Middle East
Mnuchin says Iran’s Central Bank to be cut off from global system
November 9, 2018
Mnuchin says Iran’s Central Bank to be cut off from global system
Washington (CNN) – Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday that the financial messaging service that moves money around the…
Tunisia appoints Jewish minister, cabinet reshuffle approved
November 8, 2018
Tunisia appoints Jewish minister, cabinet reshuffle approved
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi speaks during a news conference at the Carthage Palace in Tunis, Tunisia November 8, 2018.…
14 million ‘on brink of famine’ in Yemen: charities
November 8, 2018
14 million ‘on brink of famine’ in Yemen: charities
Thirty-five Yemeni and international NGOs called Wednesday for an “immediate cessation of hostilities” in Yemen, where they warned 14 million…
Yemen fighting traps Hodeida hospital patients in crossfire
November 8, 2018
Yemen fighting traps Hodeida hospital patients in crossfire
Amnesty International has warned Houthi rebels not to use hospital patients as human shields. The call came as fighting in…
US must break from Syrian Kurds after PKK reward offer – Turkey
November 8, 2018
US must break from Syrian Kurds after PKK reward offer – Turkey
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey gave a guarded welcome on Wednesday to a US decision to offer millions of dollars…
Dubai Police start training on flying motorbikes
November 8, 2018
Dubai Police start training on flying motorbikes
(CNN) – The flying motorbike is back in Dubai — and you could see the police riding one in…
Woman at centre of Pakistani blasphemy row leaves jail
November 8, 2018
Woman at centre of Pakistani blasphemy row leaves jail
A Pakistani Christian woman who spent eight years on death row for blasphemy has been freed from jail after…
#ShameOnWho campaign uses art to change Lebanese attitudes to rape
November 8, 2018
#ShameOnWho campaign uses art to change Lebanese attitudes to rape
BEIRUT (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The hashtag #ShameOnWho? is being deployed as part of a new street art campaign…
Libya commander Haftar visits Russia ahead of conference
November 8, 2018
Libya commander Haftar visits Russia ahead of conference
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s defense minister Sergei Shoigu met Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar in Moscow on Wednesday, Russian media…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah won’t yield in government formation dispute: report
November 7, 2018
Lebanon’s Hezbollah won’t yield in government formation dispute: report
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Lebanese Shi’ite Muslim group Hezbollah will not give way in a dispute over Sunni Muslim…