Middle East
Algerian rights lawyer Mustapha Bouchachi, a leading voice for change
April 16, 2019
Algerian rights lawyer Mustapha Bouchachi, a leading voice for change
Emotion filled the voice of Mustapha Bouchachi as the Algerian veteran lawyer and human rights activist recalled the peaceful mass…
Australia grandmother in emotional reunion with IS fighter’s orphans
April 16, 2019
Australia grandmother in emotional reunion with IS fighter’s orphans
An Australian grandmother to children of a notorious Islamic State group fighter has tracked down the orphans in a Syrian…
Taliban team at Afghan peace talks in Qatar to include women: spokesman
April 16, 2019
Taliban team at Afghan peace talks in Qatar to include women: spokesman
KABUL (Reuters) – Women will be included for the first time in the Taliban delegation to peace talks in Qatar…
Fourteen killed in clashes in displacement camp in Sudan’s Darfur
April 16, 2019
Fourteen killed in clashes in displacement camp in Sudan’s Darfur
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Fourteen people were killed in clashes in a displacement camp in Sudan’s Darfur on Saturday, Sudan news…
Activists say Sudan’s military attempted to break up sit-in
April 15, 2019
Activists say Sudan’s military attempted to break up sit-in
CAIRO (AP) — Organizers behind Sudanese anti-government protests say the military has attempted to break up their sit-in but backed…
‘Arab Spring 2.0’ is a reboot full of bugs
April 15, 2019
‘Arab Spring 2.0’ is a reboot full of bugs
(CNN)–The acts of hope and courage shown in Algeria and Sudan over the past weeks felt ever so fleetingly like…
Turkish unemployment jumps to highest rate in nearly a decade
April 15, 2019
Turkish unemployment jumps to highest rate in nearly a decade
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s unemployment rate surged to 14.7 percent in the December-February period, its highest level in nearly a…
Greece’s Energean discovers natural gas reserve offshore Israel
April 15, 2019
Greece’s Energean discovers natural gas reserve offshore Israel
LONDON (Reuters) – Greek energy firm Energean has made a vast discovery of 28-42 billion cubic meters of natural gas…
Iraq seeks to reclaim leadership role, status in Arab world
April 15, 2019
Iraq seeks to reclaim leadership role, status in Arab world
BAGHDAD (AP) — After decades of conflict, Iraq is seeking to reclaim a leadership role and status in the Arab…
New Palestinian government forgets ‘heritage’ clause while swearing in
April 15, 2019
New Palestinian government forgets ‘heritage’ clause while swearing in
Ministers of the new Palestinian government on Sunday were sworn in a second time after dropping a phrase from their…