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US imposes fresh sanctions on Syria in push for Assad to end war
Middle East
December 23, 2020
US imposes fresh sanctions on Syria in push for Assad to end war
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Tuesday slapped fresh sanctions on Syria, targeting its central bank and blacklisting several people…
Inside a military base in Ethiopia’s Tigray: soldiers decry betrayal by former comrades
Egypt
December 17, 2020
Inside a military base in Ethiopia’s Tigray: soldiers decry betrayal by former comrades
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Rebellious soldiers used government tanks to attack their former comrades in a military base in the…
Camp closures force Iraqi families back to shattered homes
Middle East
December 16, 2020
Camp closures force Iraqi families back to shattered homes
DEBAJA, Iraq (AP) — After living in a camp for three years, 70-year-old Merhi Hamed Abdullah returned to his village…
Iran’s probe into downing of airliner has major flaws: Canada report
Middle East
December 16, 2020
Iran’s probe into downing of airliner has major flaws: Canada report
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Iran is not conducting its investigation into the downing of a civilian airliner in January properly and…
Hezbollah member sentenced to life in Hariri assassination
Middle East
December 11, 2020
Hezbollah member sentenced to life in Hariri assassination
LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands (AP) — A UN-backed tribunal sentenced a member of the Hezbollah militant group to life imprisonment Friday for…
Cabinet: Egypt jumps ten places in UN Global Knowledge Index in one year
Egypt
December 11, 2020
Cabinet: Egypt jumps ten places in UN Global Knowledge Index in one year
The Egyptian Cabinet’s Information and Decision Support Center has released three infographics presenting Egypt’s ranking in the 2020 Global Knowledge…
Aid groups say staffers killed in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict
World
December 11, 2020
Aid groups say staffers killed in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — International aid groups said Friday that at least four staff members have been killed in the…
Anti-tank missile in Libya looks like Iran-produced weapon – UN
Middle East
December 9, 2020
Anti-tank missile in Libya looks like Iran-produced weapon – UN
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A United Nations analysis of photos of four anti-tank guided missiles in Libya found that one…
US blacklists Iranian envoy, possibly to pressure Yemen’s Houthis
Middle East
December 9, 2020
US blacklists Iranian envoy, possibly to pressure Yemen’s Houthis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States imposed terrorism sanctions on Iran’s envoy to the Houthis on Tuesday, a step possibly…
‘We lost everything:’ Central Americans flee north after back-to-back hurricanes
World
December 4, 2020
‘We lost everything:’ Central Americans flee north after back-to-back hurricanes
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) – It took Luis Salgado years of manual labor to save enough money to open a small…