Middle East
Islamic State extremism on show at ‘miserable’ Syria camp
March 9, 2019
Islamic State extremism on show at ‘miserable’ Syria camp
AL-HOL CAMP, Syria (Reuters) – Foreign women with Islamic State have tried to assault others they deem “infidels” at a…
Istanbul police fire tear gas at banned women’s day rally
March 9, 2019
Istanbul police fire tear gas at banned women’s day rally
Istanbul police fired tear gas Friday at thousands of women who took to the city’s central avenue on International Women’s…
IS runaway teen’s baby son dies in Syria
March 9, 2019
IS runaway teen’s baby son dies in Syria
The baby son of Shamima Begum, a British-born teenager who left London to join the Islamic State group, has died…
Freed Yazidi woman in Syria endured years of Islamic State slavery
March 8, 2019
Freed Yazidi woman in Syria endured years of Islamic State slavery
Salwa Sayed al-Omar spent years as a Yazidi prisoner of Islamic State but she escaped its clutches this week, fleeing…
UK to give jailed British-Iranian aid worker diplomatic protection
March 8, 2019
UK to give jailed British-Iranian aid worker diplomatic protection
Britain is to give jailed British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe diplomatic protection in an attempt to put pressure on Iran…
India signs $3 bn submarine deal with Russia: reports
March 8, 2019
India signs $3 bn submarine deal with Russia: reports
India has signed a $3 billion deal to lease a third Russian nuclear-powered submarine for 10 years, giving Delhi a…
Lawyers ask ICC to investigate Syria
March 7, 2019
Lawyers ask ICC to investigate Syria
LONDON (Reuters) – Lawyers representing Syrian refugees in Jordan have asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Syria for…
Lebanon warns against using its territory for EastMed pipeline
March 7, 2019
Lebanon warns against using its territory for EastMed pipeline
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon on Thursday warned its Mediterranean neighbors that a planned EastMed gas pipeline from Israel to the…
Pakistan seizes religious schools in crackdown on militants
March 7, 2019
Pakistan seizes religious schools in crackdown on militants
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan intensified its crackdown against Islamist militants on Thursday, with the government announcing it had taken control…
Ghost workers sap Tunisia’s phosphate wealth
March 7, 2019
Ghost workers sap Tunisia’s phosphate wealth
METLAOUI, Tunisia – Tunisia’s state phosphate firm CPG pays Abdel-Basset Klifhi a salary of $280 a month, even though he…