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Lebanese army opens major roads after PM’s resignation
Middle East
October 30, 2019
Lebanese army opens major roads after PM’s resignation
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese soldiers are reopening major roads that had been closed by protesters for nearly two weeks, paralyzing…
Protests in Iraq and Lebanon pose a challenge to Iran
Middle East
October 30, 2019
Protests in Iraq and Lebanon pose a challenge to Iran
BAGHDAD (AP) — The day after anti-government protests erupted in Iraq, Iranian Gen. Qassim Soleimani flew into Baghdad late at…
Lebanese prime minister quits amid anti-government protests
Middle East
October 30, 2019
Lebanese prime minister quits amid anti-government protests
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s prime minister resigned Tuesday, bowing to one of the central demands of anti-government demonstrators shortly after…
Hezbollah supporters break up Lebanon protest camp
Middle East
October 29, 2019
Hezbollah supporters break up Lebanon protest camp
BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of Lebanese supporters of the militant Hezbollah group, some wielding sticks, attacked a protest camp set…
Greenpeace blocks Total biorefinery that uses palm oil
Environment
October 29, 2019
Greenpeace blocks Total biorefinery that uses palm oil
Greenpeace activists on Tuesday blocked the entrance to a refinery in southern France where oil giant Total uses controversial palm…
18 killed in attack against protesters in Iraq’s Karbala
Middle East
October 29, 2019
18 killed in attack against protesters in Iraq’s Karbala
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security forces wearing masks and black plainclothes opened fire at protesters in the Shiite holy city…
Hong Kong enters recession as protests again erupt in flames
World
October 28, 2019
Hong Kong enters recession as protests again erupt in flames
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong has fallen into recession, hit by five months of anti-government protests that erupted in…
Hunger defeats sectarianism, politics in Lebanon!
Opinion
October 28, 2019
Hunger defeats sectarianism, politics in Lebanon!
In our youth, we envied Lebanon for its democracy, its picturesque nature and the coexistence of its various sects with…
Lebanese protesters get creative as they block roads
Middle East
October 28, 2019
Lebanese protesters get creative as they block roads
BEIRUT (AP) — On a main thoroughfare in Beirut on Monday, Lebanese protesters set up a living room with an…
Iraqi protesters hold Baghdad square after night of clashes
Middle East
October 28, 2019
Iraqi protesters hold Baghdad square after night of clashes
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi anti-government protesters remained in Baghdad’s central Tahrir Square on Sunday after a night of clashes with…