Middle East
Israel to withhold $43 million of Palestinian tax funds
December 30, 2019
Israel to withhold $43 million of Palestinian tax funds
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli Security Cabinet on Sunday voted to withhold $43 million of tax funds from the Palestinians,…
US strikes hit Iraqi militia blamed in contractor’s death
December 30, 2019
US strikes hit Iraqi militia blamed in contractor’s death
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. carried out military strikes in Iraq and Syria targeting an Iranian-backed Iraqi militia blamed for…
Lebanese protesters turn their ire on banks
December 29, 2019
Lebanese protesters turn their ire on banks
BEIRUT (AP) — Dozens of Lebanese protesters held a brief sit-in inside a bank in Beirut and another in the…
Iraqi artists pay tribute to dead protesters with sculptures
December 29, 2019
Iraqi artists pay tribute to dead protesters with sculptures
BAGHDAD (AP) — The sculptures carved by seven art trainees were lined up outside a makeshift workshop in Baghdad’s Tahrir…
Turkey speeds up Libya troop deployment deal to prevent slide into ‘chaos’
December 29, 2019
Turkey speeds up Libya troop deployment deal to prevent slide into ‘chaos’
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s foreign minister warned that the Libyan conflict risks sliding into chaos and becoming the next Syria,…
Blast hits military parade in Yemen, at least five dead
December 29, 2019
Blast hits military parade in Yemen, at least five dead
DUBAI (Reuters) – A missile fired by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Huthi group struck a military parade in Yemen’s southern separatist-held town…
Algeria names new prime minister
December 29, 2019
Algeria names new prime minister
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Saturday named a university professor and former diplomat as prime minister as…
Libya parliament speaker urges rejection of UN-recognised govt
December 29, 2019
Libya parliament speaker urges rejection of UN-recognised govt
The speaker of Libya’s parliament on Saturday urged the international community to reject the legitimacy of the war-torn country’s UN-recognized…
More than 235,000 flee intense bombing in NW Syria
December 28, 2019
More than 235,000 flee intense bombing in NW Syria
Civilians on Friday packed a road leading out of a flashpoint town in northwest Syria, where two weeks of heightened…
Rocket attacks kill US contractor in strife-torn Iraq
December 28, 2019
Rocket attacks kill US contractor in strife-torn Iraq
New rocket attacks in Iraq have killed a US civilian contractor, raising fears on Saturday that violence could escalate in…