Middle East and North Africa
Palestinians to scale back protests on Israel-Gaza border
Gaza (Reuters) - Palestinians in Gaza will scale back protests along the fortified border with Israel, factions in the strip said on Thursday, in...
Iraqi president says he would rather quit than name PM rejected by protesters
Baghdad (Reuters) - Iraqi President Barham Salih refused on Thursday to designate the nominee of an Iran-backed parliamentary bloc for prime minister, saying he...
Iran starts internet shutdown ahead of possible new protests: Reuters Report
Dubai (Reuters) - Iranian authorities have shut down mobile internet access to overseas sites in several provinces, an Iranian news agency reported on Wednesday,...
Family members of man killed during Iran protests arrested: News agency
Geneva (Reuters) - Iranian authorities have arrested relatives of a young man who was shot dead during demonstrations last month, the semi-official Mehr news...
Aid agencies stop work in Yemen town after attacks U.N. calls “alarming escalation”
Dubai (Reuters) - Twelve aid agencies in the Yemeni town of al-Dhalea have stopped work after attacks on their buildings that the United Nations...