Middle East
Huge fire extinguished at oil facility in southern Lebanon
October 12, 2021
Huge fire extinguished at oil facility in southern Lebanon
ZAHRANI, Lebanon (AP) — Firefighters extinguished a huge blaze that broke out in a storage tank at one of Lebanon’s…
Jordan’s PM reshuffles cabinet in shake-up to spur investments
October 11, 2021
Jordan’s PM reshuffles cabinet in shake-up to spur investments
AMMAN, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Jordan’s prime minister Bisher al Khasawneh reshuffled his cabinet in the fourth shake-up since he…
Record low turnout suggests vote to throw out Iraq’s elite will leave them in power
October 11, 2021
Record low turnout suggests vote to throw out Iraq’s elite will leave them in power
BAGHDAD, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Record low turnout in Iraq’s parliamentary election suggested on Monday that a vote billed as…
Iraq says it has arrested top leader in Islamic State group
October 11, 2021
Iraq says it has arrested top leader in Islamic State group
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq said on Monday it has detained a top leader of the Islamic State group and a…
A bird stars in rare feel-good tale about Afghan evacuations
October 11, 2021
A bird stars in rare feel-good tale about Afghan evacuations
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The mynah bird squawks from a new cage in the French ambassador’s sunlit…
Early results show record low turnout in Iraq election
October 11, 2021
Early results show record low turnout in Iraq election
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq saw a record low election turnout since the US-led invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein, the…
Taliban says US will provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
October 11, 2021
Taliban says US will provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The US has agreed to provide humanitarian aid to a desperately poor Afghanistan on the brink of…
Iraqis cast ballots hoping for change few expect to happen
October 10, 2021
Iraqis cast ballots hoping for change few expect to happen
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqis cast ballots on Sunday for a new parliament in a vote boycotted by many of the…
Thousands protest against Tunisia leader with government awaited
October 10, 2021
Thousands protest against Tunisia leader with government awaited
TUNIS, Oct 10 (Reuters) – Thousands of Tunisians protested against President Kais Saied’s seizure of almost total power protested in…
Arabs ease Assad’s isolation as US looks elsewhere
October 10, 2021
Arabs ease Assad’s isolation as US looks elsewhere
BEIRUT, Oct 10 (Reuters) – While Bashar al-Assad is still shunned by the West who blame him for a decade…