Middle East

Lebanon crisis deepens as protests enter 2nd week

Lebanon crisis deepens as protests enter 2nd week

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s president pleaded Thursday with tens of thousands of protesters who have blocked main roads and paralyzed…
Anti-government protests resume in Iraq after bloodshed

Anti-government protests resume in Iraq after bloodshed

Anti-government rallies have renewed across Iraq, the second phase of protests that turned deadly earlier this month and which could…
Israel, Jordan mark 25 years of imperfect peace

Israel, Jordan mark 25 years of imperfect peace

NAHARAYIM PARK, Israel (AP) — The Naharayim park was established 25 years ago as a symbol of the landmark peace…
Iran executes children in violation of rights law: UN expert

Iran executes children in violation of rights law: UN expert

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran executed seven child offenders last year and two so far this year even though human…
Kurdish forces start Syria-Turkey border pullback

Kurdish forces start Syria-Turkey border pullback

Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria left several positions along the long border with Turkey Thursday, complying with a deal that…
Rights group: Record number of Jerusalem home demolitions

Rights group: Record number of Jerusalem home demolitions

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities have demolished at least 140 Palestinian homes in east Jerusalem this year, a rights group…
Dubai loosens liquor laws as UAE alcohol sales suffer drop

Dubai loosens liquor laws as UAE alcohol sales suffer drop

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai has loosened its liquor laws to allow tourists to purchase alcohol in state-controlled…
Car bomb targets Syrian town held by Turkey-backed fighters

Car bomb targets Syrian town held by Turkey-backed fighters

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media and a war monitoring group say a car bombing wounded several people in a…
Trump lifts Turkey sanctions, quits ‘blood-stained’ Syria

Trump lifts Turkey sanctions, quits ‘blood-stained’ Syria

President Donald Trump ended sanctions against Turkey on Wednesday, drawing a line under American involvement in “blood-stained” Syria, as Turkish…
Palestinian court blocks 59 websites critical of government

Palestinian court blocks 59 websites critical of government

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A Palestinian court has blocked access to 59 websites critical of the Palestinian Authority, a…
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