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Lebanese Cabinet wins vote of confidence from Parliament
Middle East
February 12, 2020
Lebanese Cabinet wins vote of confidence from Parliament
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s new Cabinet won a vote of confidence from Parliament on Tuesday, paving the way for it…
At least five dead in suicide attack on military academy in Kabul
Middle East
February 11, 2020
At least five dead in suicide attack on military academy in Kabul
A suicide attack targeting a military academy killed at least five people in the Afghan capital Kabul early Tuesday, in…
Israel blocks Palestinian exports in escalating trade crisis
Middle East
February 10, 2020
Israel blocks Palestinian exports in escalating trade crisis
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military blocked Palestinian agricultural exports on Sunday in the latest escalation of a months-long trade…
Iraq’s top cleric calls for state to protect protests
Middle East
February 7, 2020
Iraq’s top cleric calls for state to protect protests
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s most powerful Shia cleric called for security forces to protect anti-government protesters in a Friday sermon,…
Bloodied but determined, Lebanese protesters take stock
Middle East
February 4, 2020
Bloodied but determined, Lebanese protesters take stock
BEIRUT (AP) — At a Beirut hospital ward, five Lebanese protesters with bandaged eyes and faces huddled in a circle,…
Iraq’s president issues deadline to choose next PM
Middle East
January 30, 2020
Iraq’s president issues deadline to choose next PM
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s president has given rival political blocs a deadline to select a prime minister nearly two months…
Iraqi protesters defy top cleric and return to the streets
Middle East
January 27, 2020
Iraqi protesters defy top cleric and return to the streets
BAGHDAD (AP) — One protester was killed by security forces after hundreds of anti-government protesters flooded the streets of Iraq’s…
Facing humiliating controls, Lebanese focus fury on banks
Middle East
January 23, 2020
Facing humiliating controls, Lebanese focus fury on banks
BEIRUT (AP) — Before picking up cash from a downtown bank in Lebanon’s capital, Mey Al Sayegh mentally braces herself…
Facing economic crisis, Lebanon’s government meets for first time
Middle East
January 22, 2020
Facing economic crisis, Lebanon’s government meets for first time
BEIRUT (Reuters) — Lebanon ushered in a new government that will need to walk a political tightrope, as President Michel…
New government in crisis-hit Lebanon, but protests continue
Middle East
January 22, 2020
New government in crisis-hit Lebanon, but protests continue
BEIRUT (AP) — A new Cabinet was announced in crisis-hit Lebanon late Tuesday, breaking a months-long impasse amid mass protests…