Middle East
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…
Egypt voices concern over Red Sea security after Houthi attack
August 14, 2018
Egypt voices concern over Red Sea security after Houthi attack
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s president said on Monday Cairo was deeply concerned about security in the Red Sea following an…
UK Labour’s Corbyn trades barbs with Netanyahu on Mideast violence
August 14, 2018
UK Labour’s Corbyn trades barbs with Netanyahu on Mideast violence
(Reuters) – A furor over alleged anti-semitism in Britain’s main opposition party widened on Monday when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
UN report: Up to 30,000 Islamic State members in Iraq, Syria
August 14, 2018
UN report: Up to 30,000 Islamic State members in Iraq, Syria
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Islamic State extremist group has up to 30,000 members roughly equally distributed between Syria and…
Tunisian president proposes inheritance equality for women, with exceptions
August 14, 2018
Tunisian president proposes inheritance equality for women, with exceptions
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s president on Monday proposed giving women equal inheritance rights despite protests from thousands of people objecting…
White House adviser Hassett: U.S. monitoring Turkey situation ‘very closely’
August 14, 2018
White House adviser Hassett: U.S. monitoring Turkey situation ‘very closely’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said on Monday the Trump administration is monitoring the financial situation…
Poll: New low in Israeli-Palestinian support for 2 states
August 13, 2018
Poll: New low in Israeli-Palestinian support for 2 states
JERUSALEM (AP) — A new poll says support for a two-state solution among Israeli Jews and Palestinians is at a…
Syrian group: Death toll in blast in rebel town rises to 67
August 13, 2018
Syrian group: Death toll in blast in rebel town rises to 67
BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian search-and-rescue group says the death toll from an explosion that destroyed two apartment buildings in…