Middle East
Dozens wounded in clashes as hundreds of protesters flood Beirut
June 7, 2020
Dozens wounded in clashes as hundreds of protesters flood Beirut
Protesters poured into the streets of the Lebanese capital Saturday to decry the collapse of the economy, as clashes erupted…
Afghans condemn Iranian police after refugees killed in car blaze
June 6, 2020
Afghans condemn Iranian police after refugees killed in car blaze
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghans have taken to social media to denounce Iranian police after a video of a car carrying…
Turks stream out for first lockdown-free weekend in nearly two months
June 6, 2020
Turks stream out for first lockdown-free weekend in nearly two months
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turks streamed outside on Saturday for their first weekend without a coronavirus lockdown in nearly two months,…
Iranian wedding party fuelled new COVID-19 surge, President Rouhani says
June 6, 2020
Iranian wedding party fuelled new COVID-19 surge, President Rouhani says
DUBAI (Reuters)- – A wedding party contributed to a new surge in coronavirus infections in Iran, President Hassan Rouhani said…
UN agency: Iran violating all restrictions of nuclear deal
June 6, 2020
UN agency: Iran violating all restrictions of nuclear deal
VIENNA (AP) — Iran has continued to increase its stockpiles of enriched uranium and remains in violation of its deal…
French forces kill leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
June 6, 2020
French forces kill leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
French forces have killed the leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Algerian Abdelmalek Droukdel, in northern Mali, France’s defence…
‘We want to breathe, too’: solidarity from Iraq
June 6, 2020
‘We want to breathe, too’: solidarity from Iraq
Seventeen years after US troops invaded their country and eight months since protests engulfed their cities, Iraqis are sending solidarity,…
In Iraq’s fields of black gold, thousands lose livelihoods
June 5, 2020
In Iraq’s fields of black gold, thousands lose livelihoods
BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) — Mohammed Haider, a security worker in Iraq’s southern oilfields, thought he was safe after signing a…
Iranian Foreign minister challenges Trump to return to nuclear deal
June 5, 2020
Iranian Foreign minister challenges Trump to return to nuclear deal
DUBAI (Reuters) — Seizing on Donald Trump’s conciliatory tone after Tehran released an American Navy veteran, Iran’s foreign minister challenged…
Libya government says retakes Haftar’s last redoubt in west
June 5, 2020
Libya government says retakes Haftar’s last redoubt in west
Libya’s UN-recognized government announced Friday another victory in its counter-offensive against eastern-based strongman Khalifa Haftar, overrunning his last western stronghold…