Middle East
With prime minister out, Iraq in constitutional ‘black hole’
December 2, 2019
With prime minister out, Iraq in constitutional ‘black hole’
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s parliament on Sunday formally accepted the prime minister’s resignation, but the path to replacing Adil Abdul…
UN tries to cut numbers at EU-funded migrant center in Libya
December 1, 2019
UN tries to cut numbers at EU-funded migrant center in Libya
CAIRO (AP) — The UN refugee agency plans to cut the number of migrants staying at an overcrowded transit center…
Iraq parliament approves PM resignation, protesters mourn dead
December 1, 2019
Iraq parliament approves PM resignation, protesters mourn dead
Iraq’s parliament approved the resignation of the embattled cabinet on Sunday, after two months of violent unrest that have left…
Tunisians protest in southern town after man sets himself alight
December 1, 2019
Tunisians protest in southern town after man sets himself alight
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian police used tear gas to disperse dozens of protesters who blocked roads in the southern town…
Thousands of Israelis call on indicted PM to resign
December 1, 2019
Thousands of Israelis call on indicted PM to resign
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Several thousand Israelis have gathered in the Tel Aviv to demand that Prime Minister Benjamin…
Iranian opposition leader compares Supreme Leader to toppled Shah
December 1, 2019
Iranian opposition leader compares Supreme Leader to toppled Shah
GENEVA (Reuters) – Iranian opposition leader Mirhossein Mousavi has compared Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to the Shah, the monarch…
Iraq protesters burn shrine entrance in holy city, PM quitting ‘not enough’
December 1, 2019
Iraq protesters burn shrine entrance in holy city, PM quitting ‘not enough’
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi protesters set fire to the entrance of a shrine in the southern holy city of Najaf…
Algerian protesters keep up pressure on authorities as vote nears
November 30, 2019
Algerian protesters keep up pressure on authorities as vote nears
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Algerian protesters marched on Friday to demand that a presidential election next month…
Gas station strike paralyzes Lebanon as crisis deepens
November 30, 2019
Gas station strike paralyzes Lebanon as crisis deepens
BEIRUT (AP) — Angry motorists blocked roads with their vehicles in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon on Friday, creating…
Are you ‘brain-dead’? Turkey’s Erdogan raps Macron before NATO summit
November 30, 2019
Are you ‘brain-dead’? Turkey’s Erdogan raps Macron before NATO summit
ISTANBUL/PARIS (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Emmanuel Macron’s warning that NATO was dying reflects a…