Middle East
Afghan government to attend both US and Russia backed peace conferences
March 14, 2021
Afghan government to attend both US and Russia backed peace conferences
KABUL (Reuters) – The Afghan government said on Saturday it would participate in two separate US- and Russian-backed peace conferences…
Syrian farmer lost wife and sons to war; grandchildren are his solace
March 14, 2021
Syrian farmer lost wife and sons to war; grandchildren are his solace
IDLIB, Syria (Reuters) – Abdel Razzak al-Khatoun was a well-to-do farmer in Syria’s rural Hama province. Ten years after the…
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian family in West Bank
March 14, 2021
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian family in West Bank
JERUSALEM (AP) — A group of Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian family on Saturday near a settlement outpost in the…
Migrants demand international probe into deadly Yemen fire
March 14, 2021
Migrants demand international probe into deadly Yemen fire
CAIRO (AP) — A leader of the migrant community in the Yemeni capital on Saturday called for an international probe…
Car bomb kills at least 7, injures 53 in Afghan Herat province
March 13, 2021
Car bomb kills at least 7, injures 53 in Afghan Herat province
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A powerful car bomb near a police station on Friday night killed at least seven people…
Jordan health minister steps down after deaths in virus ward
March 13, 2021
Jordan health minister steps down after deaths in virus ward
SALT, Jordan (AP) — Jordan’s health minister stepped down Saturday after at least six patients in a hospital COVID-19 patient…
Iraqi woman who met the pope sees little chance for change
March 13, 2021
Iraqi woman who met the pope sees little chance for change
BAGHDAD (AP) — The story of Doha Sabah Abdallah’s personal tragedy and loss deeply resonated with Pope Francis during his…
Report: Crowd attacks Iran coast guard after smuggler shot
March 13, 2021
Report: Crowd attacks Iran coast guard after smuggler shot
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Protesters attacked a coast guard station in southern Iran after a patrol from the force shot…
For Syrians, a decade of displacement with no end in sight
March 13, 2021
For Syrians, a decade of displacement with no end in sight
BAR ELIAS, Lebanon (AP) — Mohammed Zakaria has lived in a plastic tent in eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley for almost…
Kuwait’s #MeToo moment: Women denounce harassment, violence
March 13, 2021
Kuwait’s #MeToo moment: Women denounce harassment, violence
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Abrar Zenkawi was cruising toward the beach in Kuwait City when she saw a…