Middle East
Israel’s president to pick candidate next week to try to form a government
March 29, 2021
Israel’s president to pick candidate next week to try to form a government
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s president will begin consultations with political parties next Monday on their preferred candidate to try to…
Factbox: Saudi Arabia seeks to draw in foreign companies
March 29, 2021
Factbox: Saudi Arabia seeks to draw in foreign companies
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has been pushing foreign firms to invest in the kingdom and set up regional headquarters…
Human Rights Watch calls on Qatar to dismantle male guardianship
March 29, 2021
Human Rights Watch calls on Qatar to dismantle male guardianship
DUBAI (Reuters) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Qatar on Monday to eliminate male guardianship rules that prevent women making…
US-backed Syrian forces raid camp of IS families, arrest 9
March 29, 2021
US-backed Syrian forces raid camp of IS families, arrest 9
BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of Kurdish-led forces, with assistance from the US-led coalition, launched a military operation Sunday at a…
Pleas for more aid to Syria: ‘We don’t have nearly enough’
March 29, 2021
Pleas for more aid to Syria: ‘We don’t have nearly enough’
BEIRUT (AP) — At age 19, Fatima al-Omar is at her wits’ end. In the last year alone, she lost…
US envoy to Afghanistan heads to Turkey and region to push talks to end conflict
March 28, 2021
US envoy to Afghanistan heads to Turkey and region to push talks to end conflict
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad has departed for Turkey and the region, the US…
Sudan and main rebel group restart peace talks
March 28, 2021
Sudan and main rebel group restart peace talks
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s interim government and the main rebel group in the country agreed on Sunday to re-start peace…
Saudi Arabia sees fields of green with major tree-planting drive
March 28, 2021
Saudi Arabia sees fields of green with major tree-planting drive
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia aims to plant 10 billion trees in the coming decades as part of an ambitious…
Iraq’s Yazidis warn of ongoing threats from extremists
March 28, 2021
Iraq’s Yazidis warn of ongoing threats from extremists
In a landmark decision this month, Iraq’s parliament passed the Yazidi Female Survivors Law, recognizing the atrocities committed by the…
Turkish women protest over Erdogan’s decision to exit domestic violence treaty
March 28, 2021
Turkish women protest over Erdogan’s decision to exit domestic violence treaty
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Several thousand women took to the streets in Istanbul on Saturday to demand Turkey reverses its decision…