Middle East
Iran must resist US sanctions through oil, non-oil exports: Rouhani
May 4, 2019
Iran must resist US sanctions through oil, non-oil exports: Rouhani
DUBAI (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday Iran must counter US sanctions by continuing to export its oil…
Explainer: Who is targeting the Muslim Brotherhood?
May 3, 2019
Explainer: Who is targeting the Muslim Brotherhood?
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is working to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, a…
Seven dead as migrant boat sinks off western Turkey: coast guard
May 3, 2019
Seven dead as migrant boat sinks off western Turkey: coast guard
ANKARA (Reuters) – Seven people, including five children, were killed on Friday after a boat carrying migrants sank off the…
Fighting rages overnight in Libyan capital
May 3, 2019
Fighting rages overnight in Libyan capital
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Heavy fighting raged through the night in the battle for the Libyan capital Tripoli, with neither side…
Deadly escalation in northwestern Syria threatens truce
May 3, 2019
Deadly escalation in northwestern Syria threatens truce
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian activists say dozens of airstrikes by government forces and Russia on the last rebel-held enclave in…
Prosecutor orders Sudan’s Bashir interrogated
May 3, 2019
Prosecutor orders Sudan’s Bashir interrogated
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s public prosecutor on Thursday ordered ousted President Omar al-Bashir to be interrogated on charges of money…
Four Saudi women activists freed pending trial
May 3, 2019
Four Saudi women activists freed pending trial
Saudi Arabia has released four more female activists from custody pending trial, rights campaigners have announced. This means that seven…
Sudanese hold mass rally amid standoff with generals
May 2, 2019
Sudanese hold mass rally amid standoff with generals
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — Sudan’s protesters held a mass rally Thursday to step up pressure on the military to hand…
Strike by Tunisian fuel workers leads to queues and empty pumps
May 2, 2019
Strike by Tunisian fuel workers leads to queues and empty pumps
TUNIS (Reuters) – Fuel distribution workers in Tunisia began a three-day strike on Thursday to demand higher wages, leading to…
Semenya to run in Doha as storm rages over new IAAF rules
May 2, 2019
Semenya to run in Doha as storm rages over new IAAF rules
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya will run her last 800-metres on Friday before the International Association…