middle-east
Secret synagogue in Dubai prays for Persian Gulf revival
Dubai, Oct 25 (AP/UNB) — In an unmarked villa, nestled amid homes in an upscale Dubai neighborhood, a congregation prays in the first fully functioning synagogue in the Arabian Peninsula in decades.
Saudi Arabia's king names prince as new foreign minister
Dubai, Oct 24 (AP/UNB) — Saudi King Salman has named a new foreign minister for the kingdom amid a series of royal orders.
Iraq official: US troops from Syria to leave Iraq in 4 weeks
Baghdad, Oct 23 (AP/UNB) — U.S troops withdrawing from northeastern Syria to Iraq are "transiting" and will leave the country within four weeks, Iraq's defense minister said Wednesday.
Former top general gets a shot at forming Israeli government
Jerusalem, Oct 23 (AP/UNB) — Israel's former military chief Benny Gantz is set to receive an official mandate to form the country's next government but has few options after last month's elections left him in a near tie with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Erdogan assured by Putin on Syrian Kurds
Beirut, Oct 23 (AP/UNB) — Turkish media quote President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as saying that Turkey will resume its offensive in northeastern Syria if neither Russia nor the U.S. ensure that Syrian Kurdish fighters completely pull out of the region along Turkey's border.
Turkish FM warns any remaining Syria Kurd forces
Beirut, Oct 23 (AP/UNB) — Turkey's foreign minister says Turkish forces will "neutralize" any remaining Syrian Kurdish fighter they come across in areas now under Turkish control in northeastern Syria.
US defense secretary in Iraq to discuss troops leaving Syria
Baghdad, Oct 23 (AP/UNB) — U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday as chaos swirled along the Turkey-Syria border and Iraqi leaders chafed over reports that the U.S. may want to increase the number of troops based in Iraq, at least temporarily.
Egypt's options dwindle as Nile talks break down
Cairo, Oct 22 (AP/UNB) — The latest breakdown in talks with Ethiopia over its construction of a massive upstream Nile dam has left Egypt with dwindling options as it seeks to protect the main source of freshwater for its large and growing population.
Israel's Netanyahu gives up on forming new coalition
Jerusalem, Oct 22 (AP/UNB) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Monday that he had failed to form a majority government in parliament, marking a major setback for the embattled Israeli leader that plunges the country into a new period of political uncertainty.
Residents of northeast Syria city pelt departing US troops
Akcakale, Oct 21 (AP/UNB) — Angry over the U.S. withdrawal from Syria, residents of a Kurdish-dominated city pelted departing American military vehicles with potatoes Monday as they drove through.