Middle East
Iran: Lifting US sanctions will help salvage nuclear deal
August 29, 2019
Iran: Lifting US sanctions will help salvage nuclear deal
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran’s supreme leader will not meet President Donald…
Yemen colonel: Airstrikes kill at least 30 troops near Aden
August 29, 2019
Yemen colonel: Airstrikes kill at least 30 troops near Aden
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Airstrikes hit Yemeni government forces heading to the southern port city of Aden to fight separatists…
Yemen separatists ‘regain control of Aden’ from government forces
August 29, 2019
Yemen separatists ‘regain control of Aden’ from government forces
Yemeni separatists have regained full control of the interim capital Aden following clashes with government forces who withdrew from the…
The Latest: Lebanese army fires at 2 Israeli drones
August 29, 2019
The Latest: Lebanese army fires at 2 Israeli drones
BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on tensions between Lebanon and Israel (all times local): 8:45 p.m. Lebanon’s official news agency…
Israel bans far-right candidates for racism against Arabs
August 29, 2019
Israel bans far-right candidates for racism against Arabs
Israel’s Supreme Court banned two candidates from a far-right religious-nationalist party from running in the upcoming snap general elections in September. The…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah group rules out wider war with Israel
August 28, 2019
Lebanon’s Hezbollah group rules out wider war with Israel
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese militant Hezbollah group is ruling out a wider war with Israel but says it will…
Gazans bury policemen killed in rare attacks within strip
August 28, 2019
Gazans bury policemen killed in rare attacks within strip
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Thousands of Palestinians are taking part in funerals of three Hamas policemen killed in…
Iran could restore oil output to pre-sanctions level within three days: minister
August 28, 2019
Iran could restore oil output to pre-sanctions level within three days: minister
GENEVA (Reuters) – Iran would need three days to lift its oil production back to the level it was at…
Yemeni government forces push into key port city of Aden
August 28, 2019
Yemeni government forces push into key port city of Aden
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognized government pushed Wednesday into the key port city of Aden…
Syrian Kurdish YPG to withdraw from strip along Turkish border
August 28, 2019
Syrian Kurdish YPG to withdraw from strip along Turkish border
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Kurdish YPG militia will pull forces and heavy weapons from a strip along Syria’s border with…