Government And Politics
Kenyan guard who wrote on Qatar abuses fined, leaves country
A Kenyan security guard who wrote compelling dispatches under a pseudonym about the challenges of living as a low-wage worker in Qatar and advocated for their rights has been freed from his monthslong detention
Turkey offers to mediate between Ethiopia and Sudan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is urging Ethiopian leaders to find a peaceful resolution to the Tigray conflict in Ethiopia that has displaced tens of thousands and left millions hungry
An Afghan woman in Kabul's dashed hopes amid Taliban blitz
One young woman in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul described the anxiety, fears and dashed hopes her generation feels as embassies evacuate staff and the government all but crumbles
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Arif Alvi
Firefighting plane from Russia crashes in southern Turkey
Turkey’s official news agency says a firefighting plane has crashed in a mountainous area in southern Turkey
Iran will impose 6-day 'general lockdown' over coronavirus
Iranian state media says authorities will impose a six-day-long “general lockdown” in cities across the country, after being hit by what it describes as its fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
Israel launches new campaign against crime in Arab towns
Israel says it has arrested more than 40 criminal suspects in a wave of police raids across the country marking the launch of a new plan to combat crime in Arab communities
US envoy meets Libyan commander to push for elections
The U.S. ambassador to Libya has met with a Libyan military commander amid international efforts to salvage a U.N.-brokered roadmap for elections in the North African country late this year
In Iran, slow vaccinations fuel anger in unending pandemic
Iran has seen several dramatic surges in the coronavirus pandemic and anger is growing
Woman missing after floods and mudslides in northern Turkey
Turkish officials say heavy rains that triggered floods and mudslides have left a woman missing in northern Turkey's Bartin province