Middle East
Anger in Lebanon over central bank ending of fuel subsidies
August 12, 2021
Anger in Lebanon over central bank ending of fuel subsidies
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister on Thursday called a decision by the central bank to end subsidies to…
Syrian properties in Ankara attacked after youth killed
August 12, 2021
Syrian properties in Ankara attacked after youth killed
ANKARA, Aug 12 (Reuters) – A crowd of Turks attacked shops and homes belonging to Syrians in the Turkish capital…
Some Afghans blame neighboring Pakistan for Taliban gains
August 12, 2021
Some Afghans blame neighboring Pakistan for Taliban gains
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — When Wahab disappeared from his home in Afghanistan to sign on for jihad, it was in…
Israel to OK new homes for West Bank settlers, Palestinians -security official
August 12, 2021
Israel to OK new homes for West Bank settlers, Palestinians -security official
TEL AVIV, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Israel is set to approve construction of new homes for Jewish settlers in the…
Kuwait’s economic makeover under threat as small businesses fight for life
August 12, 2021
Kuwait’s economic makeover under threat as small businesses fight for life
KUWAIT, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Thousands of small and medium Kuwaiti businesses could go to the wall after being walloped…
Taliban take 10th Afghan provincial capital in blitz
August 12, 2021
Taliban take 10th Afghan provincial capital in blitz
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban captured a provincial capital near Kabul on Thursday, the 10th the insurgents have taken…
To get to Europe, Tunisian migrants turn to ‘self-smuggling’
August 11, 2021
To get to Europe, Tunisian migrants turn to ‘self-smuggling’
In a self-made video, posted live on Facebook, young Tunisians on the boat clattering noisily toward the Italian coastline look relaxed, as…
Germany and Netherlands suspend deportations to Afghanistan
August 11, 2021
Germany and Netherlands suspend deportations to Afghanistan
Germany will temporarily stop deportations to Afghanistan due to the unstable security situation, the German Interior Ministry told DW on Wednesday.…
With fuel scarce, Yemen’s forests are next casualty of war
August 11, 2021
With fuel scarce, Yemen’s forests are next casualty of war
KHAMIS BANISAAD, Yemen, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Yemeni lumberjack Ali al-Emadi spends hours chopping down an acacia tree with an…
CIA director Burns holds talks in Israel, with focus on Iran
August 11, 2021
CIA director Burns holds talks in Israel, with focus on Iran
JERUSALEM, Aug 11 (Reuters) – US Central Intelligence Agency director William Burns held talks in Israel on Wednesday with Prime…