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Hezbollah supporters attack several protest camps in Lebanon
Middle East

Hezbollah supporters attack several protest camps in Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP) — Assailants attacked several protest camps in north and south Lebanon early on Tuesday, according to state-run media,…
Lebanese army clashes with supporters of Hezbollah, Amal in Beirut
Middle East

Lebanese army clashes with supporters of Hezbollah, Amal in Beirut

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese troops lobbed tear gas on Tuesday to disperse supporters of Shi’ite groups Hezbollah and Amal who…
Iraqi officials raise toll to 25 killed in Baghdad bloodshed
Middle East

Iraqi officials raise toll to 25 killed in Baghdad bloodshed

BAGHDAD (AP) — Anti-government protesters wielding a blood-drenched flag returned to Baghdad’s central plaza on Saturday after a night of…
Rocket hits Iraqi cleric’s home following deadly Baghdad attack
Middle East

Rocket hits Iraqi cleric’s home following deadly Baghdad attack

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A rocket fired from a drone targeted the home of populist Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Saturday,…
Iraq protest death toll mounts as cleric warns against meddling
Middle East

Iraq protest death toll mounts as cleric warns against meddling

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s top Shia Muslim cleric said a new prime minister must be chosen without foreign interference in…
Iraq parliament approves PM resignation, protesters mourn dead
Middle East

Iraq parliament approves PM resignation, protesters mourn dead

Iraq’s parliament approved the resignation of the embattled cabinet on Sunday, after two months of violent unrest that have left…
Iraq protesters burn shrine entrance in holy city, PM quitting ‘not enough’
Middle East

Iraq protesters burn shrine entrance in holy city, PM quitting ‘not enough’

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi protesters set fire to the entrance of a shrine in the southern holy city of Najaf…
Iran’s Khamenei blames enemies for ‘sabotage’ in gasoline price protests
Middle East

Iran’s Khamenei blames enemies for ‘sabotage’ in gasoline price protests

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday backed gasoline price increases that have sparked protests across…
Iraqi PM concedes ‘mistakes made’ as protesters pushed back in Baghdad
Middle East

Iraqi PM concedes ‘mistakes made’ as protesters pushed back in Baghdad

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Saturday that political parties had “made mistakes” in their…
Iraqis block roads in support of anti-government protests
Egypt

Iraqis block roads in support of anti-government protests

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi protesters blocked roads in Baghdad on Sunday to raise pressure on the government to resign after…
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