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One dead as protesters take a Baghdad highway: Iraq officials
Middle East
January 21, 2020
One dead as protesters take a Baghdad highway: Iraq officials
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi riot police opened fire Tuesday amid clashes with anti-government protesters on a central Baghdad highway, killing…
Clashes in Baghdad kill 1, wound dozens: Iraqi officials
Middle East
January 20, 2020
Clashes in Baghdad kill 1, wound dozens: Iraqi officials
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security forces fired tear gas and live rounds during clashes with anti-government protesters overnight and on…
Violence escalates in Beirut as protesters clash with police
Middle East
January 20, 2020
Violence escalates in Beirut as protesters clash with police
BEIRUT (AP) — Security forces fired tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets in clashes Sunday with hundreds of anti-government…
Dozens wounded as Iraqi protesters up pressure on government
Middle East
January 20, 2020
Dozens wounded as Iraqi protesters up pressure on government
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi security forces wounded dozens of protesters on Sunday as renewed anti-government demonstrations gripped the capital and…
Frustrated Lebanese depositors turn rage on crisis-hit banks
Middle East
January 17, 2020
Frustrated Lebanese depositors turn rage on crisis-hit banks
BEIRUT (Reuters) — As cash runs short at Lebanon’s banks, so has the patience of depositors. Hit by restrictions on…
Sudan reopens airspace after end of armed mutiny, 2 killed
Middle East
January 15, 2020
Sudan reopens airspace after end of armed mutiny, 2 killed
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan said it reopened its airspace Wednesday after an armed revolt from within its security forces shut…
Lebanese politicians watching as economy collapses: U.N. official
Middle East
January 15, 2020
Lebanese politicians watching as economy collapses: U.N. official
BEIRUT (Reuters) — Lebanese politicians are watching the economy collapse, the senior U.N. official in Lebanon said on Wednesday, rebuking…
Sudan declares end to mutiny from within security forces
Middle East
January 15, 2020
Sudan declares end to mutiny from within security forces
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s main intelligence agency said late Tuesday it has succeeded in quelling an armed mutiny over severance…
Death toll from tribal clashes in Sudan’s Darfur rises to 24
Middle East
December 31, 2019
Death toll from tribal clashes in Sudan’s Darfur rises to 24
CAIRO (AP) — Sporadic tribal clashes between Arabs and non-Arabs continued Tuesday in Sudan’s West Darfur province, as the death…
Iraqi supporters of Iran-backed militia attack US Embassy
Middle East
December 31, 2019
Iraqi supporters of Iran-backed militia attack US Embassy
BAGHDAD (AP) — Dozens of angry Iraqi Shia militia supporters broke into the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Tuesday…