Middle East
Q&A: The hajj pilgrimage and its significance in Islam
August 9, 2019
Q&A: The hajj pilgrimage and its significance in Islam
Over 2 million Muslims from around the world are beginning the five-day hajj pilgrimage on Friday. They will circle Islam’s…
WHO says it has ‘zero tolerance’ for corruption in Yemen
August 9, 2019
WHO says it has ‘zero tolerance’ for corruption in Yemen
CAIRO (AP) — The World Health Organization says it follows “a zero-tolerance policy against all forms of corruption” amid calls…
Militiamen dig in at a front line of Yemen’s deadlocked war
August 9, 2019
Militiamen dig in at a front line of Yemen’s deadlocked war
MOREYS, Yemen (AP) — The militiamen pointed out across the hills, a landscape of nothing but stone and brush in…
More than two million Muslims begin hajj pilgrimage
August 9, 2019
More than two million Muslims begin hajj pilgrimage
More than two million Muslims begin the annual hajj on Friday as the Saudi hosts seek to deter politicisation of…
Iraq hands over human remains to Kuwait
August 8, 2019
Iraq hands over human remains to Kuwait
SAFWAN, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraq handed over on Thursday the remains of 48 Kuwaiti citizens who disappeared during the 1991…
Gazans too poor to afford sheep for Eid sacrifice under blockade, Israel cash row
August 8, 2019
Gazans too poor to afford sheep for Eid sacrifice under blockade, Israel cash row
GAZA (Reuters) – Ali usually marks the Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Adha with his family in the Gaza Strip by…
Tunisian defense minister Zbidi submits bid to run for president
August 8, 2019
Tunisian defense minister Zbidi submits bid to run for president
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian Defence Minister Abdelkarim Zbidi submitted his candidacy for a presidential election on Sept. 15 as an…
UK PM Johnson welcomes economic reforms in talks with Jordan’s King Abdullah
August 8, 2019
UK PM Johnson welcomes economic reforms in talks with Jordan’s King Abdullah
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosted Jordan’s King Abdullah for a working lunch on Wednesday to discuss…
In Iraqi holy city, row over female violinist at soccer match shows social rift
August 8, 2019
In Iraqi holy city, row over female violinist at soccer match shows social rift
KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) – The match should have been cause for young Iraqis to celebrate. Their national team beat Lebanon…
Israel’s national library to share reunited Kafka archive online
August 8, 2019
Israel’s national library to share reunited Kafka archive online
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s national library said on Wednesday it received the last part of a collection of Franz Kafka’s…