Middle East

Houthi Rebels Begin Withdrawing From Yemeni Port of Hodeida, UN Official Says

By VOA News Yemen's Houthi rebels have started withdrawing from the port of Hodeida, a U.N. official said Saturday. Handing over control of Hodeida, a key lifeline for Yemen, was included in a U.N.-sponsored...

About 20 Million Yemeni Citizens Are ‘Food Insecure,’ Report Says

By VOA News Up to 20 million Yemeni's — two-thirds of the country's population — are food insecure, primarily because of the war that has ravaged the impoverished country. A joint statement issued Saturday...

Erdogan: ‘Highest Levels’ of Saudi Government Targeted Khashoggi

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the order to kill Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi came from the "highest levels" of the Saudi government. In an op-ed piece published Friday by The Washington Post, Erdogan said he...

UN Chief: Yemen on ‘Precipice’

UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday that Yemen is teetering "on a precipice" and called on the international community to stop the violence and prevent a catastrophe."The consequences of...

Pakistan Negotiates End to Protests Over Acquittal in Blasphemy Case

ISLAMABAD — A Pakistan government team negotiated a deal late Friday with Islamist groups, apparently defusing three days of crippling protests over the Supreme Court's acquittal of a Christian woman accused of...

Pakistani Cleric Known as ‘Father’ of Afghan Taliban Assassinated

ISLAMABAD — Unknown assailants in Pakistan have assassinated the top Islamist leader known as the father of Afghanistan's Taliban movement. Family members confirmed that Maulana Sami-ul Haq, 81, was resting at his home...

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