Middle East
Islamic State hits back, aided by power vacuum in Iraq and Syria
February 2, 2022
Islamic State hits back, aided by power vacuum in Iraq and Syria
JALAWLA, Iraq, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Yousif Ibrahim no longer travels by night along the roads around his hometown of…
Factbox: After the fall, Islamic State strikes from Iraq and Syria hinterlands
February 2, 2022
Factbox: After the fall, Islamic State strikes from Iraq and Syria hinterlands
ISTANBUL, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Nearly three years after their self-declared caliphate was dismantled and their forces defeated in a…
Saudi Aramco buys 7.4% stake in Norwegian software firm Cognite
February 2, 2022
Saudi Aramco buys 7.4% stake in Norwegian software firm Cognite
OSLO, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Saudi Aramco (2222.SE) has bought a 7.4% stake in Norwegian industrial software group Cognite from oil firm…
Yemenis, strapped for cash, yearn for their own honey
February 2, 2022
Yemenis, strapped for cash, yearn for their own honey
SANAA, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Idrees al-Haddad used to buy 7 kilogram tubs of Yemen’s world-famous honey when he went…
Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets in Iraq, Syria – defense minister
February 2, 2022
Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets in Iraq, Syria – defense minister
ISTANBUL, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militant targets, including training camps, shelters and ammunition storage areas in…
Rights group: Iran executes 2 gay men over sodomy charges
February 1, 2022
Rights group: Iran executes 2 gay men over sodomy charges
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has executed two gay men who were convicted on charges of sodomy and…
Israel police find indication of unlawful surveillance
February 1, 2022
Israel police find indication of unlawful surveillance
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli police said Tuesday that it had found evidence pointing to unauthorized use of sophisticated spyware…
As Israel learns to live with COVID, hospitals struggle to cope
February 1, 2022
As Israel learns to live with COVID, hospitals struggle to cope
JERUSALEM, Feb 1 (Reuters) – A global leader in vaccine rollout during early waves of the coronavirus, Israel’s government has…
Time for political decisions as Iran talks enter ‘final stretch’ -U.S. official
February 1, 2022
Time for political decisions as Iran talks enter ‘final stretch’ -U.S. official
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Indirect talks between the United States and Iran on returning to the 2015 nuclear agreement…
Blinken discusses Palestinian Authority reform with Mahmoud Abbas
February 1, 2022
Blinken discusses Palestinian Authority reform with Mahmoud Abbas
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the need for reform in the Palestinian Authority…