Middle East
Tripoli’s main airport halts flights after shelling, threats
January 23, 2020
Tripoli’s main airport halts flights after shelling, threats
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — The only functioning airport in Libya’s capital closed Wednesday after coming under attack, despite a tenuous…
World leaders rally in Jerusalem against anti-Semitism
January 23, 2020
World leaders rally in Jerusalem against anti-Semitism
JERUSALEM (AP) — Dozens of world leaders descended upon Jerusalem on Thursday for the largest-ever gathering focused on commemorating the…
Facing humiliating controls, Lebanese focus fury on banks
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…
Saudi crown prince’s WhatsApp linked to Bezos phone hack
January 23, 2020
Saudi crown prince’s WhatsApp linked to Bezos phone hack
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The cellphone of Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos was hacked in…
Facing economic crisis, Lebanon’s government meets for first time
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…
Images of starving lions in Sudan zoo spark global concern
January 22, 2020
Images of starving lions in Sudan zoo spark global concern
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — At an impoverished, forlorn zoo in Sudan’s capital, the park’s few remaining lions are starving in…
Israeli electric company ends power cuts to West Bank after Palestinians pay debt
January 22, 2020
Israeli electric company ends power cuts to West Bank after Palestinians pay debt
JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH (Reuters) — Israel’s state-owned electric company said on Wednesday it was ending power cuts to the occupied West Bank…
Masked gunmen kill local commander of Iran’s security forces
January 22, 2020
Masked gunmen kill local commander of Iran’s security forces
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Masked gunmen on Wednesday ambushed and killed the local commander of a paramilitary security force in…
Netanyahu renews West Bank annexation vow ahead of elections
January 22, 2020
Netanyahu renews West Bank annexation vow ahead of elections
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu renewed a vow to annex Israeli settlements in the West Bank as…
Saudi involved in hacking of Amazon boss Bezos’ phone, U.N. report will say
January 22, 2020
Saudi involved in hacking of Amazon boss Bezos’ phone, U.N. report will say
SAN FRANCISCO/CAIRO (Reuters) — Two UN officials will report on Wednesday that there is enough evidence suggesting that Saudi Arabia…