Middle East
Uproar over Poland comments lingers for Israel’s Netanyahu
February 18, 2019
Uproar over Poland comments lingers for Israel’s Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (AP) — An off-hand comment by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Warsaw about Poland and the Holocaust looks…
Qatar real estate market faces reality check before World Cup
February 18, 2019
Qatar real estate market faces reality check before World Cup
DOHA/DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar’s Doha Tower, a spike-tipped cylinder that glows orange at night, won an award when finished in…
Rouhani says Iran ready to improve ties with Gulf states
February 17, 2019
Rouhani says Iran ready to improve ties with Gulf states
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran is ready to work with all of its neighbors to secure peace in the Middle East…
Iran pressures Europe for more effort to save nuclear deal
February 17, 2019
Iran pressures Europe for more effort to save nuclear deal
Europeans need to do more than talk if they want to preserve a deal meant to keep Tehran from obtaining…
US-backed Syria force says IS holding 1,000 civilians
February 17, 2019
US-backed Syria force says IS holding 1,000 civilians
AL-OMAR OIL FIELD BASE, Syria (AP) — Islamic State militants are preventing more than 1,000 civilians from leaving a tiny…
Qatar’s real estate market faces reality check ahead of World Cup
February 17, 2019
Qatar’s real estate market faces reality check ahead of World Cup
DOHA/DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar’s Doha Tower, a spike-tipped cylinder that glows orange at night, won an award when finished in…
Merkel defends Iran deal, multilateralism but Pence resists
February 17, 2019
Merkel defends Iran deal, multilateralism but Pence resists
MUNICH (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel drew lengthy applause Saturday for her spirited defense of a multilateral approach to…
Sudan lawmakers postpone amendment to keep Bashir in power
February 16, 2019
Sudan lawmakers postpone amendment to keep Bashir in power
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A parliamentary committee tasked with amending Sudan’s constitution to allow President Omar al-Bashir to run for another…
Iran threatens retaliation over car bombing that killed 27
February 16, 2019
Iran threatens retaliation over car bombing that killed 27
ISFAHAN, Iran (AP) — The head of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard threatened to retaliate against neighboring Saudi Arabia and United…
Last Islamic State holdout on verge of defeat in east Syria
February 16, 2019
Last Islamic State holdout on verge of defeat in east Syria
NEAR BAGHOUZ, Syria (Reuters) – The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) will capture Islamic State’s last enclave in eastern Syria…