برچسب: Translated Features
US hikes ‘combat power’ in Syria, with eye on Iran-backed militia
June 1, 2017
By Phil Stewart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Thursday it had bolstered its "combat power" in southern Syria, warning that...
Ex-captive of Islamic State sheds tears on return to village in northern Iraq
June 1, 2017
By Isabel Coles
KOJO, Iraq (Reuters) - Nadia Murad made an emotional return on Thursday to the Yazidi village in northern Iraq where...
New U.S. instability, old MidEast quagmire – annual peace index
June 1, 2017
By Anna Pujol-Mazzini
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - An annual global peace index said on Thursday that U.S. political turmoil had pushed North...
Kiarostami: Cause of Death Remains a Mystery
May 30, 2017
Nearly a year after Abbas Kiarostami passed away in a hospital in Paris, the cause of his death remains a mystery.
The head...
Gulf Arab row rattles Trump’s anti-Iran axis
May 31, 2017
By Sylvia Westall and Tom Finn
DUBAI/DOHA (Reuters) - Just 10 days after President Donald Trump called on Muslim countries to stand united...
Two Saudi policemen hurt in bombing in restive Shi’ite town-SPA
May 30, 2017
DUBAI (Reuters) - Two policemen were wounded when a bomb exploded in Awamiya in eastern Saudi Arabia, where many of the country's...
Rouhani faces pressure to improve human rights in Iran
May 30, 2017
By Babak Dehghanpisheh
BEIRUT (Reuters) - In the week before the May 19 presidential election in Iran, the eventual victor, Hassan Rouhani, criticised the...
Iran-backed Iraqi force says takes Islamic State villages near Syria
May 29, 2017
By Maher Chmaytelli
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi Shi'ite force backed by Iran said it pushed Islamic State out of several villages on...
Iran’s Rouhani calls for better Gulf ties in call with Qatar Emir
May 27, 2017
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's President Hassan Rouhani called on Saturday for improved relations with Gulf Arab countries during a telephone call...
Trump travel ban fight heads toward Supreme Court showdown
May 26, 2017
By Lawrence Hurley
WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) - The fate of President Donald Trump's order to ban travelers from six predominantly Muslim nations,...
Hezbollah says Saudi on path to more bloodshed in Iran struggle
May 25, 2017
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The Lebanese Shi'ite group Hezbollah said on Thursday Saudi Arabia was on a losing path to more bloodshed in...
U.S. visas issued to citizens of Trump travel ban nations continue to decline
May 25, 2017
By Yeganeh Torbati
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States issued about 50 percent fewer visitor visas in April to citizens of seven countries...
Iran has built third underground ballistic missile factory – Fars news agency
May 25, 2017
ANKARA (Reuters) - Iran has built a third underground ballistic missile production factory and will keep developing its missile programme, the semi-official...
Gulf rift reopens as Qatar decries hacked comments by emir
May 24, 2017
By William Maclean
DUBAI (Reuters) - Qatar got into a war of words with some Gulf Arab allies on Wednesday after it...
U.S. Treasury chief says reviewing Iran’s aircraft licenses
May 24, 2017
By David Lawder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury is reviewing licenses for Boeing Co and Airbus to sell aircraft to Iran, department...
Amid regional strains, Qatar says hackers post fake comments by Emir
May 24, 2017
CAIRO (Reuters) - Qatar said on Wednesday its state news agency had been hacked, after it reported remarks purportedly by its ruler...
Iran condemns UK attack, criticises Western security ties to Gulf
May 23, 2017
LONDON (Reuters) - Iran condemned a suicide attack at a pop concert in Manchester that killed 22 people, but in an apparent swipe at...