Middle East
Iran to execute alleged spy who gave nuclear secrets to CIA
February 4, 2020
Iran to execute alleged spy who gave nuclear secrets to CIA
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Tuesday that its top court confirmed a death sentence for an Iranian man convicted…
Organization of Islamic Cooperation rejects ‘Deal of the Century’
February 4, 2020
Organization of Islamic Cooperation rejects ‘Deal of the Century’
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Monday announced its rejection of the “Deal of the Century” announced by US…
Gazan bridegrooms end up in jail over unpaid debts
February 4, 2020
Gazan bridegrooms end up in jail over unpaid debts
GAZA (Reuters) – Bridegrooms in the Gaza Strip are finding marriage a path to debtors’ prison rather than to happiness.…
Bloodied but determined, Lebanese protesters take stock
February 4, 2020
Bloodied but determined, Lebanese protesters take stock
BEIRUT (AP) — At a Beirut hospital ward, five Lebanese protesters with bandaged eyes and faces huddled in a circle,…
Arabs in Israeli border towns fear Trump plan will transfer them to West Bank
February 4, 2020
Arabs in Israeli border towns fear Trump plan will transfer them to West Bank
BAQA AL-GHARBIYYE, Israel (Reuters) – Thousands of Israeli Arabs, many waving Palestinian flags, demonstrated in this town in Israel at…
Israeli PM meets Sudan’s leader, aims for ‘normalization’
February 4, 2020
Israeli PM meets Sudan’s leader, aims for ‘normalization’
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with the leader of Sudan on Monday and said they…
US demands more from Taliban on ceasefire before deal
February 3, 2020
US demands more from Taliban on ceasefire before deal
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday demanded “demonstrable evidence” from the Taliban that they…
Medical flights start from Yemen’s Sanaa in diplomatic breakthrough
February 3, 2020
Medical flights start from Yemen’s Sanaa in diplomatic breakthrough
DUBAI (Reuters) – Flights carrying patients needing urgent medical attention began from the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Monday, the World…
Turkey and Syrian regime in deadly flare-up
February 3, 2020
Turkey and Syrian regime in deadly flare-up
Turkish and Syrian troops traded deadly fire in northwest Syria on Monday, further raising tension between Ankara and regime backer…
Recordings show Iran knew jetliner hit by a missile: Ukraine
February 3, 2020
Recordings show Iran knew jetliner hit by a missile: Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A leaked recording of an exchange between an Iranian air-traffic controller and an Iranian pilot purports…