Middle East
Work not handouts: entrepreneurs reboot image of refugees
May 31, 2019
Work not handouts: entrepreneurs reboot image of refugees
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Stuck in a former Dutch prison housing asylum seekers, Syrian software trainer Tey el-Rjula conjured…
During Ramadan, late-night gyms boom in the Gaza Strip
May 31, 2019
During Ramadan, late-night gyms boom in the Gaza Strip
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — It’s past midnight, but a dozen Palestinians are still running and sweating at a…
Sudan’s military rulers say protest site threatens stability: TV
May 31, 2019
Sudan’s military rulers say protest site threatens stability: TV
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Sudanese demonstrators converged on central Khartoum on Thursday night demanding civilian rule amid…
Second Saudi ship leaves French port without arms cargo -rights group
May 31, 2019
Second Saudi ship leaves French port without arms cargo -rights group
PARIS (Reuters) – A Saudi cargo ship has left the southern French port of Fos-sur-Mer without loading its arms cargo…
Afghan presidential palace rocked by sex harassment allegations
May 30, 2019
Afghan presidential palace rocked by sex harassment allegations
A former Afghan government official recently alleged that some members of President Ashraf Ghani’s administration were trading government positions for sexual…
General’s growing political clout poses a risk to Sudan’s transition
May 30, 2019
General’s growing political clout poses a risk to Sudan’s transition
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Six weeks after a coup d’etat in Sudan, high-profile military leader General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo is evolving…
Israel faces repeat 2019 election after parliament dissolves
May 30, 2019
Israel faces repeat 2019 election after parliament dissolves
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel embarked Thursday on an unprecedented snap election campaign — the second this year — after Prime…
Crop fires, a weapon of war, ruin Iraqi, Syrian harvests
May 30, 2019
Crop fires, a weapon of war, ruin Iraqi, Syrian harvests
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — It was looking to be a good year for farmers across parts of Syria and Iraq.…
Turkey frees US scientist but tensions remain
May 30, 2019
Turkey frees US scientist but tensions remain
Turkey on Wednesday released a NASA scientist with dual US-Turkish citizenship whose nearly three-year detention had soured relations, but the…
UAE expats get taste of Ramadan traditional sweets
May 30, 2019
UAE expats get taste of Ramadan traditional sweets
Nida Mohammed drove for more than an hour from Fujairah to Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates just to buy…