Middle East
The Latest: Algerian police fire tear gas at protesters
April 9, 2019
The Latest: Algerian police fire tear gas at protesters
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — The Latest on Algerian protest (all times local): 1 p.m. Algerian police have fired tear gas…
Sudan protesters defiant after aborted bid to clear army HQ sit-in
April 9, 2019
Sudan protesters defiant after aborted bid to clear army HQ sit-in
Thousands of defiant Sudanese protesters remained camped outside army headquarters for a fourth day Tuesday, buoyed by the abandonment of…
UK woman detained in Dubai over Facebook comment
April 9, 2019
UK woman detained in Dubai over Facebook comment
A human rights group on Monday called on Dubai’s ruler to free a woman who was arrested for allegedly defamatory…
Israel votes in pivotal elections
April 9, 2019
Israel votes in pivotal elections
Polls opened on Tuesday in Israel’s parliamentary elections with more than 6 million people eligible to vote. The election is…
Libya: UN urges immediate halt to fighting
April 9, 2019
Libya: UN urges immediate halt to fighting
The United Nations strongly condemned an escalation of violence in Libya on Monday and urged for fighting to stop following an…
Libya’s UN-backed government calls airport airstrike a ‘war crime’
April 9, 2019
Libya’s UN-backed government calls airport airstrike a ‘war crime’
(CNN)–Tripoli’s only working airport was targeted in an airstrike on Monday, as forces loyal to renegade Libyan general Khalifa Haftar…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, explained
April 9, 2019
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, explained
(CNN)–The United States put Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on its list of terrorist groups on Monday. The unprecedented move against another…
Saudi Arabia and UAE give $200 million to Yemen for Ramadan
April 8, 2019
Saudi Arabia and UAE give $200 million to Yemen for Ramadan
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will disburse $200 million in aid to Yemen, to…
Q&A: A look at the latest fighting in Libya
April 8, 2019
Q&A: A look at the latest fighting in Libya
CAIRO (AP) — Libya has been plunged into chaos again, with forces loyal to a polarizing military commander marching on…
UAE says changing oil trading currency from dollar can’t be done overnight
April 8, 2019
UAE says changing oil trading currency from dollar can’t be done overnight
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates’ energy minister said on Monday that the use of the U.S. dollar as…