Middle East
Poll: Fatah, Hamas face headwinds ahead of Palestinian vote
Middle East
March 24, 2021
Poll: Fatah, Hamas face headwinds ahead of Palestinian vote
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party and his militant Hamas rivals would each fall well short of…
Could a 258mph electric hypercar help Dubai ditch its gas guzzlers?
Middle East
March 23, 2021
Could a 258mph electric hypercar help Dubai ditch its gas guzzlers?
According to its designers, the 1,914-horsepower Rimac C_Two hypercar will take a driver from 0 to 60 miles per hour in…
Deepen trade with Turkey but ready sanctions, EU report says
Middle East
March 23, 2021
Deepen trade with Turkey but ready sanctions, EU report says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union should start negotiations on deeper trade ties with Turkey but be ready to impose…
Agency: 1/4 of civilian casualties in Yemen are children
Middle East
March 23, 2021
Agency: 1/4 of civilian casualties in Yemen are children
CAIRO (AP) — Children constituted a quarter of civilian casualties over the last three years in Yemen’s grinding war between…
Politically correct? Bond market steers clear of judgment calls
Middle East
March 23, 2021
Politically correct? Bond market steers clear of judgment calls
LONDON (Reuters) – When Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed in 2018, London-based hedge fund manager Dominic Armstrong bet investors…
Pollard defends spying on US for Israel in rare interview
Middle East
March 23, 2021
Pollard defends spying on US for Israel in rare interview
JERUSALEM (AP) — Jonathan Pollard, an American who served a 30-year sentence for spying for Israel, defends his actions in…
Israel votes: Netanyahu’s fate hangs on Tuesday’s elections
Middle East
March 23, 2021
Israel votes: Netanyahu’s fate hangs on Tuesday’s elections
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis began voting on Tuesday in the country’s fourth parliamentary election in two years — a highly…
Cabinet talks in Lebanon break down, heralding more collapse
Middle East
March 23, 2021
Cabinet talks in Lebanon break down, heralding more collapse
BEIRUT (AP) — Protesters blocked some roads in the Lebanese capital with burning tires Monday after talks on the formation…
Saudi oil giant Aramco reports 30% drop in payments to state
Middle East
March 22, 2021
Saudi oil giant Aramco reports 30% drop in payments to state
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s state-backed oil giant Aramco paid the Saudi government 30 percent less in…
Strikes on northwest Syria kill 1 person, cause wide damage
Middle East
March 22, 2021
Strikes on northwest Syria kill 1 person, cause wide damage
BEIRUT (AP) — Airstrikes on several locations in northwest Syria near the border with Turkey have killed at least one…