Middle East

Tripoli’s main airport halts flights after shelling, threats

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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