Middle East
Afghans protest US move to unfreeze $3.5B for 9/11 victims
February 13, 2022
Afghans protest US move to unfreeze $3.5B for 9/11 victims
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Demonstrators in Afghanistan’s capital on Saturday condemned President Joe Biden’s order freeing up $3.5 billion in…
US to help UAE replenish missile defense interceptors after Huthi attacks
February 12, 2022
US to help UAE replenish missile defense interceptors after Huthi attacks
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt, Feb 10 (Reuters) – The United States will help the United Arab Emirates replenish interceptors it uses…
Afghan refugees in UAE protest for third day, call for US resettlement
February 12, 2022
Afghan refugees in UAE protest for third day, call for US resettlement
DUBAI, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Afghan refugees held in the United Arab Emirates for months since fleeing Afghanistan last year…
US: Civilian toll in Syria raid may be higher than thought
February 12, 2022
US: Civilian toll in Syria raid may be higher than thought
WASHINGTON (AP) — US military officials say there could have been more civilian casualties than initially thought in the raid…
Sudan’s military rulers step up crackdown, arrest activists
February 12, 2022
Sudan’s military rulers step up crackdown, arrest activists
CAIRO (AP) — Amira Osman, a Sudanese women’s rights activist, was getting ready for bed a few minutes before midnight…
Iranian president says Tehran ‘never has hope’ in Vienna nuclear talks
February 12, 2022
Iranian president says Tehran ‘never has hope’ in Vienna nuclear talks
Feb 11 (Reuters) – Hardline Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Friday Tehran “never” pins hope on ongoing talks in…
Sudan’s military rulers step up crackdown, arrest activists
February 11, 2022
Sudan’s military rulers step up crackdown, arrest activists
CAIRO (AP) — Amira Osman, a Sudanese women’s rights activist, was getting ready for bed a few minutes before midnight…
EXCLUSIVE Qatar Petroleum no longer in EU antitrust crosshairs – sources
February 11, 2022
EXCLUSIVE Qatar Petroleum no longer in EU antitrust crosshairs – sources
BRUSSELS, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Qatar Petroleum is unlikely to face further EU antitrust action three years after EU regulators…
Saudi Arabia and UAE could ease oil market volatility, IEA says
February 11, 2022
Saudi Arabia and UAE could ease oil market volatility, IEA says
LONDON, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) could help to calm volatile oil markets…
Iranian president says Tehran ‘never has hope’ in Vienna nuclear talks
February 11, 2022
Iranian president says Tehran ‘never has hope’ in Vienna nuclear talks
Feb 11 (Reuters) – Hardline Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Friday Tehran “never” pins hope on ongoing talks in…