Middle East
Yemen faces new surge in cholera cases: UN
September 1, 2018
Yemen faces new surge in cholera cases: UN
Yemen faces a possible third wave of a cholera epidemic, the UN warned Thursday, following a jump in the…
Blast strikes north Syria town
September 1, 2018
Blast strikes north Syria town
A blast killed at least one person in a region of north Syria controlled by Turkey-backed Syrian rebel groups,…
US sees assault on Idlib as escalation of Syria conflict: Pompeo
September 1, 2018
US sees assault on Idlib as escalation of Syria conflict: Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday said the United States views the Syrian government military assault…
Russia says Syria has right to chase rebels out of Idlib: agencies
August 31, 2018
Russia says Syria has right to chase rebels out of Idlib: agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday the Syrian government had every right to chase militants…
Palestinians protest land seizures, clash with Israeli police
August 31, 2018
Palestinians protest land seizures, clash with Israeli police
RAS KARKAR, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets on Friday at rock-throwing Palestinians…
Israel sees slowdown in long-term Iranian deployments in Syria
August 31, 2018
Israel sees slowdown in long-term Iranian deployments in Syria
(Reuters) – Israel’s defense minister described Iran on Friday as having slowed down its long-term force deployment in Syria, attributing…
UN says 120,000 suspected cases of cholera in Yemen
August 31, 2018
UN says 120,000 suspected cases of cholera in Yemen
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says nearly 120,000 suspected cases of cholera were reported in conflict-wracked Yemen between…
Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israel’s PM, suspected of receiving bribes, police say
August 31, 2018
Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israel’s PM, suspected of receiving bribes, police say
(CNN) – Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, is suspected of bribery in Case 4000, one of…
US Navy seizes 1,000 smuggled rifles off war-torn Yemen
August 31, 2018
US Navy seizes 1,000 smuggled rifles off war-torn Yemen
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The US military said early Friday it seized over 1,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles being…
Pakistan rally ends after Dutch cartoon contest is canceled
August 31, 2018
Pakistan rally ends after Dutch cartoon contest is canceled
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Thousands of Pakistan’s hard-line Islamists have called off their rally after reaching near Islamabad following the cancellation…