Middle East
Iran Supreme Leader says Americans will be expelled from Iraq and Syria
May 18, 2020
Iran Supreme Leader says Americans will be expelled from Iraq and Syria
(Reuters) — Americans will be expelled from Iraq and Syria, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday, renewing…
Syrian tycoon says government ordered him to step down from mobile operator
May 18, 2020
Syrian tycoon says government ordered him to step down from mobile operator
AMMAN (Reuters) — Syrian tycoon Rami Makhlouf issued a video statement on Sunday saying officials had told him to quit…
Officials: Bombs kill 7 in shelter for displaced in Libya
May 17, 2020
Officials: Bombs kill 7 in shelter for displaced in Libya
CAIRO (AP) — Bombs hit a shelter for displaced people in Libya’s capital Tripoli, killing at least seven people including…
Israel to swear in unity govt, PM insists on West Bank annexation
May 17, 2020
Israel to swear in unity govt, PM insists on West Bank annexation
As Israel was set to launch its new unity government Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to push on with…
Online English classes revive ties severed by war in Syria
May 17, 2020
Online English classes revive ties severed by war in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Who got married? Who had a baby? Have we lost anyone? Through crackling internet lines and jumpy…
China’s ambassador to Israel found dead in Tel Aviv home: police
May 17, 2020
China’s ambassador to Israel found dead in Tel Aviv home: police
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – China’s ambassador to Israel was found dead in his home in a Tel Aviv suburb on Sunday,…
Vehicles, not marches, to mark Iran’s annual anti-Israel rally: president
May 17, 2020
Vehicles, not marches, to mark Iran’s annual anti-Israel rally: president
DUBAI (Reuters) – Rallies next week in Tehran to mark the annual Quds Day against Israel will involve Iranians driving…
Coronavirus crisis punctures Tunisia tourism rebound
May 17, 2020
Coronavirus crisis punctures Tunisia tourism rebound
As the novel coronavirus pandemic wipes out a recovery from jihadist attacks in 2015, Tunisia’s vital tourism sector is trying…
UN reports Yemen cease-fire progress, COVID-19 cases rising
May 16, 2020
UN reports Yemen cease-fire progress, COVID-19 cases rising
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Yemen reported “significant progress” in negotiations toward a nationwide cease-fire in the…
Iran sentences French-Iranian academic to 5 years in jail
May 16, 2020
Iran sentences French-Iranian academic to 5 years in jail
Iran sentenced French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah to five years in prison on national security charges Saturday, her lawyer said, adding…