Middle East
PLO orders plans to be made for ‘disengaging’ from Israel
February 4, 2018
PLO orders plans to be made for ‘disengaging’ from Israel
The Executive Committee of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) has ordered the Palestinian government to begin drawing up plans to…
Miners’ protest raises political temperature in Morocco
February 4, 2018
Miners’ protest raises political temperature in Morocco
Moroccans risking their lives scraping coal from abandoned mines have listened to local officials, the mining ministry and a close…
Syrian fighters down Russian jet, pilot killed
February 4, 2018
Syrian fighters down Russian jet, pilot killed
Syrian opposition fighters downed a Russian warplane near the town of Maaret al-Numan in the northwestern province of Idlib on…
Palestinian-American brings #MeToo campaign to West Bank
February 3, 2018
Palestinian-American brings #MeToo campaign to West Bank
A young Palestinian-American is the driving force behind a nascent #MeToo movement in this patriarchal corner of the world, selling…
From a luxury ‘prison,’ an exclusive interview with Saudi Prince Alwaleed
February 3, 2018
From a luxury ‘prison,’ an exclusive interview with Saudi Prince Alwaleed
The global renown of billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal made his involuntary detention in early November at Riyadh’s Ritz-Carlton hotel…
US imposes sanctions on Hezbollah affiliates
February 3, 2018
US imposes sanctions on Hezbollah affiliates
The United States on Friday placed sanctions on six people and seven businesses affiliated with the Iran-backed militant Shiite Islamist…
US investigating possible sarin gas attacks in Syria: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis
February 3, 2018
US investigating possible sarin gas attacks in Syria: Defense Secretary Jim Mattis
The United States is investigating whether the Syrian government recently used sarin gas in attacks on the opposition, US Secretary…
90 migrants feared drowned after boat capsizes off Libya: UN
February 2, 2018
90 migrants feared drowned after boat capsizes off Libya: UN
About 90 people are feared drowned after a smugglers’ boat carrying mostly Pakistani migrants capsized off Libya’s coast early Friday,…
Still a trickle, but refugees sick of exile return to Syria
February 2, 2018
Still a trickle, but refugees sick of exile return to Syria
Desperate to escape Syria’s terrors, Ammar Maarawi bolted. In early 2016, he paid smugglers and endured a dangerous sea crossing…
Hijab-less Iranian women arrested while protesting compulsory cover-up
February 2, 2018
Hijab-less Iranian women arrested while protesting compulsory cover-up
Police in Iran have arrested 29 women who were waving their headscarves to protest the country’s law making them obligatory.…