Middle East
Arabs in Israeli border towns fear Trump plan will transfer them to West Bank
February 4, 2020
Arabs in Israeli border towns fear Trump plan will transfer them to West Bank
BAQA AL-GHARBIYYE, Israel (Reuters) – Thousands of Israeli Arabs, many waving Palestinian flags, demonstrated in this town in Israel at…
Israeli PM meets Sudan’s leader, aims for ‘normalization’
February 4, 2020
Israeli PM meets Sudan’s leader, aims for ‘normalization’
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with the leader of Sudan on Monday and said they…
US demands more from Taliban on ceasefire before deal
February 3, 2020
US demands more from Taliban on ceasefire before deal
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday demanded “demonstrable evidence” from the Taliban that they…
Medical flights start from Yemen’s Sanaa in diplomatic breakthrough
February 3, 2020
Medical flights start from Yemen’s Sanaa in diplomatic breakthrough
DUBAI (Reuters) – Flights carrying patients needing urgent medical attention began from the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Monday, the World…
Turkey and Syrian regime in deadly flare-up
February 3, 2020
Turkey and Syrian regime in deadly flare-up
Turkish and Syrian troops traded deadly fire in northwest Syria on Monday, further raising tension between Ankara and regime backer…
Recordings show Iran knew jetliner hit by a missile: Ukraine
February 3, 2020
Recordings show Iran knew jetliner hit by a missile: Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A leaked recording of an exchange between an Iranian air-traffic controller and an Iranian pilot purports…
Exclusive: Draft of Lebanese financial rescue plan promises ‘painful’ steps
February 3, 2020
Exclusive: Draft of Lebanese financial rescue plan promises ‘painful’ steps
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s new government will look to reduce interest rates and recapitalise banks as part of a broad…
Al-Qaeda in Yemen claims deadly Florida naval base shooting
February 3, 2020
Al-Qaeda in Yemen claims deadly Florida naval base shooting
CAIRO (AP) — Al-Qaeda’s branch in Yemen claimed responsibility Sunday for last year’s deadly shooting at the Naval Air Station…
Airstrikes on the rise as US pursues Afghan peace talks
February 3, 2020
Airstrikes on the rise as US pursues Afghan peace talks
ISLAMABAD (AP) — New U.S. Air Force statistics show the U.S. dropped more bombs on Afghanistan last year than any…
4 Turkish troops, 6 Syrian soldiers killed in Idlib province
February 3, 2020
4 Turkish troops, 6 Syrian soldiers killed in Idlib province
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — At least four Turkish soldiers were killed and nine others were wounded in “intensive shelling” on…