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Death toll from Yemen’s war hits 100,000 since 2015: report
Middle East
October 31, 2019
Death toll from Yemen’s war hits 100,000 since 2015: report
CAIRO (AP) — A database project that tracks violence says Yemen’s civil war has killed more than 100,000 people since…
Right-wing Brazil president gives fiery Saudi Arabia speech
Middle East
October 30, 2019
Right-wing Brazil president gives fiery Saudi Arabia speech
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Brazil’s president launched a fiery defense of his far-right government on Wednesday during a visit…
Saudi Aramco shares to start trading in December: report
Middle East
October 29, 2019
Saudi Aramco shares to start trading in December: report
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The long-planned initial public offering of a sliver of Saudi Arabia’s state-run oil giant Saudi…
Global leaders, tycoons to attend Saudi ‘Davos in desert’
Middle East
October 29, 2019
Global leaders, tycoons to attend Saudi ‘Davos in desert’
Top finance moguls and political leaders are set to attend a Davos-style Saudi investment summit starting Tuesday, in contrast to…
EgyptAir pilot changes route during flight to save passenger’s life
Travel
October 28, 2019
EgyptAir pilot changes route during flight to save passenger’s life
The pilot of EgyptAir’s flight no. MS914 flying to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday was forced…
Unemployment fuels unrest in Arab states: IMF
Middle East
October 28, 2019
Unemployment fuels unrest in Arab states: IMF
Unemployment and sluggish economic growth are fueling social tension and popular protests in several Arab countries, the International Monetary Fund…
Yemen government strikes power-sharing deal with southern rebels
Middle East
October 26, 2019
Yemen government strikes power-sharing deal with southern rebels
Yemen’s southern separatists have struck a power-sharing deal with the internationally-recognized government aimed at ending a conflict simmering within the…
Yemeni officials: Government, separatists reach initial deal
Middle East
October 25, 2019
Yemeni officials: Government, separatists reach initial deal
CAIRO (AP) — Yemeni officials say the internationally-recognized government and southern separatists reached an initial agreement to end their infighting…
American troops leaving Syria do not have Iraq’s permission to stay in Iraq
Middle East
October 22, 2019
American troops leaving Syria do not have Iraq’s permission to stay in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — U.S. troops leaving Syria and heading to neighboring Iraq do not have permission to stay in the…
US troops in Syria going to Iraq, not home as Trump claims
Middle East
October 21, 2019
US troops in Syria going to Iraq, not home as Trump claims
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — While President Donald Trump insists he’s bringing home Americans from “endless wars” in the Mideast, his…