Middle East
Palestinian leader’s path to elections is fraught with peril
February 7, 2021
Palestinian leader’s path to elections is fraught with peril
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ call for elections has thrown his political future into peril, forcing…
Iran’s top diplomat urges Biden to return to nuclear deal
February 7, 2021
Iran’s top diplomat urges Biden to return to nuclear deal
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s foreign minister urged Washington to act fast to return to the 2015 nuclear accord, pointing out…
UAE drastically cut funding for Palestinian refugees in 2020
February 6, 2021
UAE drastically cut funding for Palestinian refugees in 2020
JERUSALEM (AP) — The United Arab Emirates drastically reduced its funding to the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees in 2020,…
Libya power brokers welcome accord but challenges lie ahead
February 6, 2021
Libya power brokers welcome accord but challenges lie ahead
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s parallel eastern administration on Saturday welcomed Friday’s announcement of a new interim government to unite the…
Palestinian cave-dwellers worry over Israeli settler incursions
February 6, 2021
Palestinian cave-dwellers worry over Israeli settler incursions
SUSIYA, West Bank (Reuters) – Home for Palestinian Barakat Mour is a hillside cave in the West Bank, which he…
New Libya interim government agreed in UN talks
February 6, 2021
New Libya interim government agreed in UN talks
GENEVA/TRIPOLI (Reuters) – UN sponsored talks produced a new interim government for Libya on Friday aimed at resolving a decade…
US to revoke terrorist designation of Yemen’s Huthis due to famine
February 6, 2021
US to revoke terrorist designation of Yemen’s Huthis due to famine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday it intends to revoke the terrorist designation for Yemen’s Huthi movement…
In thrice-demolished village, a Mideast battle of wills
February 6, 2021
In thrice-demolished village, a Mideast battle of wills
KHIRBET HUMSU, West Bank (AP) — It looks like the aftermath of a tornado. There are dirt plots where there…
Al Qaeda’s leader in Yemen under arrest, UN report reveals
February 5, 2021
Al Qaeda’s leader in Yemen under arrest, UN report reveals
The leader of al Qaeda’s affiliate in Yemen has been under arrest for several months, the United Nations disclosed Thursday…
In Saddam strongholds that fought America, Iraqis fear a US departure
February 5, 2021
In Saddam strongholds that fought America, Iraqis fear a US departure
FALLUJAH, Iraq (Reuters) – Abu Arkan Ibrahim picked up a rifle and joined the Iraqi insurgency against US troops when…