Middle East
Palestinian protester killed in unrest over US Mideast plan
February 8, 2020
Palestinian protester killed in unrest over US Mideast plan
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A Palestinian protester was shot dead in the West Bank on Friday as Palestinian and US leaders…
Khamenei says Iran should increase military might to prevent war
February 8, 2020
Khamenei says Iran should increase military might to prevent war
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran should increase its military might to prevent a war, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told a…
Turkish clothes makers see orders shifting from coronavirus-hit China
February 8, 2020
Turkish clothes makers see orders shifting from coronavirus-hit China
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Several fashion retailers that manufacture clothing in coronavirus-hit China are in talks with Turkish firms about shifting…
Unpaid bills, empty homes: Families of Iran crash victims put lives back together
February 8, 2020
Unpaid bills, empty homes: Families of Iran crash victims put lives back together
TORONTO (Reuters) – Grief-stricken relatives of passengers killed aboard an airliner shot down by Iran over Tehran last month are…
French researchers in Iranian jail petition to get married
February 7, 2020
French researchers in Iranian jail petition to get married
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Two French researchers held for months in a Tehran prison on charges of violating Iran’s state…
Iraq’s top cleric calls for state to protect protests
February 7, 2020
Iraq’s top cleric calls for state to protect protests
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s most powerful Shia cleric called for security forces to protect anti-government protesters in a Friday sermon,…
UK woman loses challenge aimed at restoring her citizenship
February 7, 2020
UK woman loses challenge aimed at restoring her citizenship
LONDON (AP) — A U.K. woman who as a teenager ran away to join the Islamic State group lost a…
Syrian army enters key town as Turkey beefs up its troops
February 7, 2020
Syrian army enters key town as Turkey beefs up its troops
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government troops entered a strategic town in the country’s last rebel stronghold Thursday after fierce clashes…
Trump says U.S. operation killed al-Qaida leader in Yemen
February 7, 2020
Trump says U.S. operation killed al-Qaida leader in Yemen
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that the U.S. at his direction has conducted a counter-terrorism operation in…
Anger at Trump plan could mobilize Arab voters in Israel
February 7, 2020
Anger at Trump plan could mobilize Arab voters in Israel
UMM AL-FAHM, Israel (AP) — It might have seemed to be one of the more innocuous elements in President Donald…