 15, 2018
Israel eases Gaza restrictions amid cease-fire efforts
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is reopening a key border crossing with the Gaza Strip weeks after it was closed amid…
Lebanese Hezbollah leader says group stronger than ever
August 15, 2018
Lebanese Hezbollah leader says group stronger than ever
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The leader of Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, said on Tuesday his group was stronger than…
Turkey hopes to find solution on Syria’s Idlib with Russia
August 15, 2018
Turkey hopes to find solution on Syria’s Idlib with Russia
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s foreign minister said on Tuesday he hoped his country and Russia could find a solution over…
Roadside bombing kills 4 people in Baghdad’s Shiite district
August 14, 2018
Roadside bombing kills 4 people in Baghdad’s Shiite district
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security and medical officials say four people have been killed when a roadside bomb went off…
UN: Libyan militia forces 1,900 people from camp in Tripoli
August 14, 2018
UN: Libyan militia forces 1,900 people from camp in Tripoli
CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency says it’s concerned over a Libyan militia forcing 1,900 displaced people out of…