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Lebanese help each other as economic crisis crushes lives
Middle East
December 27, 2019
Lebanese help each other as economic crisis crushes lives
BEIRUT (AP) — Panic set in on a WhatsApp group used to organize Lebanese protests when one member said he…
Internet restrictions ahead of fresh India protests
World
December 27, 2019
Internet restrictions ahead of fresh India protests
Mobile internet was cut on Friday in parts of India’s most populous state and thousands of riot police were deployed…
Iraq president won’t name Iran-backed bloc’s nominee as PM
Middle East
December 26, 2019
Iraq president won’t name Iran-backed bloc’s nominee as PM
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s president refused Thursday to designate the Iran-backed parliamentary bloc’s nominee for prime minister after he was…
Third day of Christmas clashes in Hong Kong
World
December 26, 2019
Third day of Christmas clashes in Hong Kong
Hong Kong endured a third straight day of political unrest over the Christmas period on Thursday as police and pro-democracy…
Iraq protests take toll on economy, vulnerable suffer most
Middle East
December 20, 2019
Iraq protests take toll on economy, vulnerable suffer most
BAGHDAD (AP) — With wisps of smoke still rising from the remnants of another night of violence, the workers came…
Indian police ban protests amid citizenship law outrage
World
December 19, 2019
Indian police ban protests amid citizenship law outrage
NEW DELHI (AP) — Police detained more than 100 protesters in key Indian cities on Thursday as they defied a…
After violent weekend, Lebanese talks on new PM postponed
Middle East
December 16, 2019
After violent weekend, Lebanese talks on new PM postponed
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s president on Monday postponed talks on naming a new prime minister after security forces repeatedly used…
Clashes rock Beirut as security forces fire tear gas at protest
Middle East
December 16, 2019
Clashes rock Beirut as security forces fire tear gas at protest
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Tear gas engulfed central Beirut as security forces chased protesters near Lebanon’s parliament on Sunday in a…
Iraq’s top Shia cleric condemns protester killings and calls for gun controls
Middle East
December 13, 2019
Iraq’s top Shia cleric condemns protester killings and calls for gun controls
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Iraq’s top Shia Muslim cleric on Friday condemned recent killings of anti-government protesters and urged full state…
India shuts down internet in hotspot after deadly protests
World
December 13, 2019
India shuts down internet in hotspot after deadly protests
Internet access was cut in India’s northeastern city of Guwahati on Friday as thousands gathered for fresh protests against a…