AP
Turkey lawmakers to vote on sending troops to Libya: Erdogan
Middle East
December 26, 2019
Turkey lawmakers to vote on sending troops to Libya: Erdogan
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president said Thursday that the U.N.-supported government in Libya has asked Ankara to send troops…
Relief group says 216,000 have fled homes in northwest Syria
Middle East
December 26, 2019
Relief group says 216,000 have fled homes in northwest Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — More than 200,000 men, women and children fled their homes in northwest Syria in buses, trucks and…
Israeli lawmaker aims to oust Netanyahu in Likud primary
Middle East
December 26, 2019
Israeli lawmaker aims to oust Netanyahu in Likud primary
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s governing Likud party was holding primaries on Thursday, in the first serious internal challenge to Israeli…
Iran-backed bloc names Basra governor for post of Iraqi PM
Middle East
December 25, 2019
Iran-backed bloc names Basra governor for post of Iraqi PM
BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iranian-backed bloc in Iraq’s parliament proposed Wednesday the governor of oil-rich southern Basra province as the…
Syrian army captures village, missile kills 8 civilians
Middle East
December 24, 2019
Syrian army captures village, missile kills 8 civilians
BEIRUT (AP) — A missile struck a school building in northwestern Syria on Tuesday morning, killing eight civilians, opposition activists…
Syrian troops push toward Turkish observation post in Idlib
Middle East
December 23, 2019
Syrian troops push toward Turkish observation post in Idlib
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces pushed deeper in their offensive on the last remaining rebel stronghold in the country’s…
Syria says possible drone attacks hit 3 oil, gas facilities
Middle East
December 21, 2019
Syria says possible drone attacks hit 3 oil, gas facilities
BEIRUT (AP) — Near-simultaneous attacks believed to have been carried out by drones hit three government-run oil and gas installations…
Turkish parliament OKs controversial Libya military deal
Middle East
December 21, 2019
Turkish parliament OKs controversial Libya military deal
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s parliament approved a security and military deal with Libya’s UN-supported government Saturday on the heels of…
Trump rails against delay in moving impeachment to Senate
World
December 20, 2019
Trump rails against delay in moving impeachment to Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump railed behind closed doors about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to delay sending articles of…
French telecom company Orange convicted over suicides
World
December 20, 2019
French telecom company Orange convicted over suicides
French phone and Internet provider Orange was found guilty Friday of a string of employee suicides and its former CEO…
Vatican tribunal now overwhelmed by clergy abuse cases
World
December 20, 2019
Vatican tribunal now overwhelmed by clergy abuse cases
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican office responsible for processing clergy sex abuse complaints has seen a record 1,000 cases…
Iran’s Rouhani in Japan to meet PM amid nuke impasse
Middle East
December 20, 2019
Iran’s Rouhani in Japan to meet PM amid nuke impasse
TOKYO (AP) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani is visiting Tokyo to meet with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday…
Libyan force attacking Tripoli gives militias 3-day deadline
Middle East
December 20, 2019
Libyan force attacking Tripoli gives militias 3-day deadline
CAIRO (AP) — A Libyan force fighting to capture the country’s capital from the U.N.-supported government based in Tripoli on…
Iraq protests take toll on economy, vulnerable suffer most
Middle East
December 20, 2019
Iraq protests take toll on economy, vulnerable suffer most
BAGHDAD (AP) — With wisps of smoke still rising from the remnants of another night of violence, the workers came…
Hezbollah-backed professor to form new government in Lebanon
Middle East
December 20, 2019
Hezbollah-backed professor to form new government in Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — A former education minister backed by the militant Hezbollah group and its allies was selected on Thursday…
Queen lays out Johnson’s Brexit plans at Parliament opening
World
December 19, 2019
Queen lays out Johnson’s Brexit plans at Parliament opening
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson signaled an end to Britain’s era of Brexit deadlock Thursday, announcing a packed…
Lebanese professor likely candidate for PM post
Middle East
December 19, 2019
Lebanese professor likely candidate for PM post
BEIRUT (AP) — A university professor and former minister received the backing of the Hezbollah group and its allies Thursday,…
Palestinians protest in support of prisoner on hunger strike
Middle East
December 19, 2019
Palestinians protest in support of prisoner on hunger strike
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Dozens of Palestinians protested outside an Israeli military court in the occupied West Bank on…
Year on, Amnesty urges Sudan deliver on protesters’ demands
Middle East
December 19, 2019
Year on, Amnesty urges Sudan deliver on protesters’ demands
CAIRO (AP) — Amnesty International on Thursday urged Sudan’s new transitional government to deliver on popular demands for sweeping change…
Israel has advanced 22,000 housing units in West Bank: UN
Middle East
December 19, 2019
Israel has advanced 22,000 housing units in West Bank: UN
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Mideast envoy said on Wednesday that Israel advanced or approved plans for over 22,000…