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Explainer: Who is targeting the Muslim Brotherhood?
Middle East
May 3, 2019
Explainer: Who is targeting the Muslim Brotherhood?
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is working to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign terrorist organization, a…
Filipino journalist’s fearless coverage wins photo prize
World
May 1, 2019
Filipino journalist’s fearless coverage wins photo prize
Eloisa Lopez’s reason for chronicling Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war with her camera is haunting: “I kept thinking, if…
Some executed in Saudi Arabia had protested their innocence
Middle East
April 30, 2019
Some executed in Saudi Arabia had protested their innocence
Beirut, Lebanon (CNN)–Long before Saudi Arabia announced it had carried out one of the largest mass executions in its history…
Turkey says UAE spy suspect committed suicide in prison
Middle East
April 29, 2019
Turkey says UAE spy suspect committed suicide in prison
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A man held by Turkey on suspicion of spying for the United Arab Emirates has committed suicide…
Putin hopes Iran will continue oil exports despite US warning
Middle East
April 27, 2019
Putin hopes Iran will continue oil exports despite US warning
BEIJING (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday he hoped Iranian oil exports would continue despite Washington’s efforts…
Undeterred by Khashoggi murder, global executives return to Saudi Arabia
Middle East
April 24, 2019
Undeterred by Khashoggi murder, global executives return to Saudi Arabia
RIYADH (Reuters) – Global finance chiefs who boycotted a Saudi investment summit last year following the murder of journalist Jamal…
India looking to compensate loss of Iranian oil
Middle East
April 24, 2019
India looking to compensate loss of Iranian oil
The United States on Monday said it will not extend sanctions exemptions to countries importing oil from Iran when they expire in…
Saudi Arabia executes 37 citizens for ‘terrorism’
Middle East
April 24, 2019
Saudi Arabia executes 37 citizens for ‘terrorism’
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed 37 of its citizens who had been convicted of “terrorism,” the Interior Ministry said. The death penalty…
The Sudanese military: A pawn of the Saudis?
Middle East
April 23, 2019
The Sudanese military: A pawn of the Saudis?
Sudan’s delicate balance of power between the civilian population and the military has entered its third week. The country’s longtime…
Oil prices hit 2019 highs after U.S. says to end all Iran sanction waivers
Middle East
April 23, 2019
Oil prices hit 2019 highs after U.S. says to end all Iran sanction waivers
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices hit 2019 highs on Tuesday after Washington announced all Iran sanction waivers would end by…