Middle East
Syrian military chief makes rare visit to Jordan to discuss border security
September 20, 2021
Syrian military chief makes rare visit to Jordan to discuss border security
AMMAN, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Syria’s defense minister visited Jordan on Sunday to discuss stability on their mutual border, the…
Abu Dhabi’s state holding firm ADQ hires more bankers as it steps up deal-making
September 19, 2021
Abu Dhabi’s state holding firm ADQ hires more bankers as it steps up deal-making
DUBAI, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi’s $110 billion state holding company ADQ has hired scores of investment bankers from…
Two Afghans who trekked to France have lessons for evacuees
September 19, 2021
Two Afghans who trekked to France have lessons for evacuees
PARIS (AP) — One slept on the streets of Paris, the other in a massive makeshift migrant camp in northern…
Israel captures last two escaped Palestinian militants
September 19, 2021
Israel captures last two escaped Palestinian militants
TEL AVIV/RAMALLAH, West Bank, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Israeli forces on Sunday caught the last two of six Palestinian militants…
Taliban-run Kabul municipality to female workers: Stay home
September 19, 2021
Taliban-run Kabul municipality to female workers: Stay home
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Female employees in the Kabul city government have been told to stay home, with work only…
UAE rejects European Parliament resolution on human rights as ‘incorrect’
September 19, 2021
UAE rejects European Parliament resolution on human rights as ‘incorrect’
DUBAI, Sept 17 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates rejected on Friday as “factually incorrect” a resolution passed by the…
Fearful US residents in Afghanistan hiding out from Taliban
September 19, 2021
Fearful US residents in Afghanistan hiding out from Taliban
Every night in yet another house in Afghanistan’s capital, a US green card-holding couple from California take turns sleeping, with…
Taliban replace ministry for women with one restricting them
September 18, 2021
Taliban replace ministry for women with one restricting them
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers set up a ministry for the “propagation of virtue and the prevention…
Abu Dhabi cancels COVID-19 entry testing for UAE travelers
September 18, 2021
Abu Dhabi cancels COVID-19 entry testing for UAE travelers
DUBAI, Sept 18 (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi will cancel COVID-19 testing requirements to enter the emirate for travelers from the…
UN concerned about detained migrants vanishing in Libya
September 18, 2021
UN concerned about detained migrants vanishing in Libya
ON BOARD THE GEO BARENTS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA (AP) — A UN migration agency official expressed concerns Friday over…