Middle East
Recordings show Iran knew jetliner hit by a missile: Ukraine
February 3, 2020
Recordings show Iran knew jetliner hit by a missile: Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A leaked recording of an exchange between an Iranian air-traffic controller and an Iranian pilot purports…
Exclusive: Draft of Lebanese financial rescue plan promises ‘painful’ steps
February 3, 2020
Exclusive: Draft of Lebanese financial rescue plan promises ‘painful’ steps
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s new government will look to reduce interest rates and recapitalise banks as part of a broad…
Al-Qaeda in Yemen claims deadly Florida naval base shooting
February 3, 2020
Al-Qaeda in Yemen claims deadly Florida naval base shooting
CAIRO (AP) — Al-Qaeda’s branch in Yemen claimed responsibility Sunday for last year’s deadly shooting at the Naval Air Station…
Airstrikes on the rise as US pursues Afghan peace talks
February 3, 2020
Airstrikes on the rise as US pursues Afghan peace talks
ISLAMABAD (AP) — New U.S. Air Force statistics show the U.S. dropped more bombs on Afghanistan last year than any…
4 Turkish troops, 6 Syrian soldiers killed in Idlib province
February 3, 2020
4 Turkish troops, 6 Syrian soldiers killed in Idlib province
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — At least four Turkish soldiers were killed and nine others were wounded in “intensive shelling” on…
Palestinians protest Trump plan, Gaza militants fire rockets
February 2, 2020
Palestinians protest Trump plan, Gaza militants fire rockets
JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians held demonstrations across the region Friday to protest President Donald Trump’s Middle East initiative, while militants…
Iraqi cleric Sadr tells followers to clear sit-ins after PM appointed
February 2, 2020
Iraqi cleric Sadr tells followers to clear sit-ins after PM appointed
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Populist Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr urged his followers on Sunday to help security forces clear roads blocked…
US pressure on Iran to continue despite lifting sanctions on China’s COSCO unit, official says
February 2, 2020
US pressure on Iran to continue despite lifting sanctions on China’s COSCO unit, official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A decision by the United States to lift sanctions on one of two units of the Chinese…
US drone destroyed building housing al-Qaeda: Yemen sources
February 2, 2020
US drone destroyed building housing al-Qaeda: Yemen sources
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Tribal leaders said Saturday a suspected US drone strike destroyed a building housing al-Qaeda militants last…
Arab League foreign ministries reject Trump peace plan
February 2, 2020
Arab League foreign ministries reject Trump peace plan
The Arab League’s foreign ministries on Sunday rejected US President Donald Trump’s “Deal of the Century” peace plan for not…