Syria’s Assad to steal spotlight at Arab summit after years in the cold
Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaReuters Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a pariah for more than a decade, is expected to steal the spotlight at Friday’s Arab League summit in Saudi Arabia, where he will rub shoulders with regional leaders who once backed his war foes. Ostracised by most Arab states following his crackdown on protests against his rule […]
Explainer – Sudan’s conflict and what worries neighbours, the US and others
Reuters A conflict raging in Sudan is rattling neighbouring countries and worrying the United States and others for reasons ranging from concern about shared Nile waters and oil pipelines to the shape of a new government and a new humanitarian crisis in the making. Sudan, which relies heavily on foreign aid, is no stranger to conflict. But […]
Ethiopia’s migrants turn to sex work as pandemic sends them home
Addis Ababa, EthiopiaThomson Reuters Foundation As an Ethiopian working as a maid in Dubai, life was far from easy for Yemisrach. But when the coronavirus pandemic struck, forcing her to return home and take up sex work, things got a whole lot worse. Hiding her bruised face behind dark glasses, Yemisrach said she had been […]
Bahrain becomes latest Arab nation to recognise Israel
Washington DC, USAP Bahrain on Friday agreed to normalise relations with Israel, becoming the latest Arab nation to do so as part of a broader diplomatic push by President Donald Trump and his administration to further ease the Jewish state’s relative isolation in the Middle East and find common ground with nations that share US […]
Migrant workers: South Asians seek justice as wage theft worsens under coronavirus
ANURADHA NAGARAJ, NAIMUL KARIM and BAN BARKAWI, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, report on how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted migrant workers amid an ongoing struggle over their rights…