Middle East
The deepening costs of 4 Gaza wars in 13 years, in 4 charts
Middle East
August 25, 2021
The deepening costs of 4 Gaza wars in 13 years, in 4 charts
The latest war between Hamas and Israel followed a familiar – and troubling – pattern: Palestinian rocket fire, devastating Israeli…
Saudi Arabia allows entry of fully vaccinated Egyptian expats despite travel ban
Egypt
August 25, 2021
Saudi Arabia allows entry of fully vaccinated Egyptian expats despite travel ban
Saudi Arabia announced that it will now allow fully vaccinated expatriates to enter the Kingdom from countries facing a travel…
Biden says Afghan evacuation on track; humanitarian crisis looms
Middle East
August 25, 2021
Biden says Afghan evacuation on track; humanitarian crisis looms
Aug 25 (Reuters) – US President Joe Biden said US troops in Afghanistan faced mounting danger as they pushed to…
Iraq seeks to ease Saudi-Iran hostility at Baghdad summit
Middle East
August 25, 2021
Iraq seeks to ease Saudi-Iran hostility at Baghdad summit
BAGHDAD, Aug 25 (Reuters) – Iraq has invited Iran and Tehran’s Gulf Arab foes to a summit in Baghdad with…
Algeria breaks off diplomatic ties with neighboring Morocco
Middle East
August 25, 2021
Algeria breaks off diplomatic ties with neighboring Morocco
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria formally broke off diplomatic relations with neighboring Morocco on Tuesday, with the foreign minister citing…
Israeli leader meets with Biden as Mideast tensions grow
Middle East
August 25, 2021
Israeli leader meets with Biden as Mideast tensions grow
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s meeting with President Joe Biden comes in the midst of heightened tensions…
Afghanistan: UN receives reports of Taliban summary executions
Middle East
August 24, 2021
Afghanistan: UN receives reports of Taliban summary executions
The United Nations’ top human rights official, Michelle Bachelet, on Tuesday said her office had received credible reports of grave…
Turkey hopes for British tourists as German bookings fall
Middle East
August 24, 2021
Turkey hopes for British tourists as German bookings fall
ISTANBUL, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Turkey’s tourist sector is pinning its hopes on Britain removing it from a COVID-19 travel…
Israeli strikes hit Gaza; Palestinian teen killed in Nablus
Middle East
August 24, 2021
Israeli strikes hit Gaza; Palestinian teen killed in Nablus
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli warplanes struck targets in Gaza overnight, drawing machine-gun fire from Hamas in the heaviest…
G-7 grapples with Afghanistan, an afterthought not long ago
Middle East
August 24, 2021
G-7 grapples with Afghanistan, an afterthought not long ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two months ago, the leaders of the world’s seven major industrialized democracies met in summer sunshine on…