Middle East
Iran looks warily to China for help as US sanctions resume
September 12, 2018
Iran looks warily to China for help as US sanctions resume
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — It’s hard not to see China wherever you look in Iran. From Chinese goods flooding…
Pakistan military ‘quietly’ stifles press with intimidation: group
September 12, 2018
Pakistan military ‘quietly’ stifles press with intimidation: group
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s military is using fear and intimidation to stifle the media and undermine press freedom even…
Lebanon’s PM-designate Hariri not seeking revenge for father’s murder
September 11, 2018
Lebanon’s PM-designate Hariri not seeking revenge for father’s murder
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri said on Tuesday he is not seeking revenge for the…
Humanitarian group says 100 migrants die off Libyan coast
September 11, 2018
Humanitarian group says 100 migrants die off Libyan coast
CAIRO (AP) — Doctors Without Borders says more than 100 people have died in a shipwreck off the Libyan…
Afghan official: Suicide bomber kills 20 in Nangarhar
September 11, 2018
Afghan official: Suicide bomber kills 20 in Nangarhar
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-filled vest among a group of people protesting a local…
Bolton: International Criminal Court ‘is already dead to us’
September 11, 2018
Bolton: International Criminal Court ‘is already dead to us’
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s long-running reluctant relationship with the International Criminal Court came to a crashing halt on Monday…
Palestinians say 10 injured by Israeli fire at beach protest
September 11, 2018
Palestinians say 10 injured by Israeli fire at beach protest
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Health Ministry says 10 Palestinians were wounded by Israeli fire along the…
More than 30,000 displaced in Syria’s Idlib in latest offensive: UN
September 10, 2018
More than 30,000 displaced in Syria’s Idlib in latest offensive: UN
BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) – More than 30,000 people have fled their homes in northwest Syria since Syrian government and allied…
Libya oil company offices attacked, causing fire, casualties
September 10, 2018
Libya oil company offices attacked, causing fire, casualties
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Security forces loyal to Libya’s UN-backed government on Monday stormed the headquarters of the country’s…
US to close Palestinian mission in Washington, says PLO
September 10, 2018
US to close Palestinian mission in Washington, says PLO
The PLO harshly criticized the Trump administration’s decision to shutter its de-facto embassy in Washington. The move follows massive…