Middle East
		Facing terror charges, Iran diplomat skips trial opening day
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
November 27, 2020
Facing terror charges, Iran diplomat skips trial opening day
						ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — An Iranian diplomat suspected of masterminding a thwarted bomb attack against an exiled Iranian opposition group…					
				
			
		Iran shuts gov’t offices, tightening virus restrictions
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
November 27, 2020
Iran shuts gov’t offices, tightening virus restrictions
						TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Friday announced that all government offices will effectively close and operate with only essential…					
				
			
		Analysis: Libya’s rival forces have stopped shooting, but they’re not pulling back
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
November 27, 2020
Analysis: Libya’s rival forces have stopped shooting, but they’re not pulling back
						SIRTE, Libya/TUNIS (Reuters) – In Libya’s frontline city of Sirte, parts of which still lie in ruins, the commission set…					
				
			
		Low-cost carrier FlyDubai begins Israel flights after deal
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
November 27, 2020
Low-cost carrier FlyDubai begins Israel flights after deal
						DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The low-cost carrier FlyDubai began regular flights to Tel Aviv on Thursday, the latest…					
				
			
		Pilots, civilians given life terms over Turkey’s 2016 coup
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
November 27, 2020
Pilots, civilians given life terms over Turkey’s 2016 coup
						ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A Turkish court sentenced hundreds of military and civilian personnel at an air base to life…					
				
			
		Freed British-Australian academic was detained in Iran due to Israeli partner: media
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
November 27, 2020
Freed British-Australian academic was detained in Iran due to Israeli partner: media
						SYDNEY (Reuters) – A British-Australian academic who was freed from Iranian jail on Thursday was detained in 2018 on espionage…					
				
			
		US envoy to Iran says more sanctions coming, urges Biden to maintain leverage
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
November 26, 2020
US envoy to Iran says more sanctions coming, urges Biden to maintain leverage
						WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration plans to tighten sanctions on Tehran during its final months in power, the top…					
				
			
		Sadiq al-Mahdi, Sudan’s former prime minister, dies of virus
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
November 26, 2020
Sadiq al-Mahdi, Sudan’s former prime minister, dies of virus
						CAIRO (AP) — Sadiq al-Mahdi, Sudan’s last democratically elected prime minister and leader of the country’s largest political party, has…					
				
			
		Leading Saudi women’s activist referred to terrorism court
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
November 26, 2020
Leading Saudi women’s activist referred to terrorism court
						DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A leading Saudi women’s rights activist who’s been imprisoned for two and a half…					
				
			
		Mine explodes, damaging oil tanker off Saudi Arabia
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
November 26, 2020
Mine explodes, damaging oil tanker off Saudi Arabia
						DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A mine in the Red Sea off Saudi Arabia’s coast near Yemen exploded and…