Middle East
Bahrain sees ‘no glimmer of hope’ for ending Qatar crisis soon
Middle East
May 28, 2018
Bahrain sees ‘no glimmer of hope’ for ending Qatar crisis soon
Bahrain sees no resolution in sight to a diplomatic row between Qatar and its neighbors, which cut diplomatic and…
Populist cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s coalition wins Iraq’s election
Middle East
May 24, 2018
Populist cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s coalition wins Iraq’s election
Anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s political coalition has won Iraq’s parliamentary election, the election commission announced late Friday. The Saeroon…
Pope condemns Gaza killings, says Middle East needs justice, peace
Middle East
May 16, 2018
Pope condemns Gaza killings, says Middle East needs justice, peace
Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned the killing of Palestinians near the Gaza-Israel border, saying the deaths would only lead…
Taliban battle into west Afghan city in new crisis for government
Middle East
May 16, 2018
Taliban battle into west Afghan city in new crisis for government
Taliban fighters with heavy weapons and night-vision equipment fought their way close to the center of the western city…
Populist cleric Sadr all but wins Iraq election
World
May 15, 2018
Populist cleric Sadr all but wins Iraq election
Populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, a long-time adversary of the United States, has all but won Iraq’s parliamentary election, the electoral…
Trump’s Middle East policies fuel global worries for the region
Middle East
May 15, 2018
Trump’s Middle East policies fuel global worries for the region
President Donald Trump’s prospects for brokering the Middle East peace “deal of the century” plunged ever deeper as the US…
Taliban fighters close in on provincial city in western Afghanistan
Middle East
May 15, 2018
Taliban fighters close in on provincial city in western Afghanistan
Taliban fighters threatened the provincial capital of Farah in western Afghanistan on Tuesday, with fighting underway on the outskirts of…
Jailed former head of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition says fair election impossible
Middle East
May 5, 2018
Jailed former head of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition says fair election impossible
Turkey’s Kurdish opposition presidential candidate, who is challenging President Tayyip Erdogan from behind prison bars, said a fair vote in…
Earthquake hits near southwest Iran’s Sisakht
Middle East
May 2, 2018
Earthquake hits near southwest Iran’s Sisakht
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck southwest Iran in the early hours of Wednesday, the National Earthquake Information Center said. There…
Egypt’s foreign direct investment rises 15%: Nasr to Bloomberg
Egypt
April 26, 2018
Egypt’s foreign direct investment rises 15%: Nasr to Bloomberg
Egypt’s Investment Minister Sahar Nasr told Bloomberg in a video interview aired Wednesday that the focus of the investment side…