Middle East
Saudi Arabia joins emerging market indexes, giving it access to billions of dollars
March 19, 2019
Saudi Arabia joins emerging market indexes, giving it access to billions of dollars
New York (CNN Business) — Saudi Arabia has officially been elevated to an emerging market, a milestone that should steer billions…
Turkey escalates crackdown on dissent six years after Gezi protests
March 19, 2019
Turkey escalates crackdown on dissent six years after Gezi protests
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Unzile Aksakoglu struggles to explain to her seven-year-old daughter why her father Yigit has spent four months…
Hundreds protest in Sudan, keep up pressure on Bashir
March 19, 2019
Hundreds protest in Sudan, keep up pressure on Bashir
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters, mostly students, took to the streets in and near Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Monday,…
The Latest: Turkey condemns Dutch tram attack
March 19, 2019
The Latest: Turkey condemns Dutch tram attack
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Latest on a shooting in a tram in the Netherlands (all times local):…
La Scala returns $3.4 million to Saudi Arabia in debacle
March 19, 2019
La Scala returns $3.4 million to Saudi Arabia in debacle
MILAN (AP) — Italy’s famed La Scala opera house will immediately return 3 million euros ($3.4 million) sent to an…
Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan uses New Zealand attack video at campaign rally
March 18, 2019
Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan uses New Zealand attack video at campaign rally
Foreign Minister Winston Peters told a press conference on Monday that the Turkish president’s decision to screen footage from the…
U.N. rights expert: Israel depriving Palestinians of clean water
March 18, 2019
U.N. rights expert: Israel depriving Palestinians of clean water
GENEVA (Reuters) – Israel is depriving millions of Palestinians of access to a regular supply of clean water while stripping…
Rouhani says Iran will file legal case against U.S. for sanctions
March 18, 2019
Rouhani says Iran will file legal case against U.S. for sanctions
LONDON (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that the government would file a legal case in Iran…
Germany: Who killed Daniel H.?
March 18, 2019
Germany: Who killed Daniel H.?
What happened? On 26 August 2018, the then 35-year-old Daniel H. was stabbed to death in the eastern German city of…
Water woes hit henna plant farms in Iraq’s Fao peninsula
March 18, 2019
Water woes hit henna plant farms in Iraq’s Fao peninsula
Walking past dead palm trees on land so dry it cracks, farmer Abbas Abdul Hassan said water shortages and ensuing…