Middle East
US sends naval strike group to Middle East in ‘message’ to Iran
May 6, 2019
US sends naval strike group to Middle East in ‘message’ to Iran
The United States is sending an aircraft carrier strike group and a bomber task force to the Middle East in…
Palestinians say truce reached with Israel to end deadly escalation
May 6, 2019
Palestinians say truce reached with Israel to end deadly escalation
Palestinian leaders in Gaza agreed to a ceasefire with Israel on Monday to end a deadly two-day escalation in violence…
Taliban suicide bomber, gunmen attack police headquarters in northern Afghanistan
May 5, 2019
Taliban suicide bomber, gunmen attack police headquarters in northern Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – At least seven people were killed and 55 wounded after a Taliban suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden…
Netanyahu pledges ‘massive strikes’ in Gaza in third day of border flare-up
May 5, 2019
Netanyahu pledges ‘massive strikes’ in Gaza in third day of border flare-up
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he ordered the military to continue “massive strikes” against…
Damascus presses Idlib attack, artillery hits Turkish position
May 5, 2019
Damascus presses Idlib attack, artillery hits Turkish position
BEIRUT/ANKARA (Reuters) – Syrian government forces and their Russian allies pounded the rebel-held northwest of Syria with air strikes on…
Israeli killed and two Palestinian gunmen dead as Gaza violence persists
May 5, 2019
Israeli killed and two Palestinian gunmen dead as Gaza violence persists
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A rocket fired from Gaza killed an Israeli civilian on Sunday and two Palestinian gunmen were killed…
Iran to continue nuclear enrichment despite US move-parliament speaker
May 4, 2019
Iran to continue nuclear enrichment despite US move-parliament speaker
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will continue uranium enrichment under its nuclear deal with world powers, Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani…
Sudanese take aim at Islamist ‘deep state’ left by al-Bashir
May 4, 2019
Sudanese take aim at Islamist ‘deep state’ left by al-Bashir
CAIRO (AP) — The Sudanese protesters who succeeded in driving President Omar al-Bashir from power say their revolution won’t be…
Eight soldiers killed in attack on Haftar camp in south Libya: municipality head
May 4, 2019
Eight soldiers killed in attack on Haftar camp in south Libya: municipality head
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Eight soldiers were killed on Saturday in an attack on a training camp belonging to the…
Gaza-Israel hostilities flare with rocket attacks, air strikes
May 4, 2019
Gaza-Israel hostilities flare with rocket attacks, air strikes
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Gaza militants fired dozens of rockets into Israel on Saturday and an Israeli air strike killed one…