Middle East
As violence spikes, the killing of an unarmed Palestinian mother highlights awful toll of occupation
April 15, 2022
As violence spikes, the killing of an unarmed Palestinian mother highlights awful toll of occupation
Husan, West Bank (CNN)In the well-appointed house in the West Bank village of Husan, members of Ghada Sabateen’s family welcomed…
What Yemen’s first nationwide truce in 6 years means for the world’s worst humanitarian crisis
April 9, 2022
What Yemen’s first nationwide truce in 6 years means for the world’s worst humanitarian crisis
Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN) – Yemen’s warring parties have agreed to a nationwide truce for the first time since 2016.…
Hopes of peace in Yemen as President hands power to new presidential council
April 8, 2022
Hopes of peace in Yemen as President hands power to new presidential council
(CNN)Yemen‘s President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi has been replaced by a newly formed presidential council in a bid to support UN…
Two killed, many injured in Tel Aviv shooting
April 8, 2022
Two killed, many injured in Tel Aviv shooting
Jerusalem (CNN)Two people were killed and more than a dozen others wounded in a shooting at a bar in a busy area…
Turkey transfers Khashoggi murder trial to Saudi Arabia in move that likely ends case
April 8, 2022
Turkey transfers Khashoggi murder trial to Saudi Arabia in move that likely ends case
(CNN)A Turkish court ruled Thursday that the trial in absentia of 26 suspects accused of murdering Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi…
Middle East oil exporters are cashing in as Ukraine war hits global economy
April 4, 2022
Middle East oil exporters are cashing in as Ukraine war hits global economy
Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN) – The Ukraine war is wreaking havoc on the world economy, but in the Middle East…
Rising hunger looms in Sudan, with little aid in sight
April 4, 2022
Rising hunger looms in Sudan, with little aid in sight
Millions more Sudanese are set to go hungry this year as economic turmoil and erratic rains drive up prices and…
Taliban bans drug cultivation, including lucrative opium
April 3, 2022
Taliban bans drug cultivation, including lucrative opium
Kabul / Peshawar, Afghanistan – The Taliban announced on Sunday a ban on the cultivation of narcotics in Afghanistan, the…
New beaches and the largest exhibition center in the Middle East: Can Bahrain become a tourist hotspot?
April 3, 2022
New beaches and the largest exhibition center in the Middle East: Can Bahrain become a tourist hotspot?
(CNN) – Bahrain has long relied on its fossil fuel reserves, but with oil running out, the island nation is…
Geopolitical foes Iran and US to clash again at World Cup
April 3, 2022
Geopolitical foes Iran and US to clash again at World Cup
(Reuters) – After more than 40 years of sour relations and months of struggle to restore a nuclear deal, the…