Middle East
Iran orders 70 villages evacuated in Khuzestan due to flood risk
April 2, 2019
Iran orders 70 villages evacuated in Khuzestan due to flood risk
GENEVA/DUBAi (Reuters) – Flood risks have forced the Iranian government to order the evacuation of 70 villages in the oil-rich…
Slain Saudi journalist Khashoggi’s children paid by kingdom: report
April 2, 2019
Slain Saudi journalist Khashoggi’s children paid by kingdom: report
The children of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi have received multi-million dollar homes and are being paid thousands of dollars…
American hackers helped UAE spy on Al Jazeera Chairman, BBC Host
April 2, 2019
American hackers helped UAE spy on Al Jazeera Chairman, BBC Host
A group of American hackers who once worked for U.S. intelligence agencies helped the United Arab Emirates spy on a BBC…
Algeria’s president: From freedom fighter to public enemy
April 2, 2019
Algeria’s president: From freedom fighter to public enemy
PARIS (AP) — He fought to free Algeria from colonizer France, he reconciled his war-ravaged nation and he negotiated with…
Israeli troops detained a 9-year-old Palestinian at school. It’s ‘becoming normal’, locals say
April 2, 2019
Israeli troops detained a 9-year-old Palestinian at school. It’s ‘becoming normal’, locals say
(CNN)–The day before we met, human rights campaigner Aref Jaber recorded the arrest of a 9-year-old Palestinian boy, taken out…
Algeria’s Bouteflika to resign ‘before mandate ends’
April 2, 2019
Algeria’s Bouteflika to resign ‘before mandate ends’
Algeria’s ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will resign before his mandate expires on April 28, his office said, after a succession…
Pope tells Moroccans, ‘We are brothers and sisters’
April 1, 2019
Pope tells Moroccans, ‘We are brothers and sisters’
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Pope Francis sought Sunday to encourage greater fraternity between Christians and Muslims in Morocco, telling his…
Libya holds municipal elections in first vote for five years
April 1, 2019
Libya holds municipal elections in first vote for five years
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya held rare municipal elections in nine communities on Saturday, although turnout in the country’s first voting…
Afghans recruited to fight in Syrian war struggle back home
April 1, 2019
Afghans recruited to fight in Syrian war struggle back home
HERAT, Afghanistan (AP) — Too poor to even buy pens and notebooks for school, Mehdi left his home in Afghanistan…
Killed by cholera, Yemeni doctor knew he was fighting ‘disastrous’ epidemic
April 1, 2019
Killed by cholera, Yemeni doctor knew he was fighting ‘disastrous’ epidemic
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemeni doctor Mohammed Abdul-Mughni described the surge in cholera cases he was treating as “disastrous” in a…