Middle East
Fate of Lebanon minister after row with Gulf stirs division
November 1, 2021
Fate of Lebanon minister after row with Gulf stirs division
BEIRUT (AP) — The diplomatic row between Lebanon and Saudi Arabia is aggravating divisions in Lebanon, already reeling from an…
American B-1B bomber flies over Mideast amid Iran tensions
November 1, 2021
American B-1B bomber flies over Mideast amid Iran tensions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The US Air Force said Sunday it flew a B-1B strategic bomber over key…
UN chief to Sudan army: Reverse coup, take heed of protests
October 31, 2021
UN chief to Sudan army: Reverse coup, take heed of protests
CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. secretary general urged Sudan’s generals on Sunday to reverse their takeover of the country, a…
Lebanon’s top Christian cleric calls on authorities to defuse crisis with Gulf
October 31, 2021
Lebanon’s top Christian cleric calls on authorities to defuse crisis with Gulf
DUBAI, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Lebanese Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros Al-Rai called on the authorities on Sunday to take a…
Blaming climate change, Turkish farmers count the cost of drought
October 31, 2021
Blaming climate change, Turkish farmers count the cost of drought
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Rain fell on Bicar Icli’s fields in southeastern Turkey for the first time in…
Taliban’s reclusive supreme leader appears, belying rumours of his death
October 31, 2021
Taliban’s reclusive supreme leader appears, belying rumours of his death
KABUL, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Taliban’s reclusive supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, made a rare public appearance in the southern city…
Kuwait, UAE join Saudi Arabia with measures against Lebanon
October 31, 2021
Kuwait, UAE join Saudi Arabia with measures against Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese politicians scrambled to resolve a diplomatic spat with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf nations on Saturday,…
Tens of thousands protest Sudan’s coup, 3 protesters killed
October 31, 2021
Tens of thousands protest Sudan’s coup, 3 protesters killed
CAIRO (AP) — Tens of thousands of Sudanese took to the streets across the country Saturday, in the largest pro-democracy…
Woman now thought to be Afghanistan’s last Jew flees country
October 30, 2021
Woman now thought to be Afghanistan’s last Jew flees country
JERUSALEM (AP) — For years, Zebulon Simentov branded himself as the “last Jew of Afghanistan,” the sole remnant of a…
Lebanon says government can’t afford to resign as Saudi rift widens
October 30, 2021
Lebanon says government can’t afford to resign as Saudi rift widens
BEIRUT, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Lebanon’s government cannot afford to resign over a growing diplomatic crisis with Saudi Arabia and…