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Libya says oil shutdown caused over $255 million in losses
Middle East
January 25, 2020
Libya says oil shutdown caused over $255 million in losses
CAIRO (AP) — The closure of Libya’s major oil fields and production facilities has resulted in losses of more than…
Iranian FM: Tehran still willing to negotiate with US
Middle East
January 25, 2020
Iranian FM: Tehran still willing to negotiate with US
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran is not ruling out negotiations with the United States even after an American…
Islamic leaders make ‘groundbreaking’ visit to Auschwitz
Middle East
January 24, 2020
Islamic leaders make ‘groundbreaking’ visit to Auschwitz
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Muslim religious leaders joined members of a U.S. Jewish group at Auschwitz on Thursday for what…
Former Egyptian president Mubarak undergoes surgery: son
Egypt
January 24, 2020
Former Egyptian president Mubarak undergoes surgery: son
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s former autocratic president Hosni Mubarak, who was forced to step down following 2011 mass protests, has…
Muslim women occupy streets in India against citizenship law
World
January 24, 2020
Muslim women occupy streets in India against citizenship law
NEW DELHI (AP) — In the Indian capital’s Shaheen Bagh neighborhood, beside open sewers and dangerously dangling electricity wires, a…
Questions linger over investigation into Jeff Bezos’ hacking
Middle East
January 24, 2020
Questions linger over investigation into Jeff Bezos’ hacking
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Cybersecurity experts said Thursday there were still many unanswered questions from an investigation commissioned…
Some see end to caravans as Mexican guardsmen stop migrants
World
January 24, 2020
Some see end to caravans as Mexican guardsmen stop migrants
FRONTERA HIDALGO, Mexico (AP) — From the roadside stand where his family sells mole, barbecue and chicken stew, Miguel Ángel…
Thousands gather for Baghdad rally to demand US troops leave
Middle East
January 24, 2020
Thousands gather for Baghdad rally to demand US troops leave
BAGHDAD (AP) — Thousands of supporters of an influential, radical Shia cleric gathered Friday in central Baghdad for a rally…
US general says troop surge in Middle East may not end soon
Middle East
January 24, 2020
US general says troop surge in Middle East may not end soon
ABOARD THE USS BATAAN (AP) — Over the past eight months, the United States has poured more than 20,000 additional…
Next stop, Brexit: Britain’s EU divorce bill becomes law
World
January 24, 2020
Next stop, Brexit: Britain’s EU divorce bill becomes law
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s delayed and disputed Brexit bill became law on Thursday, removing the last U.K. obstacle to the…
Iran uses violence, politics to try to push US out of Iraq
Middle East
January 23, 2020
Iran uses violence, politics to try to push US out of Iraq
Iran has long sought the withdrawal of American forces from neighboring Iraq, but the U.S. killing of an Iranian general…
Pompeo angry over death of US citizen jailed in Egypt
Egypt
January 23, 2020
Pompeo angry over death of US citizen jailed in Egypt
CAIRO (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo “expressed outrage” to Egypt’s president last Sunday at the death of…
Tripoli’s main airport halts flights after shelling, threats
Middle East
January 23, 2020
Tripoli’s main airport halts flights after shelling, threats
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — The only functioning airport in Libya’s capital closed Wednesday after coming under attack, despite a tenuous…
World leaders rally in Jerusalem against anti-Semitism
Middle East
January 23, 2020
World leaders rally in Jerusalem against anti-Semitism
JERUSALEM (AP) — Dozens of world leaders descended upon Jerusalem on Thursday for the largest-ever gathering focused on commemorating the…
UN court orders Myanmar to prevent Rohingya genocide
World
January 23, 2020
UN court orders Myanmar to prevent Rohingya genocide
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — In a sweeping legal victory for members of the Rohingya Muslim minority, the United Nations’…
Facing humiliating controls, Lebanese focus fury on banks
Middle East
January 23, 2020
Facing humiliating controls, Lebanese focus fury on banks
BEIRUT (AP) — Before picking up cash from a downtown bank in Lebanon’s capital, Mey Al Sayegh mentally braces herself…
Saudi crown prince’s WhatsApp linked to Bezos phone hack
Middle East
January 23, 2020
Saudi crown prince’s WhatsApp linked to Bezos phone hack
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The cellphone of Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos was hacked in…
Images of starving lions in Sudan zoo spark global concern
Middle East
January 22, 2020
Images of starving lions in Sudan zoo spark global concern
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — At an impoverished, forlorn zoo in Sudan’s capital, the park’s few remaining lions are starving in…
Masked gunmen kill local commander of Iran’s security forces
Middle East
January 22, 2020
Masked gunmen kill local commander of Iran’s security forces
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Masked gunmen on Wednesday ambushed and killed the local commander of a paramilitary security force in…
Netanyahu renews West Bank annexation vow ahead of elections
Middle East
January 22, 2020
Netanyahu renews West Bank annexation vow ahead of elections
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu renewed a vow to annex Israeli settlements in the West Bank as…