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Kuwait opposition makes strong gains in parliamentary elections
Dec 06, 2020
KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait's opposition took nearly half of parliament's seats in weekend polls amid calls for reforms over corruption and high de ...
Kuwait holds parliamentary election under shadow of virus
Dec 05, 2020
KUWAIT CITY — Kuwaitis went to the polls on Saturday in a parliamentary election overshadowed by COVID-19, with facilities laid on for citiz ...
Palestinian teen killed in confrontations with Israeli forces
Dec 05, 2020
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories — A Palestinian teenager was killed on Friday in confrontations with the Israeli forces on the sidelines o ...
In Iraq’s Mosul, wholesale market revives trade legacy
Dec 05, 2020
MOSUL, Iraq — Mountains of kitchen supplies, back-to-back butchers: The historic wholesale market in Iraq’s Mosul is battling the odds — fro ...
In Iraq, virus revives traumas of Daesh survivors
Dec 04, 2020
BAJET KANDALA CAMP, Iraq — For half a decade, Zedan suffered recurring nightmares about terrorists overrunning his hometown in northern Iraq ...
Hunger surges to record levels in war-torn Yemen
Dec 03, 2020
SANAA — Malnutrition in conflict-hit Yemen has reached record levels, narrowing the window of opportunity to prevent a famine, the UN said T ...
Iran surpasses one million COVID-19 cases
Dec 03, 2020
TEHRAN — Iran said its novel coronavirus caseload surpassed one million on Thursday, as the authorities consider easing restrictions in many ...
UN given 'unimpeded' aid access to Ethiopia's Tigray
Dec 02, 2020
ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia has granted the United Nations full access to deliver aid to the northern region of Tigray, following weeks of lobbyi ...
Israel sends Palestinians over $1 billion in withheld funds
Dec 02, 2020
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories — Israel has released more than $1 billion in funds withheld from the Palestinian Authority, a Palestinian ...
Egypt’s Berber speakers cling to language in isolated oasis
Dec 02, 2020
SIWA OASIS, Egypt — Youssef Diab drives his truck through the Egyptian oasis of Siwa, singing catchy songs in a local Berber dialect that cl ...
Former counterterrorism chief goes on trial in Algeria
Nov 26, 2015
Tunisia leaders urged to rethink anti-militant strategy
Nov 26, 2015
Still no date for Syria opposition meeting — Riyadh
Nov 26, 2015
Saudi Arabia to execute more than 50 convicted of terrorism — local media
Nov 26, 2015
Missing Iranian diplomat found dead in Saudi Arabia — reports
Nov 25, 2015
Syrian refugees in US fear for those left behind
Nov 25, 2015
Fierce battle for control of Yemen's Taez province
Nov 25, 2015
US sanctions businessman helping Syrian gov't buy oil from Daesh
Nov 25, 2015
Apparent suicide attack on Tunisian presidential guard bus kills 12
Nov 25, 2015
Fire kills 18 migrants at Algeria camp
Nov 25, 2015
Parched Emirates relies on sea as groundwater runs out
Nov 25, 2015
Iran nuclear deal to enter into force early January — deputy FM
Nov 25, 2015
Egypt, Israel rebuff bid to trim Sinai peacekeeping force — official
Nov 25, 2015
Rebels blow up bridges to hamper advance by Yemen loyalists
Nov 25, 2015
Palestinian official blames Israel PM for unrest ahead of US talks
Nov 24, 2015
US embassy in Qatar warns of fake social media accounts
Nov 23, 2015
Ex-Qadhafi minister arrested over UK police killing — report
Nov 23, 2015
Turkey seeks UN Security Council meeting on Turkmens in Syria — sources
Nov 23, 2015
EU-Turkey leaders summit to be held on Sunday in Brussels — Tusk
Nov 23, 2015
Tunisia's Marzouki target of assassination plot— ministry
Nov 23, 2015
Three Palestinians killed as more violence hits W. Bank
Nov 22, 2015
Tunisia's Carthage Film Festival opens amid tight security
Nov 22, 2015

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