Middle East
Human Rights Watch calls on Qatar to dismantle male guardianship
Middle East
March 29, 2021
Human Rights Watch calls on Qatar to dismantle male guardianship
DUBAI (Reuters) – Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged Qatar on Monday to eliminate male guardianship rules that prevent women making…
Saudi Arabia sees fields of green with major tree-planting drive
Middle East
March 28, 2021
Saudi Arabia sees fields of green with major tree-planting drive
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia aims to plant 10 billion trees in the coming decades as part of an ambitious…
Iran, China sign landmark 25-year cooperation agreement
Middle East
March 27, 2021
Iran, China sign landmark 25-year cooperation agreement
DUBAI (Reuters) – Foreign ministers from China and Iran, which are both subject to U.S. sanctions, signed a landmark 25-year…
Turkey raises Uighur issue with Chinese minister amid protests
Middle East
March 26, 2021
Turkey raises Uighur issue with Chinese minister amid protests
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey raised the issue of Uighur Muslims during talks with China’s foreign minister in Ankara on Thursday,…
‘Saudi Arabia has lost the war in Yemen’
Middle East
March 26, 2021
‘Saudi Arabia has lost the war in Yemen’
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had hoped to quickly crush Houthi rebels with Saudi Arabia’s intervention in the conflict in Yemen.…
Lebanon private sector steps in to speed up vaccine campaign
Middle East
March 26, 2021
Lebanon private sector steps in to speed up vaccine campaign
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s private sector is stepping in to speed up the vaccination campaign against coronavirus by importing at…
Fuel tank attacked, catches fire in southern Saudi Arabia
Middle East
March 26, 2021
Fuel tank attacked, catches fire in southern Saudi Arabia
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fuel tank at an oil facility in Saudi Arabia caught fire after being…
Bahrain converts underused shopping mall to vaccine centre
Middle East
March 25, 2021
Bahrain converts underused shopping mall to vaccine centre
MANAMA (Reuters) – Bahrain has turned a mall largely emptied by the coronavirus pandemic into a vaccination hub as the…
Deadlock prevails as tallying resumes in Israeli election
Middle East
March 25, 2021
Deadlock prevails as tallying resumes in Israeli election
JERUSALEM (AP) — Vote tallying in Israel resumed Thursday in the deadlocked parliamentary elections held earlier this week, with neither…
Turkish women say their safety ‘hanging in the balance’ after treaty exit
Middle East
March 25, 2021
Turkish women say their safety ‘hanging in the balance’ after treaty exit
ANKARA (Reuters) – Beaten by her former boyfriend, Yagmur Denli found healing in her work treating animals and safety in…