Israeli researchers – hundreds of fake Twitter accounts boost Netanyahu
Middle East
April 2, 2019
Israeli researchers – hundreds of fake Twitter accounts boost Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Two Israeli researchers said on Monday they had discovered a network of hundreds of fake Twitter accounts…
Iran orders 70 villages evacuated in Khuzestan due to flood risk
Middle East
April 2, 2019
Iran orders 70 villages evacuated in Khuzestan due to flood risk
GENEVA/DUBAi (Reuters) – Flood risks have forced the Iranian government to order the evacuation of 70 villages in the oil-rich…
American hackers helped UAE spy on Al Jazeera Chairman, BBC Host
Middle East
April 2, 2019
American hackers helped UAE spy on Al Jazeera Chairman, BBC Host
A group of American hackers who once worked for U.S. intelligence agencies helped the United Arab Emirates spy on a BBC…
Egypt Sentences 30 Men Over Church Attack Plot
Egypt
April 1, 2019
Egypt Sentences 30 Men Over Church Attack Plot
Thirty men were sentenced on Saturday to between 10 years and life in prison for planning a suicide bombing on…
Libya holds municipal elections in first vote for five years
Middle East
April 1, 2019
Libya holds municipal elections in first vote for five years
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya held rare municipal elections in nine communities on Saturday, although turnout in the country’s first voting…
Killed by cholera, Yemeni doctor knew he was fighting ‘disastrous’ epidemic
Middle East
April 1, 2019
Killed by cholera, Yemeni doctor knew he was fighting ‘disastrous’ epidemic
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemeni doctor Mohammed Abdul-Mughni described the surge in cholera cases he was treating as “disastrous” in a…
Trump cuts aid to Central American countries as migrant crisis deepens
World
March 31, 2019
Trump cuts aid to Central American countries as migrant crisis deepens
WASHINGTON/EL PASO, Texas (Reuters) – The US government cut aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras on Saturday after President…
Cholera cases jump to 138 in Mozambique’s Beira after cyclone
World
March 30, 2019
Cholera cases jump to 138 in Mozambique’s Beira after cyclone
BEIRA, Mozambique (Reuters) – The number of confirmed cases of cholera in the cyclone-hit Mozambican port city of Beira jumped…
Tunisia says to coordinate Arab response to U.S. move on Israel, Golan
Middle East
March 29, 2019
Tunisia says to coordinate Arab response to U.S. move on Israel, Golan
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia will coordinate with fellow Arab countries to contain any fall out from the U.S. decision to…
Lira wobbles as U.S. ties with Turkey fray
Middle East
March 29, 2019
Lira wobbles as U.S. ties with Turkey fray
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s fiery anti-U.S. rhetoric helped spark a currency collapse in 2018 that plunged his…