Middle East
		Israel detains American author Reza Aslan for hours
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
August 15, 2018
Israel detains American author Reza Aslan for hours
						JERUSALEM (AP) — Prominent American author and former CNN program host Reza Aslan says he was detained by Israel at…					
				
			
		Qatar’s emir heads to Turkey for talks with Erdogan
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
August 15, 2018
Qatar’s emir heads to Turkey for talks with Erdogan
						DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar’s emir headed to Turkey on Wednesday for talks with President Tayyip Erdogan who is dealing with…					
				
			
		Turkey hits back at US with tariff hikes on key products
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
August 15, 2018
Turkey hits back at US with tariff hikes on key products
						Turkey on Wednesday said it was hiking tariffs on imports of several key US products in retaliation for American sanctions…					
				
			
		Israel eases Gaza restrictions amid cease-fire efforts
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
August 15, 2018
Israel eases Gaza restrictions amid cease-fire efforts
						JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is reopening a key border crossing with the Gaza Strip weeks after it was closed amid…					
				
			
		Lebanese Hezbollah leader says group stronger than ever
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
August 15, 2018
Lebanese Hezbollah leader says group stronger than ever
						BEIRUT (Reuters) – The leader of Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, said on Tuesday his group was stronger than…					
				
			
		Turkey hopes to find solution on Syria’s Idlib with Russia
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
August 15, 2018
Turkey hopes to find solution on Syria’s Idlib with Russia
						ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s foreign minister said on Tuesday he hoped his country and Russia could find a solution over…					
				
			
		Roadside bombing kills 4 people in Baghdad’s Shiite district
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
August 14, 2018
Roadside bombing kills 4 people in Baghdad’s Shiite district
						BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security and medical officials say four people have been killed when a roadside bomb went off…					
				
			
		UN: Libyan militia forces 1,900 people from camp in Tripoli
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
August 14, 2018
UN: Libyan militia forces 1,900 people from camp in Tripoli
						CAIRO (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency says it’s concerned over a Libyan militia forcing 1,900 displaced people out of…					
				
			
		Egypt voices concern over Red Sea security after Houthi attack
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
August 14, 2018
Egypt voices concern over Red Sea security after Houthi attack
						CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s president said on Monday Cairo was deeply concerned about security in the Red Sea following an…					
				
			
		UK Labour’s Corbyn trades barbs with Netanyahu on Mideast violence
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
August 14, 2018
UK Labour’s Corbyn trades barbs with Netanyahu on Mideast violence
						(Reuters) – A furor over alleged anti-semitism in Britain’s main opposition party widened on Monday when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…