Middle East
Optimism in Iraq fuels revived interest in vintage cars
January 17, 2018
Optimism in Iraq fuels revived interest in vintage cars
When Iraqi forces drove Islamic State militants out of eastern Mosul a year ago, Nashwan Shakir Mahmoud raced back to…
Saudi Arabia to transfer $2 billion after urgent Yemen plea
January 17, 2018
Saudi Arabia to transfer $2 billion after urgent Yemen plea
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman ordered the transfer of $2 billion to Yemen on Wednesday, a day after Yemen’s Saudi-backed prime…
US withholds $65 mn from UN agency for Palestinians
January 17, 2018
US withholds $65 mn from UN agency for Palestinians
The United States sent $60 million to keep the UN relief agency for Palestinian refugees operating Tuesday but withheld a…
Saudi Arabia shoots down Yemeni missile: Ekhbariya TV
January 17, 2018
Saudi Arabia shoots down Yemeni missile: Ekhbariya TV
A ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s armed Houthi group towards Saudi Arabia’s southern Jizan region was shot down by Saudi…
Man wanted for ‘terrorist crimes’ killed in eastern Saudi Arabia: agency
January 17, 2018
Man wanted for ‘terrorist crimes’ killed in eastern Saudi Arabia: agency
Saudi security forces shot and killed a man suspected of involvement in “terrorist crimes” in an exchange of fire in…
PLO recognition threat on Israel: Posturing or hardline diplomacy?
January 17, 2018
PLO recognition threat on Israel: Posturing or hardline diplomacy?
President of the Palestinian Authority (PA) Mahmoud Abbas this week called the decision by US President Donald Trump to recognize…
Syrian opposition calls on Trump and EU to up pressure on Russia and Iran
January 16, 2018
Syrian opposition calls on Trump and EU to up pressure on Russia and Iran
Syria’s chief opposition negotiator called on US President Donald Trump and European Union leaders to increase pressure on President Bashar…
Food imports needed to ‘stave off famine’ in Yemen: UN
January 16, 2018
Food imports needed to ‘stave off famine’ in Yemen: UN
The World Food Program (WFP) on Tuesday heralded as a “breakthrough” the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen’s authorization of four US-funded…
Erdogan says Turkish operation in Syria’s Afrin to be supported by rebels
January 16, 2018
Erdogan says Turkish operation in Syria’s Afrin to be supported by rebels
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey’s planned military operation against Kurdish militia forces in Syria’s Afrin region will…
Pakistan clerics issue fatwa against ‘un-Islamic’ suicide bombings
January 16, 2018
Pakistan clerics issue fatwa against ‘un-Islamic’ suicide bombings
More than 1,800 Pakistani Muslim clerics have issued an Islamic directive, or fatwa, forbidding suicide bombings, a book due to…