World Briefing | Middle East: Saudi Arabia: Editor Leaves Newspaper
Jamal Khashoggi, a prominent Saudi journalist, has resigned as editor of the nation’s leading newspaper, Al-Watan. feeds.nytimes.com |
Vandals Set Fire to U.N. Children’s Camp in Gaza
It was the second attack in the last month. Islamic extremist groups in Gaza have said in the past that the agency that runs the camp is a corrupting influence on local children. feeds.nytimes.com |
World Briefing | Middle East: Israel: Turkish Boat Heads Home
The Mavi Marmara, the Turkish passenger boat at the center of a deadly raid by Israeli naval commandos as it tried to breach the blockade of Gaza in late May, was towed out of Haifa on Thursday. feeds.nytimes.com |
Instant View - Turkish Voters Vote For Constitutional Changes
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish voters approved a raft of changes to the constitution in a referendum on Sunday, according to unofficial preliminary results, in what may be a key victory for Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan ahead of general election due next year. feeds.nytimes.com |
EU Invites Iran to Nuclear Talks In Mid - November
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union invited Iran on Thursday to three-day talks on its nuclear programme in Vienna in mid-November, hoping to restart discussions with six major powers that stalled a year ago. feeds.nytimes.com |