Middle East
Explosions hit Gaza police checkpoints, three dead: officials
August 28, 2019
Explosions hit Gaza police checkpoints, three dead: officials
GAZA (Reuters) – Explosions hit two police checkpoints in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, killing three officers and wounding several…
U.N. Palestinian refugee agency seeks donations as funding slips
August 28, 2019
U.N. Palestinian refugee agency seeks donations as funding slips
GAZA (Reuters) – The head of a U.N. agency supporting Palestinian refugees, which is under an investigation over suspected internal…
Algerian economy creaks at the seams after six months of turmoil
August 28, 2019
Algerian economy creaks at the seams after six months of turmoil
ALGIERS (Reuters) – On the face of it, Algeria’s state-dominated economy has weathered six months of turmoil well, with flightloads…
Israel bans cameras at Arab polling stations in next vote
August 27, 2019
Israel bans cameras at Arab polling stations in next vote
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s elections committee has ruled against a plan by the prime minister’s party to have cameras at…
Libyan navy: 5 bodies retrieved after migrant boat capsizes
August 27, 2019
Libyan navy: 5 bodies retrieved after migrant boat capsizes
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s coast guard says it has retrieved at least five bodies from a boat carrying dozens of…
Lebanon: Israeli air force hits Palestinian base in Lebanon
August 27, 2019
Lebanon: Israeli air force hits Palestinian base in Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli drones bombed a Palestinian base in eastern Lebanon near the border with Syria early Monday, the…
Syria activists: Strikes kill 4, including woman, her child
August 27, 2019
Syria activists: Strikes kill 4, including woman, her child
BEIRUT (AP) — Airstrikes targeted Syria’s last major rebel stronghold in the northwestern province of Idlib on Monday, killing at…
Macron tries to arrange a Trump meeting with Iranian leader
August 27, 2019
Macron tries to arrange a Trump meeting with Iranian leader
BIARRITZ, France (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday there’s a “really good chance” he could meet with Iran’s…
The Latest: Israeli PM calls for global action against Iran
August 27, 2019
The Latest: Israeli PM calls for global action against Iran
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Latest on the tensions between Iran and the West (all times local): 10:30 p.m. Israel’s…
Sudanese face daunting challenges on path to democracy
August 27, 2019
Sudanese face daunting challenges on path to democracy
CAIRO (AP) — For the first time in three decades, Sudan has charted a path out of military rule following…