Middle East
UAE asks banks to freeze Qatar-linked accounts
July 27, 2017
UAE asks banks to freeze Qatar-linked accounts
The United Arab Emirates’ central bank has asked all banks and financial institutions to stop dealing with 18 individuals and…
Booby-traps plague north Iraq as Islamic State targets returning civilians
July 26, 2017
Booby-traps plague north Iraq as Islamic State targets returning civilians
As people return home to Mosul and other areas of northern Iraq freed from Islamic State, homemade bombs and explosives…
Libya asks Italy to help fight human trafficking in Libyan waters: PM Gentiloni
July 26, 2017
Libya asks Italy to help fight human trafficking in Libyan waters: PM Gentiloni
Libya’s Tripoli-based government has asked Italy to provide naval support in fighting human trafficking in Libyan territorial waters, Italian Prime…
U.S. pledges extra $140 million to Lebanon for Syrian refugees
July 26, 2017
U.S. pledges extra $140 million to Lebanon for Syrian refugees
The United States will give Lebanon an extra $140 million to help Syrian refugees and the communities hosting them, the…
Strike by Pakistan fuel tankers enters third day; long queues at stations
July 26, 2017
Strike by Pakistan fuel tankers enters third day; long queues at stations
A strike by Pakistani fuel tanker owners entered a third day on Wednesday, with panicked buyers forming huge queues around…
Muslim cleric: Protest to go on despite Israeli concession
July 26, 2017
Muslim cleric: Protest to go on despite Israeli concession
A senior Muslim official in Jerusalem said Wednesday that worshipers would not return to a contested shrine until Israel removes…
Suspected Boko Haram militants kidnap oil survey team in northeast Nigeria
July 26, 2017
Suspected Boko Haram militants kidnap oil survey team in northeast Nigeria
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have kidnapped 10 members of a geological research team from the University of Maiduguri in northeast…
Jordanians protest against Israel at funeral of shot teenager
July 25, 2017
Jordanians protest against Israel at funeral of shot teenager
Several thousand Jordanians urged their government on Tuesday to close the Israeli embassy in Amman and scrap an unpopular peace…
Arab states add 18 people, groups to terrorist lists: statement
July 25, 2017
Arab states add 18 people, groups to terrorist lists: statement
Four Arab countries have added 18 more groups and individuals that they say are linked to Qatar to their “terrorist”…
Afghan security scrutinized after suicide bomber kills 24
July 25, 2017
Afghan security scrutinized after suicide bomber kills 24
A Taliban suicide bomber killed 24 people in a horrific early morning assault in a neighborhood where prominent politicians reside,…