Middle East
Lebanon: Israeli air force hits Palestinian base in Lebanon
August 27, 2019
Lebanon: Israeli air force hits Palestinian base in Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli drones bombed a Palestinian base in eastern Lebanon near the border with Syria early Monday, the…
Syria activists: Strikes kill 4, including woman, her child
August 27, 2019
Syria activists: Strikes kill 4, including woman, her child
BEIRUT (AP) — Airstrikes targeted Syria’s last major rebel stronghold in the northwestern province of Idlib on Monday, killing at…
Macron tries to arrange a Trump meeting with Iranian leader
August 27, 2019
Macron tries to arrange a Trump meeting with Iranian leader
BIARRITZ, France (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday there’s a “really good chance” he could meet with Iran’s…
The Latest: Israeli PM calls for global action against Iran
August 27, 2019
The Latest: Israeli PM calls for global action against Iran
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Latest on the tensions between Iran and the West (all times local): 10:30 p.m. Israel’s…
Sudanese face daunting challenges on path to democracy
August 27, 2019
Sudanese face daunting challenges on path to democracy
CAIRO (AP) — For the first time in three decades, Sudan has charted a path out of military rule following…
Iranian president: First lift sanctions, then let’s talk
August 27, 2019
Iranian president: First lift sanctions, then let’s talk
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president back-pedaled Tuesday on possible talks with Donald Trump, saying the U.S. president must first…
Lebanon’s Aoun met with U.N. official over ‘Israeli assault’: presidency
August 26, 2019
Lebanon’s Aoun met with U.N. official over ‘Israeli assault’: presidency
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun discussed on Monday the “Israeli assault on the southern suburbs of Beirut” with…
Backstory: Interviewing your cell-mates in Sudan
August 26, 2019
Backstory: Interviewing your cell-mates in Sudan
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – At the height of the mass protests against Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, Reuters reporter Khalid Abdelaziz…
Sudan’s sovereign council declares state of emergency in Port Sudan
August 26, 2019
Sudan’s sovereign council declares state of emergency in Port Sudan
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s newly-created sovereign council formally declared a state of emergency in the city of Port Sudan on…
Israeli PM cuts Gaza fuel transfers amid flurry of threats
August 26, 2019
Israeli PM cuts Gaza fuel transfers amid flurry of threats
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military on Monday to cut fuel transfers to Gaza in…