war
‘I will never rejoin’: Record casualties take toll on Afghan forces
Middle East
November 23, 2018
‘I will never rejoin’: Record casualties take toll on Afghan forces
After losing countless comrades to better-equipped Taliban fighters and having his salary stolen by superiors, Afghan soldier Beg is…
Taliban control more territory in Afghanistan than at any point since 2001, US inspector says
Middle East
November 1, 2018
Taliban control more territory in Afghanistan than at any point since 2001, US inspector says
(CNN) – The Taliban have strengthened their grip in Afghanistan over the past three years, according to a new…
Saudi-led coalition masses troops near Yemen’s Hodeidah as pressure mounts to end war
Middle East
November 1, 2018
Saudi-led coalition masses troops near Yemen’s Hodeidah as pressure mounts to end war
ADEN (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition has massed thousands of troops near Yemen’s main port city of Hodeidah, local…
Decades of war shatter Afghanistan’s glassblowing craft
Middle East
October 24, 2018
Decades of war shatter Afghanistan’s glassblowing craft
Hunched and shriveled, Afghan glassblower Ghulam Sakhi deftly blows and twirls molten glass into delicate blue and green goblets and…
UN warns half Yemen’s people could soon be on brink of famine
Middle East
October 24, 2018
UN warns half Yemen’s people could soon be on brink of famine
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations aid chief sounded the alarm at the Security Council on Tuesday that…
Biopic tribute to slain war reporter Marie Colvin as journalism comes ‘under attack’
Culture
October 22, 2018
Biopic tribute to slain war reporter Marie Colvin as journalism comes ‘under attack’
A biopic of war correspondent Marie Colvin, who died in Syria in 2012, is a celebration of journalism as…
2011 revolution ‘was the wrong cure to the wrong diagnosis’: Sisi
Egypt
October 11, 2018
2011 revolution ‘was the wrong cure to the wrong diagnosis’: Sisi
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reflected on several aspects of the country’s past on Thursday, in his speech at…
Israel kills 2 Palestinians in overnight airstrike
Middle East
September 18, 2018
Israel kills 2 Palestinians in overnight airstrike
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Health Ministry said early Tuesday that paramedics recovered two bodies after an…
Syria and Jordan begin talks on opening vital border crossing
Middle East
September 13, 2018
Syria and Jordan begin talks on opening vital border crossing
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan and Syria held their first technical talks on opening a major border crossing in southern…
Uneasy truce may not last long in embattled Libyan capital
Middle East
September 7, 2018
Uneasy truce may not last long in embattled Libyan capital
TRIPOLI/TUNIS (Reuters) – Residents of Tripoli emerging from their homes to take advantage of a ceasefire between armed groups…