Middle East
Dubai airport CEO: More passengers, but years to recover
November 15, 2021
Dubai airport CEO: More passengers, but years to recover
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, handled 20 percent more passenger…
Embraces and flowers greet Kuwaiti prisoners freed under amnesty
November 14, 2021
Embraces and flowers greet Kuwaiti prisoners freed under amnesty
KUWAIT, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Kuwait released a group of prisoners on Sunday pardoned by the emir in an amnesty…
Son of former Libyan ruler Gaddafi runs for president
November 14, 2021
Son of former Libyan ruler Gaddafi runs for president
TRIPOLI, Nov 14 (Reuters) – The son of Libya’s late dictator Muammar Gaddafi appeared for nearly the first time in…
Dubai Air Show opens to industry on the mend amid COVID-19
November 14, 2021
Dubai Air Show opens to industry on the mend amid COVID-19
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai’s biennial Air Show opened Sunday to a world still reeling from the pandemic…
Kuwait emir accepts govt resignation – state news agency
November 14, 2021
Kuwait emir accepts govt resignation – state news agency
DUBAI, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmed al-Sabah accepted on Sunday the resignation of the government, state…
Israel denies espionage charge against couple arrested in Turkey
November 14, 2021
Israel denies espionage charge against couple arrested in Turkey
JERUSALEM/ANKARA, Nov 14 (Reuters) – Israel is working for the release of an Israeli couple being held in Turkey, denying…
Government-allied forces leave Yemeni city, rebels re-enter
November 14, 2021
Government-allied forces leave Yemeni city, rebels re-enter
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognized government have withdrawn from the strategic port city of Hodeida,…
Al-Jazeera says bureau chief detained by Sudanese forces
November 14, 2021
Al-Jazeera says bureau chief detained by Sudanese forces
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — The Qatar-based satellite news network Al-Jazeera said Sunday its bureau chief in Sudan was detained by…
Air Force official says US to maintain presence in Mideast
November 13, 2021
Air Force official says US to maintain presence in Mideast
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The top US Air Force general in the Mideast said Saturday that American airmen…
Sudanese rally against army tightening grip on power; 1 dead
November 13, 2021
Sudanese rally against army tightening grip on power; 1 dead
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudanese security forces fired live ammunition and tear gas on Saturday to disperse protesters denouncing the…