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Lebanese attack Syrians heading to vote at their embassy
Middle East
May 20, 2021
Lebanese attack Syrians heading to vote at their embassy
BEIRUT (AP) — Groups of angry Lebanese pelted buses and cars carrying Syrians expatriates and refugees heading to the Syrian…
Ireland shuts down health IT system after ransomware attack
Middle East
May 14, 2021
Ireland shuts down health IT system after ransomware attack
Ireland’s health service said Friday it has shut down its IT systems after being targeted in a “significant ransomware attack.”…
North Sinai hospitals enter high alert as they begin receiving injured Palestinians
Egypt
May 12, 2021
North Sinai hospitals enter high alert as they begin receiving injured Palestinians
The North Sinai health directorate announced a state of emergency in all hospitals across the governorate as it readies to…
Gaza militants, children among 24 dead as Israel hits Hamas
Middle East
May 11, 2021
Gaza militants, children among 24 dead as Israel hits Hamas
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel unleashed new airstrikes on Gaza early Tuesday, hitting the high-rise home of a…
Bodies of 3 Europeans ambushed in Burkina Faso flown home
World
April 30, 2021
Bodies of 3 Europeans ambushed in Burkina Faso flown home
MADRID (AP) — The bodies of two Spanish journalists and an Irish wildlife campaigner killed by jihadists in Burkina Faso…
Yemen’s Huthis say fired drone at southern Saudi air base
Middle East
April 28, 2021
Yemen’s Huthis say fired drone at southern Saudi air base
Yemen’s Huthi forces on Wednesday launched a drone at a military air base in the southern Saudi Arabian city of…
Explosive-laden ‘drone’ boat targets Saudi port of Yanbu
Middle East
April 27, 2021
Explosive-laden ‘drone’ boat targets Saudi port of Yanbu
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A remotely piloted boat packed with explosives targeted the Saudi port of Yanbu in…
Israel says Syrian missile was not aimed at nuclear reactor
Middle East
April 23, 2021
Israel says Syrian missile was not aimed at nuclear reactor
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Thursday that a Syrian missile that reached deep into Israeli territory and set…
Israel hits Syria after missile sets off sirens near reactor
Middle East
April 22, 2021
Israel hits Syria after missile sets off sirens near reactor
JERUSALEM (AP) — A missile launched from Syria was fired into southern Israel early Thursday, setting off air raid sirens…
Rockets strike Iraqi airbase hosting Americans
Middle East
April 19, 2021
Rockets strike Iraqi airbase hosting Americans
Several rockets hit an Iraqi airbase hosting US forces on Sunday, injuring two foreign contractors and three Iraqi soldiers, the military…