Middle East
Senators advance bill to punish, sanction Saudi Arabia
July 26, 2019
Senators advance bill to punish, sanction Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel advanced legislation Thursday that would suspend arms transfers to Saudi Arabia and impose sanctions…
150 migrants feared dead after boats capsize off Libya coast
July 26, 2019
150 migrants feared dead after boats capsize off Libya coast
CAIRO (AP) — Up to 150 Europe-bound migrants, including women and children, were missing and feared drowned on Thursday after…
Iranians manage to surf the web despite tide of censorship
July 26, 2019
Iranians manage to surf the web despite tide of censorship
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Before Nazilla Akbari can check out the latest offerings on Twitter or YouTube, she scrolls through…
Trump vetoes restrictions on weapons sales to Saudi Arabia
July 25, 2019
Trump vetoes restrictions on weapons sales to Saudi Arabia
US President Donald Trump vetoed three Congress bills that would have blocked billions of dollars in US arms sales to…
Tunisia’s Essebsi shaped transition since overthrow of Ben Ali
July 25, 2019
Tunisia’s Essebsi shaped transition since overthrow of Ben Ali
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, who helped shape his country’s democratic transition after a 2011 revolution ended…
Mired in poverty, Afghans bring their children to work
July 25, 2019
Mired in poverty, Afghans bring their children to work
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Every day before dawn, 10-year-old Kamran goes to work with his father and other relatives at…
Lebanese rock band takes center stage in freedoms debate
July 25, 2019
Lebanese rock band takes center stage in freedoms debate
BEIRUT (AP) — A popular Mideast rock band known for its rousing music and lyrics challenging norms in the conservative…
Tunisian President Essebsi has died: presidency
July 25, 2019
Tunisian President Essebsi has died: presidency
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s 92-year-old president, Beji Caid Essebsi, a major player in the North African country’s transition to democracy…
Libya says 38 migrants taken to bombed detention center
July 25, 2019
Libya says 38 migrants taken to bombed detention center
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s coast guard said Wednesday it intercepted around three dozen Europe-bound migrants off its Mediterranean coast and…
At least seven killed as three blasts rock Kabul
July 25, 2019
At least seven killed as three blasts rock Kabul
At least seven people were killed and 21 wounded by three blasts that rocked the Afghan capital Thursday ahead of…