Middle East
Judge suspends probe into Lebanon port blast amid challenges
September 27, 2021
Judge suspends probe into Lebanon port blast amid challenges
BEIRUT (AP) — The lead judge investigating last year’s massive blast in Beirut’s port suspended his work in the case…
US officials: Biden aide to meet Saudi crown prince on Yemen
September 27, 2021
US officials: Biden aide to meet Saudi crown prince on Yemen
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan is traveling to Saudi Arabia on Monday to meet…
Israeli troops kill 5 Palestinians in West Bank gunbattles
September 27, 2021
Israeli troops kill 5 Palestinians in West Bank gunbattles
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops conducted a series of arrest raids against suspected Hamas militants across the occupied West Bank…
Gaza to begin rebuilding homes destroyed in May conflict
September 27, 2021
Gaza to begin rebuilding homes destroyed in May conflict
GAZA, Sept 26 (Reuters) – The reconstruction of homes in Gaza that were destroyed or damaged in the May conflict…
Shadow contracts, smoke, mirrors keep the lights out in Iraq
September 27, 2021
Shadow contracts, smoke, mirrors keep the lights out in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — In the Baghdad suburb of Sadr City, glossy election campaign posters are plastered alongside jungles of sagging…
Libya’s presidency seeks consensus on election law
September 26, 2021
Libya’s presidency seeks consensus on election law
NEW YORK, Sept 25 (Reuters) – The head of Libya’s Presidency Council said on Saturday he would urge candidates in…
UN and Afghanistan’s Taliban, figuring out how to interact
September 26, 2021
UN and Afghanistan’s Taliban, figuring out how to interact
It’s been little more than a month since Kalashnikov-toting Taliban fighters in their signature heavy beards, hightop sneakers and shalwar…
‘Soon’ in Iranian parlance differs from West’s in nuclear talks, Iran’s top diplomat says
September 26, 2021
‘Soon’ in Iranian parlance differs from West’s in nuclear talks, Iran’s top diplomat says
Sept 25 (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Saturday that when his government says it will return…
Refugees in fear as sentiment turns against them in Turkey
September 26, 2021
Refugees in fear as sentiment turns against them in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Fatima Alzahra Shon thinks neighbors attacked her and her son in their Istanbul apartment building because…
UAE announces ministerial changes including finance, environment
September 26, 2021
UAE announces ministerial changes including finance, environment
RIYADH, Sept 25 (Reuters) – United Arab Emirates Prime Minister and Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced…