Middle East
Pakistan’s PM Khan sacks heads of gas utilities
January 9, 2019
Pakistan’s PM Khan sacks heads of gas utilities
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday sacked the chiefs of Sui Natural Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL)…
Fate of ISIS fighters captured in Syria?
January 9, 2019
Fate of ISIS fighters captured in Syria?
WASHINGTON (AP) — What to do with hundreds of foreign ISIS fighters captured in Syria has become a critical and…
Israel looks to tackle Bedouin polygamy
January 9, 2019
Israel looks to tackle Bedouin polygamy
LAKIYA, Israel (AP) — On Hadra al-Faqira’s wedding anniversary, just weeks after she gave birth to a daughter, her husband…
Kurds’ ambitions caught in power games
January 9, 2019
Kurds’ ambitions caught in power games
BEIRUT (AP) — They always anticipated US support would run out, but President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to rapidly pull…
Israeli ex-minister pleads guilty to spying for Iran
January 9, 2019
Israeli ex-minister pleads guilty to spying for Iran
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli former cabinet minister admitting to spying for Iran on Wednesday in a plea deal in…
Turkey building boom turning to bust as economy slows
January 9, 2019
Turkey building boom turning to bust as economy slows
Deep in a provincial region of northwestern Turkey, it looks like a mirage — hundreds of luxury houses built in…
UN asks Australia to consider Saudi teen for ‘refugee resettlement’
January 9, 2019
UN asks Australia to consider Saudi teen for ‘refugee resettlement’
The UN has said an 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled her family is a legitimate refugee and has asked…
Pompeo launches Mideast tour vowing no IS return
January 8, 2019
Pompeo launches Mideast tour vowing no IS return
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived Tuesday in Jordan on a Middle East tour to show commitment to…
Erdogan rebukes Bolton over Kurdish militia comments
January 8, 2019
Erdogan rebukes Bolton over Kurdish militia comments
ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan rebuked Washington’s national security adviser on Tuesday for demanding that Turkey does not harm…
Australia to ‘consider’ Saudi woman’s asylum plea
January 8, 2019
Australia to ‘consider’ Saudi woman’s asylum plea
Australia said Tuesday it will “carefully consider” the asylum claim of an 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled alleged abuse…