Middle East
Clashes in Baghdad kill 1, wound dozens: Iraqi officials
January 20, 2020
Clashes in Baghdad kill 1, wound dozens: Iraqi officials
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security forces fired tear gas and live rounds during clashes with anti-government protesters overnight and on…
Iran says it will quit global nuclear treaty if case goes to U.N.
January 20, 2020
Iran says it will quit global nuclear treaty if case goes to U.N.
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran said on Monday it could quit the global nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) if European countries refer…
Cyprus blasts ‘pirate state’ Turkey’s new gas drilling bid
January 20, 2020
Cyprus blasts ‘pirate state’ Turkey’s new gas drilling bid
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus on Sunday denounced Turkey as a “pirate state” that flouts international law as Turkey’s bid…
Jordan parliament passes draft law to ban gas imports from Israel
January 20, 2020
Jordan parliament passes draft law to ban gas imports from Israel
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan’s parliament on Sunday approved a draft law to ban imports of Israeli gas to the country…
Violence escalates in Beirut as protesters clash with police
January 20, 2020
Violence escalates in Beirut as protesters clash with police
BEIRUT (AP) — Security forces fired tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets in clashes Sunday with hundreds of anti-government…
Dozens wounded as Iraqi protesters up pressure on government
January 20, 2020
Dozens wounded as Iraqi protesters up pressure on government
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security forces wounded dozens of protesters on Sunday as renewed anti-government demonstrations gripped the capital and…
Foreign powers back Libya ceasefire as commander’s forces choke oil flows
January 20, 2020
Foreign powers back Libya ceasefire as commander’s forces choke oil flows
BERLIN (Reuters) – Foreign powers agreed at a summit in Berlin on Sunday to shore up a shaky truce in…
Libya peace summit struggles to draw eastern commander Haftar back into diplomacy
January 19, 2020
Libya peace summit struggles to draw eastern commander Haftar back into diplomacy
BERLIN (Reuters) – Countries struggled at an international peace summit for Libya struggled on Sunday to draw eastern military commander…
Libya oil exports blocked, raising stakes for Berlin peace summit
January 19, 2020
Libya oil exports blocked, raising stakes for Berlin peace summit
Forces loyal to Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar blocked oil exports from the war-ravaged country’s main ports Saturday, raising the…
Iran seeks to examine downed plane’s black boxes itself: report
January 19, 2020
Iran seeks to examine downed plane’s black boxes itself: report
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran is trying to analyze the black boxes of a Ukrainian airliner that was shot down this…