Middle East
Three importers cut Iran oil shipments to zero: U.S. envoy
April 3, 2019
Three importers cut Iran oil shipments to zero: U.S. envoy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three of eight importers granted waivers by Washington to buy oil from Iran have now cut their…
Netanyahu supporters ahead of polls: ‘Bibi forever’
April 2, 2019
Netanyahu supporters ahead of polls: ‘Bibi forever’
Beer Sheva, Israel (CNN) — In one week, Israel will vote in a poll that’s gearing up to be as defining…
Israeli researchers – hundreds of fake Twitter accounts boost Netanyahu
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
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…
Slain Saudi journalist Khashoggi’s children paid by kingdom: report
April 2, 2019
Slain Saudi journalist Khashoggi’s children paid by kingdom: report
The children of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi have received multi-million dollar homes and are being paid thousands of dollars…
American hackers helped UAE spy on Al Jazeera Chairman, BBC Host
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…
Algeria’s president: From freedom fighter to public enemy
April 2, 2019
Algeria’s president: From freedom fighter to public enemy
PARIS (AP) — He fought to free Algeria from colonizer France, he reconciled his war-ravaged nation and he negotiated with…
Israeli troops detained a 9-year-old Palestinian at school. It’s ‘becoming normal’, locals say
April 2, 2019
Israeli troops detained a 9-year-old Palestinian at school. It’s ‘becoming normal’, locals say
(CNN)–The day before we met, human rights campaigner Aref Jaber recorded the arrest of a 9-year-old Palestinian boy, taken out…
Algeria’s Bouteflika to resign ‘before mandate ends’
April 2, 2019
Algeria’s Bouteflika to resign ‘before mandate ends’
Algeria’s ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika will resign before his mandate expires on April 28, his office said, after a succession…
Pope tells Moroccans, ‘We are brothers and sisters’
April 1, 2019
Pope tells Moroccans, ‘We are brothers and sisters’
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Pope Francis sought Sunday to encourage greater fraternity between Christians and Muslims in Morocco, telling his…