Fate of ISIS fighters captured in Syria?
Middle East
January 9, 2019
Fate of ISIS fighters captured in Syria?
WASHINGTON (AP) — What to do with hundreds of foreign ISIS fighters captured in Syria has become a critical and…
Israel looks to tackle Bedouin polygamy
Middle East
January 9, 2019
Israel looks to tackle Bedouin polygamy
LAKIYA, Israel (AP) — On Hadra al-Faqira’s wedding anniversary, just weeks after she gave birth to a daughter, her husband…
China allows 2,000 ethnic Kazakhs to leave Xinjiang
World
January 9, 2019
China allows 2,000 ethnic Kazakhs to leave Xinjiang
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — China is allowing more than 2,000 ethnic Kazakhs to abandon their Chinese citizenship and leave the…
Kurds’ ambitions caught in power games
Middle East
January 9, 2019
Kurds’ ambitions caught in power games
BEIRUT (AP) — They always anticipated US support would run out, but President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to rapidly pull…
Trump aide: Syria withdrawal waiting on ‘conditions’
Middle East
January 6, 2019
Trump aide: Syria withdrawal waiting on ‘conditions’
JERUSALEM (AP) — President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, said Sunday that the US military withdrawal from…
Parts of Lebanon go on strike to protest economic conditions
Middle East
January 5, 2019
Parts of Lebanon go on strike to protest economic conditions
BEIRUT (AP) — Parts of Lebanon’s public and private sectors have gone on strike called for by the country’s…
Fragmentation helps Netanyahu re-election hopes
Middle East
January 4, 2019
Fragmentation helps Netanyahu re-election hopes
JERUSALEM (AP) — Barring a devastating legal ruling against him in a series of corruption allegations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
Israeli settlement activity surges in Trump era
Middle East
January 2, 2019
Israeli settlement activity surges in Trump era
JERUSALEM (AP) — With little resistance from a friendly White House, a new Israeli settlement push has launched in the…
Bangladesh vote opens door for aggressive Hasina: critics
World
January 2, 2019
Bangladesh vote opens door for aggressive Hasina: critics
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — While Sheikh Hasina is set to begin her third consecutive term as Bangladesh’s prime minister following…
Gaza cafe owner offers fish pedicures to improve business
Life & Style
January 2, 2019
Gaza cafe owner offers fish pedicures to improve business
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — When Mahmoud Othman tried to figure a way to save his cafe business in…