Government And Politics
Kuwait says its ruling emir flies to US for medical checks
Kuwait says the country's 83-year-old ruling emir has flown to the United States for medical checks, just months after ascending the throne
Yemen's Houthi rebels claim missile hits Saudi oil facility
Yemen’s Houthi rebels say they attacked a Saudi oil facility in the port city of Jiddah, a missile strike not immediately acknowledged by Saudi Arabia
US forces: Rockets hit airbase in Iraq hosting US troops
The U.S.-led coalition in Iraq says at least 10 rockets have targeted a military base in western Iraq that hosts American troops
Israeli-owned cargo ship back at sea after suspected attack
An Israeli-owned cargo ship that was crippled by a mysterious explosion last week has left Dubai’s port and is transiting the Gulf of Oman
Iran: Militants attack Revolutionary Guard unit in southeast
Iranian state TV says an armed separatist group in Iran’s restive southeastern province assaulted a vehicle carrying members of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard paramilitary force
UN chief: Appeal for Yemen raises 'disappointing' $1.7B
A United Nations appeal for aid to Yemen to alleviate the world’s worst humanitarian disaster raised some $1_7 billion — a result the U_N_ chief called “disappointing.”
Israel's high court says non-Orthodox converts are Jews
Israel's Supreme Court has delivered a major blow to the country's religious establishment, ruling that people who convert to Judaism through the Reform and Conservative movements in Israel also are Jewish and entitled to become citizens
UN launches donor conference amid fears of famine in Yemen
The United Nations has launched an appeal for countries to fund its response to the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, where more than six years of war has created the world’s worst humanitarian disaster
Iranian lawmakers visit restive southeast area after unrest
Iran's state-run media say lawmakers are visiting an impoverished southeastern province that has been roiled by recent unrest