Middle East
Turkish official says EU should boost funding of Syrian refugees
December 15, 2019
Turkish official says EU should boost funding of Syrian refugees
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The European Union should spend more than the 6 billion euros ($6.6 billion) already allotted to fund…
Libya’s diplomatic mission disowns GNA following maritime border deal with Turkey
December 15, 2019
Libya’s diplomatic mission disowns GNA following maritime border deal with Turkey
The Libyan diplomatic mission in Egypt and all its diplomatic attachés have disowned the Government of National Accord (GNA) following…
Security forces fire tear gas, dozens wounded in Beirut protest
December 15, 2019
Security forces fire tear gas, dozens wounded in Beirut protest
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets at Lebanese protesters in central Beirut on Saturday in…
Decades on, Soviet bombs still killing people in Afghanistan
December 15, 2019
Decades on, Soviet bombs still killing people in Afghanistan
Gholam Mahaiuddin sighs softly as he thinks of his 14-year-old son, who was killed in the spring by a bomb…
Israel’s Netanyahu limps into new election campaign
December 14, 2019
Israel’s Netanyahu limps into new election campaign
JERUSALEM (AP) — With Israel heading to its third straight election in a year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has…
Hezbollah wants everyone in Lebanon government, insists on FPM
December 14, 2019
Hezbollah wants everyone in Lebanon government, insists on FPM
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Hezbollah said on Friday the next government must bring together all sides so that it can…
Former Sudan president Bashir sentenced to two years in detention for corruption
December 14, 2019
Former Sudan president Bashir sentenced to two years in detention for corruption
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A Sudanese court on Saturday convicted former president Omar al-Bashir on corruption charges and sentenced him to…
Regime stalwart elected Algeria president, angering protesters
December 14, 2019
Regime stalwart elected Algeria president, angering protesters
A former ally of Algeria’s deposed leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika was elected president of the protest-wracked country in a widely boycotted…
In face of US opposition, UN renews agency helping Palestinian refugees
December 14, 2019
In face of US opposition, UN renews agency helping Palestinian refugees
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly renewed the mandate for a UN agency supporting…
Iraq’s top Shia cleric condemns protester killings and calls for gun controls
December 13, 2019
Iraq’s top Shia cleric condemns protester killings and calls for gun controls
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Iraq’s top Shia Muslim cleric on Friday condemned recent killings of anti-government protesters and urged full state…