Middle East
Thousands flee bombardment in northwest Syria, head to Turkish border
December 20, 2019
Thousands flee bombardment in northwest Syria, head to Turkish border
BEIRUT (Reuters) — Thousands of people have fled to the Turkish border from the last big opposition stronghold in northwestern…
Europeans to toughen up Iran stance but shy away from sanctions: diplomats
December 20, 2019
Europeans to toughen up Iran stance but shy away from sanctions: diplomats
PARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) — European parties to the Iran nuclear deal are likely to trigger a dispute resolution process in January…
Iran’s Rouhani in Japan to meet PM amid nuke impasse
December 20, 2019
Iran’s Rouhani in Japan to meet PM amid nuke impasse
TOKYO (AP) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is visiting Tokyo to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday…
Libyan force attacking Tripoli gives militias 3-day deadline
December 20, 2019
Libyan force attacking Tripoli gives militias 3-day deadline
CAIRO (AP) — A Libyan force fighting to capture the country’s capital from the U.N.-supported government based in Tripoli on…
Iraq protests take toll on economy, vulnerable suffer most
December 20, 2019
Iraq protests take toll on economy, vulnerable suffer most
BAGHDAD (AP) — With wisps of smoke still rising from the remnants of another night of violence, the workers came…
Hezbollah-backed professor to form new government in Lebanon
December 20, 2019
Hezbollah-backed professor to form new government in Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — A former education minister backed by the militant Hezbollah group and its allies was selected on Thursday…
Meth boom adds to Afghanistan’s opium and heroin woes
December 19, 2019
Meth boom adds to Afghanistan’s opium and heroin woes
At a sprawling rehabilitation centre on the outskirts of Kabul, dozens of dazed-looking drug addicts clamber out of police buses…
Lebanese professor likely candidate for PM post
December 19, 2019
Lebanese professor likely candidate for PM post
BEIRUT (AP) — A university professor and former minister received the backing of the Hezbollah group and its allies Thursday,…
Palestinians protest in support of prisoner on hunger strike
December 19, 2019
Palestinians protest in support of prisoner on hunger strike
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Dozens of Palestinians protested outside an Israeli military court in the occupied West Bank on…
Year on, Amnesty urges Sudan deliver on protesters’ demands
December 19, 2019
Year on, Amnesty urges Sudan deliver on protesters’ demands
CAIRO (AP) — Amnesty International on Thursday urged Sudan’s new transitional government to deliver on popular demands for sweeping change…