Middle East and North Africa
U.S. to impose sanctions aimed at blocking Syria military victory
New York (Reuters) - The United States will impose sanctions on Wednesday aimed at cutting off revenue for Syrian President Bashar al Assad’s government...
U.S. wants face-to-face meeting with Iran on prisoners
Washington (Reuters) - The United States would like a face-to-face meeting with Iran to discuss prisoner releases and it wants the U.N. Security Council...
Saudi-led coalition cut from U.N. blacklist of warring parties killing children
New York (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday removed a Saudi Arabia-led military coalition from a United Nations blacklist, several years after...
Egypt to reopen all airports on July 1, aviation minister says
Cairo (Reuters) - Egypt will reopen all its airports for scheduled international traffic on July 1, the civil aviation minister said on Sunday, after...
Turkish jets strike Kurdish areas in northern Iraq
Istanbul (Reuters) - Turkish warplanes struck Kurdish areas in various regions of northern Iraq on Sunday night in the pretext of response to an...