Middle East
Palestinian chief and ex-Israeli PM show 2 sides can talk
February 12, 2020
Palestinian chief and ex-Israeli PM show 2 sides can talk
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sat beside former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday and said…
Government troops seize highway in northwest Syria as Turkey-Russia talks end inconclusively
February 12, 2020
Government troops seize highway in northwest Syria as Turkey-Russia talks end inconclusively
BEIRUT/ANKARA (Reuters) — Government forces seized control of a highway in northwest Syria for the first time since 2012 on…
Lebanese Cabinet wins vote of confidence from Parliament
February 12, 2020
Lebanese Cabinet wins vote of confidence from Parliament
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s new Cabinet won a vote of confidence from Parliament on Tuesday, paving the way for it…
Sudan to hand over al-Bashir for genocide trial: official
February 12, 2020
Sudan to hand over al-Bashir for genocide trial: official
AIRO (AP) — Sudan’s transitional authorities have agreed to hand over ousted autocrat Omar al-Bashir to the International Criminal Court…
Palestinians rally against Trump plan amid struggle at UN
February 11, 2020
Palestinians rally against Trump plan amid struggle at UN
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Thousands of Palestinians rallied Tuesday in the West Bank to reject President Donald Trump’s Mideast…
Coast guard catches and returns 81 migrants off Libyan coast
February 11, 2020
Coast guard catches and returns 81 migrants off Libyan coast
CAIRO (AP) — The Libyan coast guard apprehended 81 migrants off the coast of Libya and returned them to the…
Iraqis wake up to snow for first time in over a decade
February 11, 2020
Iraqis wake up to snow for first time in over a decade
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s capital of Baghdad awoke on Tuesday to a sight not seen in over a decade —…
Iran remembers 1979 Islamic Revolution amid high US tension
February 11, 2020
Iran remembers 1979 Islamic Revolution amid high US tension
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Hundreds of thousands across Iran marked the anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution on Tuesday amid…
At least five dead in suicide attack on military academy in Kabul
February 11, 2020
At least five dead in suicide attack on military academy in Kabul
A suicide attack targeting a military academy killed at least five people in the Afghan capital Kabul early Tuesday, in…
Bail-in or bail-out? Lebanese banks in need of rescue as crisis bites
February 11, 2020
Bail-in or bail-out? Lebanese banks in need of rescue as crisis bites
LONDON (Reuters) – The worst is yet to come for Lebanon’s banks. The old-style way of running the economy –…