Middle East
US orders new troops to Middle East to counter Iran ‘threat’
May 25, 2019
US orders new troops to Middle East to counter Iran ‘threat’
The United States said it was deploying 1,500 additional troops to the Middle East to counter “credible threats” from Iran…
US troop move to Middle East ‘dangerous for international peace’: Iran’s Zarif
May 25, 2019
US troop move to Middle East ‘dangerous for international peace’: Iran’s Zarif
DUBAI (Reuters) – A US move to send troops to the Middle East after accusing Tehran of being behind attacks…
Iran can sink US warships with ‘secret weapons’, military official says
May 25, 2019
Iran can sink US warships with ‘secret weapons’, military official says
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran can sink US warships sent to the Gulf region using missiles and “secret weapons”, a senior…
Yemen’s president in letter to UN chief criticizes his envoy
May 24, 2019
Yemen’s president in letter to UN chief criticizes his envoy
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemen’s internationally recognized president sent a letter to the U.N. chief, criticizing his envoy to the…
‘Death penalties are the norm in Saudi Arabia’
May 24, 2019
‘Death penalties are the norm in Saudi Arabia’
Middle East Eye, an online platform devoted to news from the region, has reported on Saudi plans to imminently execute three…
Wildfires rage in Israel during heatwave
May 24, 2019
Wildfires rage in Israel during heatwave
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Firefighters on Thursday battled wildfires that scorched swathes of forests in central Israel, forcing some small towns…
Exodus grows from northwest Syria in intensified fighting
May 24, 2019
Exodus grows from northwest Syria in intensified fighting
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Thousands more people have fled violence in northwest Syria, the United Nations and a medical agency said…
Yemen’s Houthis say they attacked Saudi’s Najran airport by drone
May 24, 2019
Yemen’s Houthis say they attacked Saudi’s Najran airport by drone
DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement on Thursday launched a drone attack on a Patriot missile battery in the…
Libya coast guard rescues 290 migrants off eastern coast of Tripoli
May 24, 2019
Libya coast guard rescues 290 migrants off eastern coast of Tripoli
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s coast guard rescued 290 migrants clinging to inflatable rafts on Friday in two operations near the…
Tunisia releases UN arms expert detained for spying
May 23, 2019
Tunisia releases UN arms expert detained for spying
A Tunisian court on Tuesday released UN diplomat Moncef Kartas. Despite Kartas’ release, his lawyers said the case against him…