Middle East
Pakistan lawmakers set to pick former petroleum minister Abbasi as PM
August 1, 2017
Pakistan lawmakers set to pick former petroleum minister Abbasi as PM
Former petroleum minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is poised to become Pakistan’s new prime minister in a parliamentary vote on Tuesday,…
Update: Jordanian parliament repeals ‘marry the rapist’ clause
August 1, 2017
Update: Jordanian parliament repeals ‘marry the rapist’ clause
The lower house of Jordan’s parliament on Tuesday scrapped a provision in the kingdom’s penal code that allowed a rapist…
China urges support for new Israel-Palestinian peace plan
August 1, 2017
China urges support for new Israel-Palestinian peace plan
China’s UN ambassador urged the international community on Monday to support President Xi Jinping’s new four-point proposal to end the…
Nearly 500 suspects stand trial over Turkey’s failed coup
August 1, 2017
Nearly 500 suspects stand trial over Turkey’s failed coup
The trial is opening in Turkey of 486 suspects, including a number of generals and F-16 pilots, accused of leading…
Man publicly executed in Yemen for murder, rape of child
July 31, 2017
Man publicly executed in Yemen for murder, rape of child
A man convicted of raping and murdering a three-year-old girl was executed in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Monday in…
IS targets Iraq Embassy in Kabul; all 4 attackers killed
July 31, 2017
IS targets Iraq Embassy in Kabul; all 4 attackers killed
The Islamic State group targeted the Iraqi Embassy in Kabul on Monday, with a suicide bomber blowing himself up outside…
UK court blocks ex-general’s bid to prosecute Blair
July 31, 2017
UK court blocks ex-general’s bid to prosecute Blair
Britain’s High Court has blocked a bid by an Iraqi ex-general to prosecute former Prime Minister Tony Blair for invading…
Officials: Afghan children smuggled to Pakistan seminaries
July 31, 2017
Officials: Afghan children smuggled to Pakistan seminaries
It was a routine check. Two vans, both without license plates, were stopped earlier this month by police in Afghanistan’s…
The Latest: IS claims attack on Iraqi Embassy in Kabul
July 31, 2017
The Latest: IS claims attack on Iraqi Embassy in Kabul
A media outlet linked to the Islamic State group says two IS militants were behind the attack on the Iraqi…
Pakistan: Ahead of PM vote, Islamabad crowds root for Khan
July 31, 2017
Pakistan: Ahead of PM vote, Islamabad crowds root for Khan
Pakistan’s parliament will meet Tuesday to elect a new prime minister after the disqualification of three-term prime minister Nawaz Sharif,…