Middle East
Chaotic week after US-Taliban deal leaves Afghans’ fate unclear
March 8, 2020
Chaotic week after US-Taliban deal leaves Afghans’ fate unclear
A US-Taliban deal that was supposed to kickstart peace talks between the insurgents and the Kabul government is looking flimsier…
Sudan women decry slow progress on rights since Bashir’s fall
March 8, 2020
Sudan women decry slow progress on rights since Bashir’s fall
Sudanese women were at the forefront of the protests that toppled autocrat Omar al-Bashir but 11 months on, activists are…
Gulf states report new rise in coronavirus cases
March 7, 2020
Gulf states report new rise in coronavirus cases
DUBAI (Reuters) – The number of coronavirus cases in the United Arab Emirates has risen to 45 from 30, the…
Turkey says ceasefire holds in Syria’s Idlib, Russia reports some shootings
March 7, 2020
Turkey says ceasefire holds in Syria’s Idlib, Russia reports some shootings
ISTANBUL/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Saturday there had been no violations of the ceasefire in…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seeks absolution in virus fight
March 7, 2020
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seeks absolution in virus fight
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Wearing gas masks and waterproof fatigues, members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard now spray down…
Lebanon in ‘final hours before’ declaring it cannot pay its debts: senior MP
March 7, 2020
Lebanon in ‘final hours before’ declaring it cannot pay its debts: senior MP
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon is in “the final hours before” formally announcing it cannot pay its debts, senior MP Alain…
Dozens killed as gunmen attack Afghan political rally
March 7, 2020
Dozens killed as gunmen attack Afghan political rally
Dozens of people were killed when gunmen opened fire at a political rally in Kabul on Friday, the deadliest assault…
Saudi detains three royal princes over ‘coup plot’: reports
March 7, 2020
Saudi detains three royal princes over ‘coup plot’: reports
Saudi authorities have detained three princes including King Salman’s brother and nephew on charges of plotting a coup, the US…
Blast near U.S. Embassy in Tunisia kills policeman
March 6, 2020
Blast near U.S. Embassy in Tunisia kills policeman
TUNIS (Reuters) — Two militants on a motorbike blew themselves up outside the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia on Friday, killing…
Attack in Kabul kills at least 27 people, wounds dozens
March 6, 2020
Attack in Kabul kills at least 27 people, wounds dozens
KABUL (Reuters) — Gunmen attacked a ceremony in Kabul on Friday, killing at least 27 people in the first major…