Middle East

After Arab Spring, a decade of upheaval and lost hopes

After Arab Spring, a decade of upheaval and lost hopes

CAIRO (AP) — Was it real? It’s all been erased so completely, so much blood has been shed and destruction…
Turkey detains 11 over abduction of Iranian dissident – police

Turkey detains 11 over abduction of Iranian dissident – police

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has detained 11 people involved in the abduction and smuggling to Iran of an Iranian dissident…
Lebanon’s PM refuses further questioning over port blast

Lebanon’s PM refuses further questioning over port blast

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister will not meet with the prosecutor investigating the Beirut port explosion as requested,…
Kuwait names new oil and finance ministers as government faces liquidity crunch

Kuwait names new oil and finance ministers as government faces liquidity crunch

KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait’s emir on Monday approved a new cabinet that included new ministers of oil and finance for…
US Embassy says Sudan no longer on list of terror sponsors

US Embassy says Sudan no longer on list of terror sponsors

CAIRO (AP) — The US Embassy in Khartoum said Monday that President Donald Trump’s administration has removed Sudan from the…
Study shows how Islamic State built arsenal in Middle East

Study shows how Islamic State built arsenal in Middle East

A new study traces an international procurement network that the Islamic State group cultivated over years. A small phone store…
After battling virus, Algerian leader suddenly reappears

After battling virus, Algerian leader suddenly reappears

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Still recovering from COVID-19, Algeria’s president suddenly reappeared Sunday after nearly two months out of the…
Iran jails British-Iranian researcher for nine years for subversion: report

Iran jails British-Iranian researcher for nine years for subversion: report

DUBAI (Reuters) – A court in Iran has handed a nine-year jail sentence to British-Iranian anthropologist Kameel Ahmady, after convicting…
‘External source’ causes oil tanker blast off Saudi Arabia

‘External source’ causes oil tanker blast off Saudi Arabia

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An oil tanker off Saudi Arabia’s port city of Jeddah suffered an explosion early…
Netanyahu: ‘Business as usual with Iran’ will be mistake

Netanyahu: ‘Business as usual with Iran’ will be mistake

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said it would be a mistake “to go back to…
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