UK foreign minister to meet Israeli, Palestinian leaders to press for dialogue
LONDON (Reuters) - British foreign minister Dominic Raab will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas this week to press...
Over 400 detained for posting “false and provocative” news in Turkey
Officials said Monday that Turkey has detained 402 people in the past 42 days for allegedly sharing “false and provocative” social media postings concerning...
Iraq lifts Reuters news agency suspension over virus report
After its license was suspended earlier this month, Iraq will allow the Reuters news agency to go back to work.
The suspension came over a...
Israeli dig unearths large trove of early Islamic gold coins
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli archaeologists announced Monday the discovery of a trove of early Islamic gold coins found during recent salvage excavations near the...
Peace talks between Afghan officials, Taliban to start in September
KABUL (Reuters) - Peace talks between warring Afghan sides will begin in September said the country's top peace negotiator on Thursday in Kabul, a...
Iran reports highest daily coronavirus cases in past 10 days
DUBAI, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Iran's health ministry on Monday reported 2,152 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, the highest daily increase...
Anti-corruption official abducted in Libya
On the latest twist in a long-running contest over the country’s vast wealth, one of Libya’s top anti-corruption officials was abducted by a militia...
Israeli lawmakers negotiate ahead of looming budget deadline
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli lawmakers were trying to negotiate a last minute deal on Sunday to push back a looming budget deadline and avoid...
US Navy searches for missing Nimitz sailor in Arabian Sea
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Navy searched through the night into Monday morning for a sailor who went missing from the...
Turkey extends layoff ban by two months
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey has extended by two months a layoff ban it introduced to combat the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
The presidential...
