Middle East
Israel urges Netanyahu return gifts; he denies keeping them
Middle East
August 31, 2021
Israel urges Netanyahu return gifts; he denies keeping them
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister’s office has urged former premier Benjamin Netanyahu to return dozens of expensive gifts he…
Triumphant Taliban march on Kabul airport, promise security
Middle East
August 31, 2021
Triumphant Taliban march on Kabul airport, promise security
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban triumphantly marched into Kabul’s international airport on Tuesday, hours after the final US troop…
Saudi students return to school with masks and checks
Middle East
August 30, 2021
Saudi students return to school with masks and checks
RIYADH, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Waleed Saleh grinned behind his face mask in the corridor of Riyadh’s Ibn al-Hajeb elementary…
Rockets target US troops as final Kabul withdrawal begins, core diplomats fly out
Middle East
August 30, 2021
Rockets target US troops as final Kabul withdrawal begins, core diplomats fly out
Aug 30 (Reuters) – US anti-missile defenses intercepted rockets fired at Kabul’s airport early on Monday, as the United States…
Fuel dispute triggers sectarian clash in Lebanon’s south
Middle East
August 30, 2021
Fuel dispute triggers sectarian clash in Lebanon’s south
BEIRUT, Aug 30 (Reuters) – A dispute over scarce fuel supplies ignited sectarian tensions between neighboring Shi’ite Muslim and Christian…
Qatar emerges as key player in Afghanistan after US pullout
Middle East
August 30, 2021
Qatar emerges as key player in Afghanistan after US pullout
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar played an outsized role in US efforts to evacuate tens of thousands of…
Saudi investment minister visits Oman to boost economic ties
Middle East
August 30, 2021
Saudi investment minister visits Oman to boost economic ties
DUBAI, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Investment Minister Khalid al-Falih was visiting Oman on Sunday to discuss opportunities in…
France’s Macron visits Iraq’s Mosul destroyed by IS war
Middle East
August 30, 2021
France’s Macron visits Iraq’s Mosul destroyed by IS war
MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday visited Iraq’s northern city of Mosul, which suffered widespread destruction…
Abbas, Israel’s Gantz hold new high-level talks, urged by US
Middle East
August 30, 2021
Abbas, Israel’s Gantz hold new high-level talks, urged by US
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s defense minister has held talks with the Palestinian president in Ramallah, the first high-level meeting between…
UAE’s only nuclear power plant begins operations at 2nd unit
Middle East
August 27, 2021
UAE’s only nuclear power plant begins operations at 2nd unit
LONDON, Aug 27 (Reuters) – The second unit of United Arab Emirates’ only nuclear power plant has started operations, UAE…