Middle East
Turkish unemployment jumps to highest rate in nearly a decade
April 15, 2019
Turkish unemployment jumps to highest rate in nearly a decade
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s unemployment rate surged to 14.7 percent in the December-February period, its highest level in nearly a…
Greece’s Energean discovers natural gas reserve offshore Israel
April 15, 2019
Greece’s Energean discovers natural gas reserve offshore Israel
LONDON (Reuters) – Greek energy firm Energean has made a vast discovery of 28-42 billion cubic meters of natural gas…
Iraq seeks to reclaim leadership role, status in Arab world
April 15, 2019
Iraq seeks to reclaim leadership role, status in Arab world
BAGHDAD (AP) — After decades of conflict, Iraq is seeking to reclaim a leadership role and status in the Arab…
New Palestinian government forgets ‘heritage’ clause while swearing in
April 15, 2019
New Palestinian government forgets ‘heritage’ clause while swearing in
Ministers of the new Palestinian government on Sunday were sworn in a second time after dropping a phrase from their…
Red Cross reveals staff abducted in Syria
April 15, 2019
Red Cross reveals staff abducted in Syria
A New Zealand nurse and two Syrian drivers working for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) were abducted…
Sudan protesters demand ‘immediate’ civilian rule
April 15, 2019
Sudan protesters demand ‘immediate’ civilian rule
Sudanese protesters on Sunday demanded the country’s military rulers “immediately” hand power over to a civilian government that should then…
Iraq unearths mass grave of Kurds killed by Saddam
April 14, 2019
Iraq unearths mass grave of Kurds killed by Saddam
SAMAWA, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraq must never forget Saddam Hussein’s crimes or allow his party to return, President Barham Salih…
Palestinian president swears in new government
April 14, 2019
Palestinian president swears in new government
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A new government for the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority was sworn in Saturday, led by…
Sudan protesters present demands to military in talks
April 14, 2019
Sudan protesters present demands to military in talks
Sudanese protest organizers have presented demands to the country’s new military rulers, urging the creation of a civilian government, the…
Sudan’s new military ruler vows to ‘uproot’ Bashir regime
April 14, 2019
Sudan’s new military ruler vows to ‘uproot’ Bashir regime
Sudan’s second new military leader in as many days vowed Saturday to “uproot” deposed president Omar al-Bashir’s regime and release…