Middle East
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…
Israeli election seen as referendum on divisive Netanyahu
Middle East
March 22, 2021
Israeli election seen as referendum on divisive Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis vote Tuesday in their fourth parliamentary election in just two years. Once again, the race boils…
Turkish lira plunges to near record lows on cenbank chief’s sacking
Middle East
March 22, 2021
Turkish lira plunges to near record lows on cenbank chief’s sacking
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s lira slid 15 percent to a near all-time low on Monday after President Tayyip Erdogan’s shock…
US, Belgium, France and Japan hold Mideast naval exercise
Middle East
March 22, 2021
US, Belgium, France and Japan hold Mideast naval exercise
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The US Navy said Sunday it will hold a major naval exercise alongside Belgium,…
In Jordan, homeschooling could be just what the education system needed
Middle East
March 22, 2021
In Jordan, homeschooling could be just what the education system needed
Alarm clock, breakfast, school — in Reema Bast’s family, mornings haven’t changed much, even though she doesn’t have to rush her three children…