Pope Francis meets father of drowned Syrian boy…
Reuters . Sun, March 7, 2021, 7:14 PMBAGHDAD (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Sunday met the father of Alan Kurdi, the boy whose body washed up on a Turkish beach six years [...]
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At Dubai airport, travelers’ eyes become their passports…
ISABEL DEBREAP . Sun, March 7, 2021, 5:56 PMDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai’s airport, the world’s busiest for international travel, can already feel surreal, [...]
B-52s again fly over Mideast in US military warning to Iran…
JON GAMBRELLAP . Sun, March 7, 2021, 2:27 PMDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A pair of B-52 bombers flew over the Mideast on Sunday, the latest such mission in the region [...]
Saudi-led coalition launches air strikes on Yemeni capital after foiling drone attacks…
Reuters . Sun, March 7, 2021, 5:59 AMSANAA (Reuters) – The Saudi-led military coalition battling Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Sunday it conducted [...]
Israeli woman charged after returning from Syria…
ILAN BEN ZIONAP . Sun, March 7, 2021, 3:29 PMJERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli woman who crossed illegally into neighboring Syria and was returned in a Russian-mediated deal last [...]
Satellite photos show aftermath of strike in northern Syria…
AP . Sun, March 7, 2021, 8:48 AMBEIRUT (AP) — A suspected missile strike on an oil-loading facility used by Turkey-backed opposition forces in northern Syria appears to [...]
Saudi-led coalition destroys 10 Houthi drones: Saudi TV…
Reuters . Sun, March 7, 2021, 5:59 AMDUBAI (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition engaged in Yemen said on Sunday that it destroyed 10 armed drones launched by the [...]
Egypt’s Sisi ups pressure for Ethiopia dam deal on Sudan visit…
Reuters . Sat, March 6, 2021, 12:03 PMBy Khalid Abdelaziz and Aidan LewisKHARTOUM (Reuters) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called on Saturday for a binding [...]
Diplomats: UN fails to approve call to end Tigray violence…
EDITH M. LEDERERAP . Sat, March 6, 2021, 7:00 AMUNITED NATIONS (AP) — An attempt to get U.N. Security Council approval for a statement calling for an end to violence in [...]
Pope Francis meets Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric, visits birthplace of Prophet Abraham…
Reuters . Sat, March 6, 2021, 7:24 AMBy Philip PullellaUR, Iraq (Reuters) – Pope Francis entered a narrow alleyway in Iraq’s holy city of Najaf to hold a historic [...]
Protests, tear gas in Myanmar after UN envoy urges action…
AP . Sat, March 6, 2021, 6:50 AMYANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Security forces in Myanmar again used force Saturday to disperse anti-coup protesters, a day after the U.N. special [...]
Antivirus software pioneer John McAfee indicted for cryptocurrency fraud – U.S. officials…
Reuters . Fri, March 5, 2021, 5:46 PMBy Jonathan Stempel and Chris PrenticeNEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – John McAfee, the antivirus software pioneer whose former [...]
Al Shabaab militants storm Somali jail, seven soldiers killed…
Reuters . Fri, March 5, 2021, 12:53 PMBy Abdiqani HassanBOSASO, Somalia (Reuters) – At least seven soldiers were killed when fighters of the Somali Islamist group al [...]
Pope Francis embarks on risky, historic Iraq tour…
Reuters . Fri, March 5, 2021, 8:00 AMBy Philip Pullella and John DavisonBAGHDAD (Reuters) – Pope Francis embarked on Friday on the first ever papal visit to Iraq, his [...]
US: Russia blocks Syria chemical weapons use accountability…
EDITH M. LEDERERAP . Fri, March 5, 2021, 3:57 AMUNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States accused Syrian President Bashar Assad and his close ally Russia on Thursday of [...]
