The new US administration is spotlighting its first priorities in the Middle East. US President Donald Trump spoke to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday, the first phone call with a leader in the Middle East, according to…
Category: 3. Middle East
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In first Trump call, Saudi Crown Prince says trade with US could hit $600B
US President Donald Trump spoke with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in his first phone call to a foreign leader after his inauguration on Jan. 20.
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Syrians returning home face deadly threat of landmines
Heba Bitar and Lina ShaikhouniIdlib, Syria
BBCAyghad and his father were displaced by fighting in northwest Syria Ayghad never thought that his dream of returning to his farmland could turn into a nightmare.
He fights his tears as he shows us a…
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Chief US diplomat vows ‘unwavering support’ for Israel
The United States’ new top diplomat Marco Rubio reaffirmed the country’s “unwavering support” for Israel, days into a fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and a large-scale raid in the occupied West Bank.
As Israel pursued its deadly operation in…
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Houthis have advantages in protecting leaders from threatened strikes
WASHINGTON —Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi terror group appears to be well-positioned to shield its leaders from retaliatory strikes recently threatened by Israel, international researchers tell VOA.
Israel also faces its own challenges in…
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Iraqi parliament passes controversial law package
The Iraqi parliament controversially passed three laws as a package on Tuesday: the amended personal status law, a general amnesty law, and the repeal of Ba’athist decisions on Kurdish land in disputed areas. Kurdish lawmakers, under political…
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Kurdish cities in Iran strike over death sentences for 2 Kurdish women
Businesses in several Kurdish cities in Iran went on strike Wednesday after Kurdish groups called for a protest against the death sentences of two female political prisoners. Six Kurdish groups released a joint statement urging people to stage…
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Syrian Kurds protest Turkish attacks on their areas
With the continuation of Turkish attacks, Syrian Kurds are calling on the international community to put pressure on Turkey to end the war in Syria. In recent days, there has been a movement to denounce attacks on the Kurdish region of Syria.
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Released Israeli hostages face long physical, emotional recovery
Israeli hostages released from Gaza as part of a ceasefire deal face a long road to recovery. As Linda Gradstein reports from Jerusalem, experts say the physical and psychological trauma they and others endured will take time to heal. VOA…
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Austin Tice’s mother travels to Syria to search for missing son
WASHINGTON/DAMASCUS, SYRIA —At a recent press conference in the Four Seasons Hotel in Syria’s capital, Damascus, Debra Tice made clear that she would never give up searching for her son, Austin.
A former U.S. Marine-turned-journalist,…
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