war
Biopic tribute to slain war reporter Marie Colvin as journalism comes ‘under attack’
Culture
October 22, 2018
Biopic tribute to slain war reporter Marie Colvin as journalism comes ‘under attack’
A biopic of war correspondent Marie Colvin, who died in Syria in 2012, is a celebration of journalism as…
2011 revolution ‘was the wrong cure to the wrong diagnosis’: Sisi
Egypt
October 11, 2018
2011 revolution ‘was the wrong cure to the wrong diagnosis’: Sisi
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reflected on several aspects of the country’s past on Thursday, in his speech at…
Israel kills 2 Palestinians in overnight airstrike
Middle East
September 18, 2018
Israel kills 2 Palestinians in overnight airstrike
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Health Ministry said early Tuesday that paramedics recovered two bodies after an…
Syria and Jordan begin talks on opening vital border crossing
Middle East
September 13, 2018
Syria and Jordan begin talks on opening vital border crossing
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan and Syria held their first technical talks on opening a major border crossing in southern…
Uneasy truce may not last long in embattled Libyan capital
Middle East
September 7, 2018
Uneasy truce may not last long in embattled Libyan capital
TRIPOLI/TUNIS (Reuters) – Residents of Tripoli emerging from their homes to take advantage of a ceasefire between armed groups…
Iran summit seeks to avert a bloodbath in northwestern Syria
Middle East
September 6, 2018
Iran summit seeks to avert a bloodbath in northwestern Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — When the presidents of Russia, Turkey and Iran meet Friday in Tehran, all eyes will be…
UN to host first peace talks over war-torn Yemen since 2016
Middle East
September 5, 2018
UN to host first peace talks over war-torn Yemen since 2016
GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations is set to host peace talks between Yemen’s Saudi-backed government and rebels including…
Yemen faces new surge in cholera cases: UN
Middle East
September 1, 2018
Yemen faces new surge in cholera cases: UN
Yemen faces a possible third wave of a cholera epidemic, the UN warned Thursday, following a jump in the…
Yemeni government and Houthi movement invited to Sept 6 peace talks: U.N
Middle East
August 17, 2018
Yemeni government and Houthi movement invited to Sept 6 peace talks: U.N
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations has invited the Yemeni government and the Houthi movement that controls most of the…
Turkey hits back at US with tariff hikes on key products
Middle East
August 15, 2018
Turkey hits back at US with tariff hikes on key products
Turkey on Wednesday said it was hiking tariffs on imports of several key US products in retaliation for American sanctions…