Middle East
Rights group: Libya militias used machine guns on protesters
September 10, 2020
Rights group: Libya militias used machine guns on protesters
CAIRO (AP) — A prominent human rights organization Thursday accused Libyan armed groups linked to the Tripoli-based government of using…
Huge fire breaks out at Beirut port a month after explosion
September 10, 2020
Huge fire breaks out at Beirut port a month after explosion
BEIRUT (AP) — A huge fire broke out Thursday at the Port of Beirut, triggering panic among residents traumatized by…
Imprisoned Algerian journalist appeals in high-profile case
September 10, 2020
Imprisoned Algerian journalist appeals in high-profile case
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — An Algerian prosecutor on Tuesday sought a four-year sentence in the high-profile appeals trial of Algerian…
Politics plague Israeli virus response ahead of holidays
September 10, 2020
Politics plague Israeli virus response ahead of holidays
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long cultivated a symbiotic relationship with the country’s ultra-Orthodox…
New UN report says rebels in Yemen recruited teenage girls
September 10, 2020
New UN report says rebels in Yemen recruited teenage girls
GENEVA (AP) — UN-backed experts have found evidence that rebels in Yemen recruited nearly three dozen teenage girls — some…
Palestinians win Saudi support but no Arab condemnation of UAE-Israel deal
September 10, 2020
Palestinians win Saudi support but no Arab condemnation of UAE-Israel deal
CAIRO (Reuters) – Palestinian leaders won renewed Saudi support for Palestinian statehood at a Wednesday meeting, but did not persuade…
Fire ‘destroys’ Europe’s largest migrant camp on Lesbos
September 9, 2020
Fire ‘destroys’ Europe’s largest migrant camp on Lesbos
Athens, Greece (CNN) Europe’s largest migrant camp, Moria, has been “completely destroyed” after massive fires broke out early Wednesday at…
United States formally announces troop reduction in Iraq
September 9, 2020
United States formally announces troop reduction in Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States military on Wednesday announced that it would be reducing its presence in Iraq from…
Roadside bomb attack misses Afghan vice president, but kills 10
September 9, 2020
Roadside bomb attack misses Afghan vice president, but kills 10
KABUL (Reuters) – A roadside bomb in Kabul targeted first Afghan Vice President Amrullah Saleh on Wednesday morning but he…
US sells ambassador home in Israel, securing Jerusalem move
September 9, 2020
US sells ambassador home in Israel, securing Jerusalem move
JERUSALEM (AP) — The US Embassy said Tuesday the State Department has sold the ambassador’s official residence near Tel Aviv…