Middle East
Pope says walls, occupation, fundamentalism block Middle East peace
July 8, 2018
Pope says walls, occupation, fundamentalism block Middle East peace
Pope Francis said on Saturday that building walls, occupying territories and religious fanaticism would never bring peace to the…
South Syrian rebels lay down arms as Assad seizes crossing
July 6, 2018
South Syrian rebels lay down arms as Assad seizes crossing
South Syrian rebels said they had agreed on Friday to lay down arms in a Russian-brokered deal that appeared to…
Rebel-held south Syria hit by heaviest strikes yet
July 5, 2018
Rebel-held south Syria hit by heaviest strikes yet
The Syrian government and its Russian ally pounded rebel-held areas of the southern province of Daraa on Thursday with…
U.N. envoy says Yemen’s parties offer ‘concrete ideas’ for peace
July 4, 2018
U.N. envoy says Yemen’s parties offer ‘concrete ideas’ for peace
Yemen’s warring parties have offered “concrete ideas” to achieve peace, U.N. envoy Martin Griffiths said on Wednesday after meeting Iran-aligned…
Protests erupt at Bedouin village Israel plans to demolish
July 4, 2018
Protests erupt at Bedouin village Israel plans to demolish
Palestinian protests broke out on Wednesday at a Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank facing Israeli demolition in what…
Uber in talks with Dubai’s Careem to merge in Middle East: Bloomberg
July 4, 2018
Uber in talks with Dubai’s Careem to merge in Middle East: Bloomberg
Uber Technologies is in preliminary talks with rival Careem to combine their Middle Eastern ride-hailing services, Bloomberg reported on…
Turkey transfers some powers to president
July 4, 2018
Turkey transfers some powers to president
Turkey issued a decree on Wednesday transferring some powers to the president, in line with its move to an…
Iran’s Rouhani hints at threat to neighbor’s’ exports if oil sales halted
July 3, 2018
Iran’s Rouhani hints at threat to neighbor’s’ exports if oil sales halted
President Hassan Rouhani appeared on Tuesday to threaten to disrupt oil shipments from neighboring countries if Washington presses ahead…
Rouhani says US pressure to stop Iranian oil may effect regional exports
July 3, 2018
Rouhani says US pressure to stop Iranian oil may effect regional exports
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said regional oil exports may be threatened if the United States tries to pressure its…
Number of displaced in southern Syria climbs to 270,000: UN
July 2, 2018
Number of displaced in southern Syria climbs to 270,000: UN
The number of people forced to flee their homes in southwestern Syria as a result of the two week…