Day: January 1, 2019

Middle East

UK arms officials met with Saudi Arabia days after Khashoggi murder: Report

Protesters against UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia during Saudi crown prince's visit to London in..

Middle East

Amid setbacks, Lebanon’s Hariri urges parties to form government

Lebanon is governed by a complex system that guarantees a delicate balance between religious communi..

Middle East

Saudi Netflix viewers won’t see this US Muslim comic let rip against MBS

Hassan Minhaj's episode set out to "expose grim truths" about Saudi Arabia (screengrab) Netfli..

Middle East

Hariri: Lebanon must form govt after months of deadlock

Lebanons prime minister-designate, Saad Hariri, warned Tuesday a government needs to be formed as th..

Middle East

Four injured after German man rams car into crowd; racist motive suspected

Police detained a 50-year-old German man early on Tuesday on suspicion of ramming his car into a cro..

Middle East

Houthi militias commit 180 violations in Hodeidah, hold 88 relief ships

The Iranian-backed Houthi militias forcefully held more than 88 aid, commercial and oil vessels and ..

Middle East

Syrians, Afghans wounded in Germany car rammings

A stop sign is pictured in the Ruhr industrial area of Bottrop, western Germany (Reuters) Syrian an..

Middle East

Under-fire Bashir launches probe into protest deaths in Sudan

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir ordered authorities on Tuesday to form a panel to investigate the ..

Asia

See Hanoi’s Old Quarter on a vintage motorbike

(CNN) — With its pastel-hued shop houses, labyrinthine lanes and impenetrable swarms of motorbikes, ..

Asia

Beyond pho: 5 of Hanoi’s top noodle dishes

(CNN) — If you've tried one dish that hails from Vietnam, it's most likely pho. Made wit..