Middle East
Iran tanker departs after Gibraltar rejects US demand
August 19, 2019
Iran tanker departs after Gibraltar rejects US demand
The Iranian oil tanker at the center of a diplomatic dispute has departed from Gibraltar after the British overseas territory…
Grace 1 tanker raises Iranian flag, changes name to ‘Adrian Darya-1’
August 18, 2019
Grace 1 tanker raises Iranian flag, changes name to ‘Adrian Darya-1’
GIBRALTAR (Reuters) – An Iranian tanker caught in a stand-off between Tehran and the West has raised an Iranian flag…
Yemen’s war cut a father’s route to work, now his toddler starves
August 18, 2019
Yemen’s war cut a father’s route to work, now his toddler starves
HAJJAH PROVINCE, Yemen (Reuters) – Before Yemen’s war broke out four years ago Ali Muhammad used to cross the border…
Islamic State claims Afghan wedding suicide blast that killed 63
August 18, 2019
Islamic State claims Afghan wedding suicide blast that killed 63
KABUL (Reuters) – The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility on Sunday for a suicide blast at a wedding reception…
Airstrikes on Syrian rebel stronghold kill family of 7
August 18, 2019
Airstrikes on Syrian rebel stronghold kill family of 7
BEIRUT (AP) — Government and Russian airstrikes pounded the southern edge of a rebel stronghold in Syria’s northwest on Saturday,…
Israeli military fires on militants at Gaza border, Palestinians say three killed
August 18, 2019
Israeli military fires on militants at Gaza border, Palestinians say three killed
JERUSALEM/GAZA – Israeli forces opened fire at a group of Palestinian gunmen as they tried to cross the Gaza border,…
Suicide bomber kills more than 60 people celebrating a Kabul wedding
August 18, 2019
Suicide bomber kills more than 60 people celebrating a Kabul wedding
A suicide bomber killed more than 60 people and wounded scores, including women and children, as they celebrated a wedding…
Yemen rebels claim attack that set Saudi oil field on fire
August 17, 2019
Yemen rebels claim attack that set Saudi oil field on fire
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Drones claimed by Yemen’s Huthi rebels attacked a massive oil and gas field deep…
US congresswoman Rashida Tlaib declines Israel visit over ‘oppressive conditions’
August 17, 2019
US congresswoman Rashida Tlaib declines Israel visit over ‘oppressive conditions’
Israel on Friday reversed its decision to refuse US congresswoman Rashida Tlaib entry to the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The Interior…
Turkey, US work to create buffer zone in northern Syria
August 17, 2019
Turkey, US work to create buffer zone in northern Syria
For months, Turkey has been threatening to send troops across its southern border into predominantly Kurdish northeastern Syria. It would…