Tag Archives: Middle East

Despite this, the key downtown district of Marib still remains under the control of the Saudi-backed government. “Most of Marib is now in the hands of the [Houthis], there are 14 districts …

By Julie Steenhuysen, Kate Kelland CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chris Murray, a disease expert at the University of Washington whose projections for COVID-19 infections and deaths are closely followed around the world, is …

VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis continues with the first papal trip to Iraq despite the increase in coronavirus infections, hoping to encourage the dwindling number of Christians who were violently persecuted …

AP PHOTOS: Cattle guard dogs breed Turkish pride March 3, 2021 GMT https://apnews.com/article/kangal-shepherd-dogs-turkey-7e994713f88893eb97e19ebecfb07d19 SIVAS, Turkey (AP) – For 30 years, Huseyin Yildiz has raised powerful sheepdogs in Turkey’s central Anatolian province of …

BAGHDAD (AP) – At least 10 rockets hit a base housing US and coalition soldiers in western Iraq on Wednesday, military officials said. It was not known if there were casualties, but …

BAGHDAD (AP) – In Iraq’s holiest city, a pontiff will meet with a revered ayatollah and make history with a message of coexistence in a place plagued by bitter divisions. One is …

The US-led coalition in Iraq says at least 10 rockets have targeted a military base in western Iraq that houses US troops. For SAMYA KULLAB Associate Press March 3, 2021, 10:29 am …

BAGHDAD (AP) – At least 10 rockets hit a military base in western Iraq that houses troops from the US-led coalition on Wednesday, the coalition and the Iraqi military said. It was …

BAGHDAD (AP) – In Iraq’s holiest city, a pontiff will meet with a revered ayatollah and make history with a message of coexistence in a place plagued by bitter divisions. One is …

JERUSALEM (AP) – Israel’s attorney general has warned Benjamin Netanyahu that he cannot share the country’s surplus vaccine with distant allies in Africa, Europe and Latin America, and that such an important …