Lebanon Finally Ready to Elect a President
BEIRUT, Oct 31 – Twenty-six years after being forced from Lebanon’s presidential palace and into exile by the Syrian…
Turkey’s Erdogan Chastises U.S. Over Support for Syrian Kurds
By Daren Butler ISTANBUL, Feb 10 – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan upbraided the United States for its support…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Question U.S. Sailors, Dismiss Talk of Prompt Release
DUBAI, Jan 13 – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday it was interrogating 10 American sailors it had…
Iran Holds 10 American Sailors; U.S. Expects Their Prompt Return
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT, Jan 13 – Iran detained 10 U.S. sailors aboard two U.S. Navy boats in the Gulf on…
Cruz Exits Republican Race, Leaves Himself A Path Forward
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., May 4 – U.S. Republican Ted Cruz carefully left the door open to a future run for president on Tuesday…
Air France Flight Makes Emergency Landing in Kenya After Bomb Scare
NAIROBI, Dec 20 – An Air France flight from Mauritius diverted and made an emergency landing at Kenya’s…
Philippines Rejects Daesh’s Claim It Killed 100 Troops
MANILA, April 14 – The Philippines has dismissed as “purely propaganda” Daesh’s claim that its militants killed scores…
Australian Woman Kidnapped in Afghanistan’s Capital Kabul
KABUL, Nov 6 – An Australian working for a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Afghanistan was reported kidnapped in…
Turkey Arrests Novelist for Ties to Kurdish Militants: Media
ISTANBUL, Aug 20 – A Turkish court arrested prize-winning novelist Asli Erdogan on Friday over alleged links to…
Barricades on the Beach: Beirut Residents Fight for Their Waterfront
Dec 5 – Construction of a new luxury resort on Beirut’s waterfront could enclose the city’s last free public…
Syrian Army Edges Closer Towards Rebel Stronghold in Capital
AMMAN, Nov 1 – The Syrian army and its allies seized a strategic area in the besieged rebel-held…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Tells Ahmadinejad Not to Run Again For President
DUBAI, Sept 26 – Iran’s supreme leader has told former hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad not to stand again…
Severe Malnutrition in Yemen
HODAIDA, Yemen, Oct 26 – The emaciated frame of 18-year-old Saida Ahmad Baghili lies on a hospital bed…
Death of 7-year-old Jamila: Victim of a man-made catastrophe in Yemen
HODEIDAH, Yemen, May 3 – Eyes half open and sunken deep into their sockets, little Jamila Ali Abdu…
Primark Ramps Up Efforts to Tackle Worker Exploitation in Turkey, Asia
LONDON, March 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – British budget fashion chain Primark has ramped up checks on the…
Syrian Militias Make Slight Progress in Attack on Daesh Stronghold of Raqqa
BEIRUT, Nov 7 – U.S-backed Syrian armed groups have captured a number of villages in the first days…
U.N. Syria Envoy Says Rebel City Idlib Risks Aleppo Fate If No Peace Talks
PARIS – U.N. envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura warned on Thursday that without a ceasefire or political…
Cyprus Closer to Unification Says Turkish Cypriot Foreign Minister
LONDON, Nov. 18 – Cyprus is closer than ever to ending a four-decade partition and its Turkish and…
Iraqi Army Tries to Reach Site of Daesh Executions South of Mosul
SOUTH OF MOSUL, Iraq, Oct 27 – The Iraqi army was trying on Thursday to reach a town…
Kurdish Women Fighters Battle Daesh With Machineguns and Songs
SAMAQA, Iraq, Nov 4- When Daesh insurgents fired mortar bombs at Iranian Kurdish women fighters holding a desert position…
Iran Sends Planes of Food to Qatar Amid Concerns of Shortages
LONDON, June 11 – Iran has sent four cargo planes of food to Qatar and plans to provide…
Top Female Politicians Who Defied Saudi Arabia’s Dress Code
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to Saudi Arabia sparked headlines for her defiance of the country’s dress code.…
Where is Palestine?
Have you ever wondered where is Palestine? Well you’re not alone people all over the world have gone…
A Quarter of India’s Energy Demand Can Be Met with Renewable Energy
Increasing India’s renewables would save 12 times more than it costs Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., 22 August 2017 — India…