Middle East
US Space Force deploys to vast new frontier: Arabian Desert
September 21, 2020
US Space Force deploys to vast new frontier: Arabian Desert
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The newly formed US Space Force is deploying troops to a vast new frontier:…
Witnesses: Afghan government airstrikes kill 24 civilians
September 21, 2020
Witnesses: Afghan government airstrikes kill 24 civilians
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Government airstrikes in northern Afghanistan killed 24 civilians, including children, and wounded six others, witnesses told…
Russian jets strike Syrian rebel-held bastion in heaviest strikes since ceasefire
September 21, 2020
Russian jets strike Syrian rebel-held bastion in heaviest strikes since ceasefire
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian opposition sources said Russian jets bombed rebel-held northwestern Syria on Sunday in the most extensive strikes…
Sudan to discuss removal from US terrorism list in UAE
September 21, 2020
Sudan to discuss removal from US terrorism list in UAE
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese officials will discuss the removal of their country from a US list of state sponsors of…
Bahrain says it broke up militant attack plot in early 2020
September 21, 2020
Bahrain says it broke up militant attack plot in early 2020
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain said Monday it broke up a plot by militants backed by Iran earlier…
In Lebanon, women drive the fight for change
September 20, 2020
In Lebanon, women drive the fight for change
While traffic seethed elsewhere in the city, crowds of angry people moved through central Beirut in protest at a government…
Iran’s rial hits record low as tension spikes with the US
September 20, 2020
Iran’s rial hits record low as tension spikes with the US
DUBAI (Reuters) – The Iranian rial fell to a record low against the US dollar on the unofficial market on…
Libyan official: Sarraj opposes oil deal with rival Haftar
September 20, 2020
Libyan official: Sarraj opposes oil deal with rival Haftar
CAIRO (AP) — Libyan officials said Saturday that the leader of the UN-supported government would not support a deal with…
Lebanese Christian party offers idea to resolve dispute over new cabinet
September 20, 2020
Lebanese Christian party offers idea to resolve dispute over new cabinet
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A party founded by Lebanon’s Christian president made a proposal to end a dispute that has blocked…
Surge in Turkish COVID cases pits doctors against politicians
September 20, 2020
Surge in Turkish COVID cases pits doctors against politicians
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Resurgent coronavirus cases in Turkey are fuelling tensions between doctors who say the official figures underplay the…