CATEGORY: Middle East News
Middle East News
US House approves Hong Kong bills in boost for protesters
The House of Representatives in the United States on Tuesday passed legislation to show support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, drawing swift condemnation from China, which said its relationship with the US would
Middle East News
Japanese rescuers search for missing as Hagibis death toll climbs
Rescue workers in Japan continued to search for the missing on Wednesday as the death toll from one of the worst typhoons to hit the country in decades rose to 74, public broadcaster NHK said. Many
Middle East News
Scramble for Syria after US withdrawal
ANKARA: As Ankara pressed on with its offensive in northeastern Syria amid international criticism, Washington announced some 1,000 soldiers were withdrawn from the zone. With the US departure, the attention turns to how the regional
Middle East News
Kais Saied wins Tunisia presidency by ‘significant margin’
ANKARA: As Ankara pressed on with its offensive in northeastern Syria amid international criticism, Washington announced some 1,000 soldiers were withdrawn from the zone. With the US departure, the attention turns to how the regional
Middle East News
One in three young children undernourished or overweight: UNICEF
A third of the world's nearly 700 million under fives are under-nourished or overweight, and face lifelong health problems as a consequence, according to a grim United Nations assessment of childhood nutrition released on
Middle East News
Hong Kong court bans protesters from police housing areas
A court in Hong Kong has granted an injunction to ban anyone from blocking or damaging housing areas for married police officers and other people in the uniformed services that have been targeted in more than
Middle East News
Will European arms ban impact Turkey’s Syria operation?
ANKARA: With an increasing number of European countries imposing weapons embargoes on Turkey over its ongoing operation in northeastern Syria, Ankara’s existing inventory of weapons and military capabilities are under the spotlight. More punitive measures
Middle East News
South Sudan says will host peace talks between Sudan and rebels
ANKARA: With an increasing number of European countries imposing weapons embargoes on Turkey over its ongoing operation in northeastern Syria, Ankara’s existing inventory of weapons and military capabilities are under the spotlight. More punitive measures
Middle East News
Ecuador’s Moreno, indigenous groups reach deal to end protests
Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno and leaders of the country's indigenous peoples have struck a deal to cancel a disputed austerity package and end nearly two weeks of protests that have paralysed the economy and left
Middle East News
Xi warns China’s adversaries of ‘crushed bodies, shattered bones’
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned on Sunday that any attempt to divide China would be crushed, as four months of anti-government protests continue in Hong Kong and the US ramps up criticism over Beijing's


