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Journalists decry crackdown after Turkey blocks news site over 'LGBT propaganda'
By Ali KucukgocmenANKARA, Oct 1 (Reuters) - A Turkish journalist whose articles were cited among the grounds for blocking independent news portal T24 said the decision effectively…
Algeria adopts law imposing death penalty on forest arsonists
Algerian lawmakers adopted on Thursday a law imposing the death penalty on convicted forest arsonists, after deadly wildfires ripped through swathes of the country in recent weeks…
Man City sponsor Etihad says considering legal action against Premier League
UAE airline Etihad, Manchester City's main sponsor, has said it is considering legal action against the Premier League after the bombshell ruling against the English football gian…
Exclusive-Citing Iran war, US waives rights condition on Egypt military aid
By Alexander Dziadosz, Patricia Zengerle and Humeyra PamukCAIRO/WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The US State Department said on Thursday it has waived human rights conditio…
Exclusive-US waives rights conditions for $320 million in military aid to Egypt, letter shows
By Alexander Dziadosz, Patricia Zengerle and Humeyra PamukCAIRO/WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL, Oct 1 (Reuters) - The US State Department has waived human rights conditions for more than $30…
Pentagon deploys thousands more Marines, another aircraft carrier to Mideast
The 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and some 4,000 sailors and Marines aboard the USS Makin Island follow the USS Theodore Roosevelt in cycling into the Arabian Sea as the US block…
How airlines try to make sure pilots are safe to fly
The apparent attack by the co-pilot on a flight to Israel, in which he stabbed his captain and tried to crash the plane, is a reminder that the cockpit is an extremely sensitive p…
Rights, faith groups urge Congress to block $2.8B bomb sale to Israel
If the Trump administration moves forward with the transfer, dozens of groups are urging lawmakers to seek a joint resolution of disapproval.
West Bank settlers attack Israeli activists as Netanyahu claims 'hoax'
On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attention surrounding settler violence was a “tremendous hoax.”
