Middle East
Turkey says ceasefire holds in Syria’s Idlib, Russia reports some shootings
March 7, 2020
Turkey says ceasefire holds in Syria’s Idlib, Russia reports some shootings
ISTANBUL/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Saturday there had been no violations of the ceasefire in…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seeks absolution in virus fight
March 7, 2020
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seeks absolution in virus fight
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Wearing gas masks and waterproof fatigues, members of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard now spray down…
Lebanon in ‘final hours before’ declaring it cannot pay its debts: senior MP
March 7, 2020
Lebanon in ‘final hours before’ declaring it cannot pay its debts: senior MP
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon is in “the final hours before” formally announcing it cannot pay its debts, senior MP Alain…
Dozens killed as gunmen attack Afghan political rally
March 7, 2020
Dozens killed as gunmen attack Afghan political rally
Dozens of people were killed when gunmen opened fire at a political rally in Kabul on Friday, the deadliest assault…
Saudi detains three royal princes over ‘coup plot’: reports
March 7, 2020
Saudi detains three royal princes over ‘coup plot’: reports
Saudi authorities have detained three princes including King Salman’s brother and nephew on charges of plotting a coup, the US…
Blast near U.S. Embassy in Tunisia kills policeman
March 6, 2020
Blast near U.S. Embassy in Tunisia kills policeman
TUNIS (Reuters) — Two militants on a motorbike blew themselves up outside the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia on Friday, killing…
Attack in Kabul kills at least 27 people, wounds dozens
March 6, 2020
Attack in Kabul kills at least 27 people, wounds dozens
KABUL (Reuters) — Gunmen attacked a ceremony in Kabul on Friday, killing at least 27 people in the first major…
Rare calm in Syria’s Idlib after ceasefire deal
March 6, 2020
Rare calm in Syria’s Idlib after ceasefire deal
Syria’s war-ravaged northwest woke up to relative calm Friday, its skies free of warplanes for the first day in months,…
Migrants dodge tear gas as Greek-Turkish border crisis deepens
March 6, 2020
Migrants dodge tear gas as Greek-Turkish border crisis deepens
KASTANIES, Greece/PAZARKULE, Turkey (Reuters) — Migrants stuck on the Turkish side of the border with Greece tried to dodge tear…
Russia, Turkey agree ceasefire deal for Syria’s Idlib
March 6, 2020
Russia, Turkey agree ceasefire deal for Syria’s Idlib
MOSCOW (Reuters) — Turkey and Russia agreed a ceasefire deal on Thursday in Syria’s Idlib region, their two leaders said…