Middle East
Trump allows refugee admissions to resume with new screening
October 25, 2017
Trump allows refugee admissions to resume with new screening
President Donald Trump on Tuesday allowed the resumption of refugee admissions into the US under new, stricter screening rules but…
Iraq Kurds offer to freeze independence vote
October 25, 2017
Iraq Kurds offer to freeze independence vote
Iraqi Kurdish leaders offered Wednesday to freeze the outcome of last month’s vote for independence, taking a step back in…
Wheelbarrow bomb kills man pushing it in Somalia’s Puntland, police say
October 24, 2017
Wheelbarrow bomb kills man pushing it in Somalia’s Puntland, police say
A wheelbarrow exploded outside a police station in Bossaso, a port city in Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland, on Tuesday,…
Turkey says doesn’t want Greece to become ‘safe haven’ for coup plotters
October 24, 2017
Turkey says doesn’t want Greece to become ‘safe haven’ for coup plotters
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu warned Greece on Tuesday that Ankara didn’t want it to become a “safe haven” for…
Pakistan gives Tillerson frosty welcome after US warns over Taliban havens
October 24, 2017
Pakistan gives Tillerson frosty welcome after US warns over Taliban havens
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson got a frosty welcome to Pakistan Tuesday after Washington turned up the heat on…
Indonesia passes law to ban organizations deemed against its ideology
October 24, 2017
Indonesia passes law to ban organizations deemed against its ideology
Around 1,000 Indonesians, led by hardline Islamist groups, protested outside parliament on Tuesday as lawmakers approved a presidential decree banning…
Activists say malnutrition on rise in Damascus
October 24, 2017
Activists say malnutrition on rise in Damascus
Syrian opposition activists say malnutrition and shortages in medicine are increasing the suffering in besieged, rebel-held eastern suburbs of the…
Iraqi Kurdistan parliament delays presidential elections by eight months
October 24, 2017
Iraqi Kurdistan parliament delays presidential elections by eight months
Elections for the presidency and parliament of Iraq’s Kurdistan region set for Nov. 1 have been delayed by eight months,…
Kuwait ruler sees complications from prolonged Qatar dispute
October 24, 2017
Kuwait ruler sees complications from prolonged Qatar dispute
Kuwait’s ruler cautions the crisis between a quartet of Arab countries and Qatar “could see more complications” even as he…
Tillerson urges Iraq, Kurds to resolve conflict through dialogue
October 24, 2017
Tillerson urges Iraq, Kurds to resolve conflict through dialogue
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged the Iraqi government and the Kurdistan region on Monday to resolve their conflict…