Middle East
United States and Iran swap prisoners in rare act of cooperation
December 7, 2019
United States and Iran swap prisoners in rare act of cooperation
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United States and Iran swapped prisoners – a Chinese-American detained for three years on spying charges…
US resumes talks with Taliban in Doha: US source
December 7, 2019
US resumes talks with Taliban in Doha: US source
Washington resumed talks with the Taliban in Qatar Saturday, a US source said, three months after President Donald Trump abruptly…
Lebanon’s journalists suffer abuse, threats covering unrest
December 7, 2019
Lebanon’s journalists suffer abuse, threats covering unrest
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese journalists are facing threats and wide-ranging harassment in their work — including verbal insults and physical…
Iraq protest death toll mounts as cleric warns against meddling
December 7, 2019
Iraq protest death toll mounts as cleric warns against meddling
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s top Shia Muslim cleric said a new prime minister must be chosen without foreign interference in…
US military has enough capability in Middle East for now: Esper
December 7, 2019
US military has enough capability in Middle East for now: Esper
SIMI VALLEY, CALIFORNIA (Reuters) – US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Friday he believed the US military had sufficient…
Iraq cleric calls for new premier without foreign influence
December 6, 2019
Iraq cleric calls for new premier without foreign influence
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s highest Shia religious authority called on Friday for the formation of a new government within the…
Lebanese PM asks friendly nations for credit amid crisis
December 6, 2019
Lebanese PM asks friendly nations for credit amid crisis
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s outgoing prime minister called on several Arab and world leaders on Friday to help his country…
Greece expels Libyan ambassador in dispute with Turkey
December 6, 2019
Greece expels Libyan ambassador in dispute with Turkey
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece ordered the expulsion of the Libyan ambassador Friday, in the latest escalation of a dispute…
TB, armed guards, lack of food at UN migrant center in Libya
December 6, 2019
TB, armed guards, lack of food at UN migrant center in Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — The United Nations center in Libya was opened as an “alternative to detention,” a last, safe…
Iran vows to continue missile work, dismisses EU powers’ U.N. letter
December 6, 2019
Iran vows to continue missile work, dismisses EU powers’ U.N. letter
DUBAI (Reuters) — Iran on Thursday rejected pressure to shelve its ballistic missile program after a European letter to the…