Middle East
Hezbollah supporters break up Lebanon protest camp
October 29, 2019
Hezbollah supporters break up Lebanon protest camp
BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of Lebanese supporters of the militant Hezbollah group, some wielding sticks, attacked a protest camp set…
Saudi Aramco shares to start trading in December: report
October 29, 2019
Saudi Aramco shares to start trading in December: report
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — The long-planned initial public offering of a sliver of Saudi Arabia’s state-run oil giant Saudi…
Germany charge 2 suspected former Syrian secret police
October 29, 2019
Germany charge 2 suspected former Syrian secret police
BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors have charged two suspected former members of Syria’s secret police on allegations of crimes against…
UN chief says remember victims of terrorism: the latest
October 29, 2019
UN chief says remember victims of terrorism: the latest
BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on developments following President Donald Trump’s announcement that U.S. forces in Syria killed the Islamic…
18 killed in attack against protesters in Iraq’s Karbala
October 29, 2019
18 killed in attack against protesters in Iraq’s Karbala
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security forces wearing masks and black plainclothes opened fire at protesters in the Shiite holy city…
IS victims see satisfaction but no closure in leader’s death
October 29, 2019
IS victims see satisfaction but no closure in leader’s death
PARIS (AP) — For Georges Salines, whose 28-year-old daughter Lola was killed when Islamic extremists went on a bloody rampage…
Global leaders, tycoons to attend Saudi ‘Davos in desert’
October 29, 2019
Global leaders, tycoons to attend Saudi ‘Davos in desert’
Top finance moguls and political leaders are set to attend a Davos-style Saudi investment summit starting Tuesday, in contrast to…
The tip, the raid, the reveal: The takedown of al-Baghdadi
October 29, 2019
The tip, the raid, the reveal: The takedown of al-Baghdadi
WASHINGTON (AP) — The helicopters flew low and fast into the night, ferrying U.S. special forces to a compound where Islamic…
Syrian Kurdish forces say they killed close al-Baghdadi aide
October 28, 2019
Syrian Kurdish forces say they killed close al-Baghdadi aide
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian Kurdish forces killed the right-hand man and spokesman for the Islamic State group in a joint…
Lebanese protesters get creative as they block roads
October 28, 2019
Lebanese protesters get creative as they block roads
BEIRUT (AP) — On a main thoroughfare in Beirut on Monday, Lebanese protesters set up a living room with an…