Middle East
Turkey says it will respond in time to ‘outrageous’ US genocide statement
Middle East
April 26, 2021
Turkey says it will respond in time to ‘outrageous’ US genocide statement
US President Joe Biden’s declaration that massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire constituted genocide is “simply outrageous” and Turkey…
Death toll in fire at Iraqi COVID-19 hospital surpasses 80
Middle East
April 26, 2021
Death toll in fire at Iraqi COVID-19 hospital surpasses 80
BAGHDAD (AP) — The death toll from a massive fire at a Baghdad hospital for coronavirus patients rose to at…
Qatar Petroleum plans debut dollar public bond sale – sources
Middle East
April 26, 2021
Qatar Petroleum plans debut dollar public bond sale – sources
Qatar Petroleum (QP) is planning its first ever US dollar-denominated public international bond sale, two sources said, the latest Gulf…
Iran cuts number of centrifuges enriching uranium to 60% purity, IAEA report says
Middle East
April 23, 2021
Iran cuts number of centrifuges enriching uranium to 60% purity, IAEA report says
Iran has reduced the number of centrifuges enriching uranium to up to 60 percent purity at an above-ground plant at…
Algerian scholar handed 3-year jail term for “offending Islam”
Middle East
April 23, 2021
Algerian scholar handed 3-year jail term for “offending Islam”
Said Djabelkhir, an academic who analyses Sufi Islam and is widely followed for his social media posts, left an Algiers…
Turkish cryptocurrency platform founder vanishes, fraud suspected
Middle East
April 23, 2021
Turkish cryptocurrency platform founder vanishes, fraud suspected
Prosecutors in Istanbul on Thursday launched a probe into Turkish cryptocurrency exchange platform Thodex after its founder shut down its site and…
Israel says Syrian missile was not aimed at nuclear reactor
Middle East
April 23, 2021
Israel says Syrian missile was not aimed at nuclear reactor
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Thursday that a Syrian missile that reached deep into Israeli territory and set…
Jordan releases alleged plotters following king’s appeal
Middle East
April 23, 2021
Jordan releases alleged plotters following king’s appeal
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan released 16 people detained earlier this month over an alleged foreign-backed conspiracy linked to a…
The legal war between the Saudis and their former spymaster
Middle East
April 22, 2021
The legal war between the Saudis and their former spymaster
The family of a former top Saudi intelligence official who is living in exile and locked in an international feud…
Sanctions-battered Iran, weary of pandemic, faces worst wave
Middle East
April 22, 2021
Sanctions-battered Iran, weary of pandemic, faces worst wave
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — As Iran faces what looks like its worst wave of the coronavirus pandemic yet, Tehran commuters…