Syrian media cites source saying US-led jets attacked army
Middle East
February 3, 2019
Syrian media cites source saying US-led jets attacked army
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian state media, citing a military source, said US-led jets attacked a Syrian army position near…
Iran’s Rouhani slams ‘hegemonic’ US over Venezuela
Middle East
February 2, 2019
Iran’s Rouhani slams ‘hegemonic’ US over Venezuela
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday accused the United States of seeking “world hegemony” and denounced…
New Lebanese government to prepare statement on policy goals
Middle East
February 2, 2019
New Lebanese government to prepare statement on policy goals
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s new government will start preparing its policy statement on Monday, it said on Saturday, as…
Building on Syria war gains, Hezbollah scores political win
Middle East
February 2, 2019
Building on Syria war gains, Hezbollah scores political win
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hezbollah’s bigger role in Lebanon’s new unity government points to a growing appetite to shape state…
Four Libyan soldiers die in first clash of force’s southward push
Middle East
February 2, 2019
Four Libyan soldiers die in first clash of force’s southward push
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – At least four Libyan soldiers were killed on Friday when forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar…
Forty years since revolution, Iran taunts ‘declining’ America
Middle East
February 1, 2019
Forty years since revolution, Iran taunts ‘declining’ America
DUBAI (Reuters) – Forty years after its revolution, Iran has no fear of a “declining” America, a senior cleric said…
China pulls textbook, highlights debate over academic freedom
World
February 1, 2019
China pulls textbook, highlights debate over academic freedom
BEIJING (Reuters) – A constitutional law textbook written by one China’s best-known reform-minded legal scholars has been pulled from book…
Senate rebukes Trump, advances measure on Syria troops
Middle East
February 1, 2019
Senate rebukes Trump, advances measure on Syria troops
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a rebuke of President Donald Trump, the Republican-led US Senate advanced largely symbolic legislation on Thursday…
Over 20 dead in US polar vortex, frostbite amputations feared
World
February 1, 2019
Over 20 dead in US polar vortex, frostbite amputations feared
(Reuters) – Tens of millions of Americans braved Arctic-like temperatures on Thursday as low as minus 56 degrees Fahrenheit (minus…
Bashir reopens Sudan border with Eritrea
Middle East
February 1, 2019
Bashir reopens Sudan border with Eritrea
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, apparently searching for regional friends amid weeks of protests against his 30-year rule,…