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Iraqis wake up to snow for first time in over a decade
Middle East
February 11, 2020
Iraqis wake up to snow for first time in over a decade
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s capital of Baghdad awoke on Tuesday to a sight not seen in over a decade —…
Iran remembers 1979 Islamic Revolution amid high US tension
Middle East
February 11, 2020
Iran remembers 1979 Islamic Revolution amid high US tension
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Hundreds of thousands across Iran marked the anniversary of its 1979 Islamic Revolution on Tuesday amid…
Egypt’s parliament approves new amendments to terrorism law
Egypt
February 11, 2020
Egypt’s parliament approves new amendments to terrorism law
The Egyptian parliament voted in a plenary session on Monday unanimously in favor of new amendments to the 2015 terrorism…
Palestinian leader to address UN on Trump plan, but no vote
Middle East
February 11, 2020
Palestinian leader to address UN on Trump plan, but no vote
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will reiterate his rejection of the Trump administration’s Mideast plan in an…
Syrians scramble for refuge in last opposition frontier
Middle East
February 11, 2020
Syrians scramble for refuge in last opposition frontier
BEIRUT (AP) — Throughout Syria’s civil war, Maad al-Khalaf helped other Syrians find shelter in the opposition enclave in the…
5 Turkish troops killed in clashes with Syrian army
Middle East
February 10, 2020
5 Turkish troops killed in clashes with Syrian army
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s defense ministry said five Turkish soldiers were killed and five others were wounded on Monday…
Fire sale: An Iran plant makes the US flags protesters burn
Middle East
February 10, 2020
Fire sale: An Iran plant makes the US flags protesters burn
KHOMEIN, Iran (AP) — Near the hometown of the late Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, workers at a small Iranian factory diligently…
Israeli court sentences radical Islamic cleric to 28 months
Middle East
February 10, 2020
Israeli court sentences radical Islamic cleric to 28 months
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli court on Monday sentenced a radical Islamic cleric to 28 months in prison for “inciting…
War-weary Afghan youth turn to snowboarding for thrills
Middle East
February 10, 2020
War-weary Afghan youth turn to snowboarding for thrills
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Aspen! Zermatt! Kabul? While Afghanistan’s capital may seem an unlikely destination for snowboarders, a group of…
Israel blocks Palestinian exports in escalating trade crisis
Middle East
February 10, 2020
Israel blocks Palestinian exports in escalating trade crisis
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military blocked Palestinian agricultural exports on Sunday in the latest escalation of a months-long trade…
US will grant vital Iran sanctions waiver: Iraq officials
Middle East
February 10, 2020
US will grant vital Iran sanctions waiver: Iraq officials
BAGHDAD (AP) — The United States has signaled to Iraq its willingness to extend sanctions waivers enabling the country to…
Iran again fails to put satellite into orbit amid US worries
Middle East
February 10, 2020
Iran again fails to put satellite into orbit amid US worries
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian rocket failed to put a satellite into orbit on Sunday, state television reported, the…
Israel accused of torturing Palestinians after fatal bombing
Middle East
February 10, 2020
Israel accused of torturing Palestinians after fatal bombing
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — One of the men was hospitalized with kidney failure and 11 broken ribs. Another was…
China’s virus death toll surpasses SARS but new cases fall
World
February 9, 2020
China’s virus death toll surpasses SARS but new cases fall
BEIJING (AP) — China’s virus death toll rose by 89 on Sunday to 811, passing the number of fatalities in…
UN medical relief flights continue from Yemen’s capital
Middle East
February 9, 2020
UN medical relief flights continue from Yemen’s capital
CAIRO (AP) — Flights transporting Yemeni medical patients from rebel-held areas continued Saturday when a second plane carrying 24 patients…
UN-brokered Libya talks end with no formal cease-fire deal
Middle East
February 9, 2020
UN-brokered Libya talks end with no formal cease-fire deal
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s warring sides ended several days of UN-brokered talks without reaching a deal to consolidate a provisional…
Syrian troops gain more ground from rebels in northwest
Middle East
February 8, 2020
Syrian troops gain more ground from rebels in northwest
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government forces captured new areas from insurgents in their offensive in the northwest Saturday, as…
French researchers in Iranian jail petition to get married
Middle East
February 7, 2020
French researchers in Iranian jail petition to get married
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Two French researchers held for months in a Tehran prison on charges of violating Iran’s state…
Iraq’s top cleric calls for state to protect protests
Middle East
February 7, 2020
Iraq’s top cleric calls for state to protect protests
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s most powerful Shia cleric called for security forces to protect anti-government protesters in a Friday sermon,…
UK woman loses challenge aimed at restoring her citizenship
Middle East
February 7, 2020
UK woman loses challenge aimed at restoring her citizenship
LONDON (AP) — A U.K. woman who as a teenager ran away to join the Islamic State group lost a…