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Gaza protests escalate after deal to ease blockade fails
Middle East
September 19, 2018
Gaza protests escalate after deal to ease blockade fails
GAZA, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian protests are escalating after Egyptian-led efforts could not broker a deal between the…
Qatar Airways blames $69 million annual loss on Gulf dispute
Middle East
September 18, 2018
Qatar Airways blames $69 million annual loss on Gulf dispute
DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar Airways reported on Tuesday a 252 million riyals ($69 million) loss for the financial year…
Picking leaves from a vine, Yemenis try to stave off famine
Middle East
September 14, 2018
Picking leaves from a vine, Yemenis try to stave off famine
Warning: this edited AP article contains disturbing visual content. CAIRO (AP) — In a remote pocket of northern Yemen,…
Saudi Arabia plans to dig canal turning Qatar into an island
Middle East
September 3, 2018
Saudi Arabia plans to dig canal turning Qatar into an island
A senior adviser to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman appeared to confirm that the kingdom is considering digging a…
UN agency urges Israel to allow emergency fuel into Gaza
Middle East
August 8, 2018
UN agency urges Israel to allow emergency fuel into Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) — A U.N. aid agency is calling on Israel to let emergency fuel into the Gaza Strip to…
Israel signals any truce with Hamas to be limited in scope
Middle East
August 6, 2018
Israel signals any truce with Hamas to be limited in scope
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli Cabinet minister on Monday played down the significance of indirect truce talks with Gaza’s Hamas…
Fresh tension as Israel reimposes Gaza fuel blockade
Middle East
August 2, 2018
Fresh tension as Israel reimposes Gaza fuel blockade
Israel reimposed a blockade on fuel deliveries to Gaza on Thursday citing a resurgence in kites carrying firebombs over the…
Norway demands Israel explain seizure of boat bound for Gaza
Middle East
August 1, 2018
Norway demands Israel explain seizure of boat bound for Gaza
OSLO (Reuters) – Norway has asked Israel to explain the legal grounds for detaining a Norwegian-flagged fishing boat seized while…
Israel intercepts ship trying to break Gaza blockade
Middle East
July 30, 2018
Israel intercepts ship trying to break Gaza blockade
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s navy intercepted a ship carrying activists en route to Gaza in the latest…
Libya oil exports threatened as NOC warns against port deal
Business
July 24, 2016
Libya oil exports threatened as NOC warns against port deal
Libya's hopes to boost crude exports have been dealt a blow after the head of the National Oil Corporation (NOC)…