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Iran ready for more prisoner swaps with US, not negotiations
Middle East
December 9, 2019
Iran ready for more prisoner swaps with US, not negotiations
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran is ready for more prisoner swaps with the United States, the Cabinet spokesman said Monday…
Lawmakers seek suspension, review of US training for Saudis
Middle East
December 9, 2019
Lawmakers seek suspension, review of US training for Saudis
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Republican ally of President Donald Trump went a step further than the White House on…
Saudi restaurants no longer need to segregate women and men
Middle East
December 9, 2019
Saudi restaurants no longer need to segregate women and men
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Women in Saudi Arabia will no longer need to use separate entrances from men or…
Main Lebanon PM candidate withdraws from consideration
Middle East
December 9, 2019
Main Lebanon PM candidate withdraws from consideration
BEIRUT (AP) — A possible candidate for prime minister of Lebanon said Sunday he is withdrawing from consideration for the…
Iraqi officials raise toll to 25 killed in Baghdad bloodshed
Middle East
December 8, 2019
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…
Israeli aircraft strike Hamas sites in Gaza after 3 rockets
Middle East
December 8, 2019
Israeli aircraft strike Hamas sites in Gaza after 3 rockets
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli aircraft bombed several militants’ sites in Gaza early Sunday, hours after three rockets were fired from…
Lebanon’s journalists suffer abuse, threats covering unrest
Middle East
December 7, 2019
Lebanon’s journalists suffer abuse, threats covering unrest
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese journalists are facing threats and wide-ranging harassment in their work — including verbal insults and physical…
Iraq cleric calls for new premier without foreign influence
Middle East
December 6, 2019
Iraq cleric calls for new premier without foreign influence
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s highest Shia religious authority called on Friday for the formation of a new government within the…
Lebanese PM asks friendly nations for credit amid crisis
Middle East
December 6, 2019
Lebanese PM asks friendly nations for credit amid crisis
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s outgoing prime minister called on several Arab and world leaders on Friday to help his country…
Greece expels Libyan ambassador in dispute with Turkey
Middle East
December 6, 2019
Greece expels Libyan ambassador in dispute with Turkey
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece ordered the expulsion of the Libyan ambassador Friday, in the latest escalation of a dispute…
TB, armed guards, lack of food at UN migrant center in Libya
Middle East
December 6, 2019
TB, armed guards, lack of food at UN migrant center in Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — The United Nations center in Libya was opened as an “alternative to detention,” a last, safe…
Indian police fatally shoot 4 suspects in gang-rape case
World
December 6, 2019
Indian police fatally shoot 4 suspects in gang-rape case
SHADNAGAR, India (AP) — Police on Friday fatally shot four men suspected of raping and killing a woman in southern…
Paris police arrest scores amid strike over pension reform
World
December 6, 2019
Paris police arrest scores amid strike over pension reform
PARIS (AP) — Paris police fired tear gas at demonstrators Thursday as the Eiffel Tower shut down, France’s high-speed trains…
US considers sending several thousand more troops to Mideast
Middle East
December 6, 2019
US considers sending several thousand more troops to Mideast
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is considering sending several thousand additional troops to the Middle East to help deter Iranian…
UK election is full of dirty tricks and political clicks
World
December 5, 2019
UK election is full of dirty tricks and political clicks
LONDON (AP) — Britain is proving a lawless landscape for political mudslingers mining cyberspace for votes in an election that…
Anti-headscarf law activist sues Iran in US over harassment
Middle East
December 5, 2019
Anti-headscarf law activist sues Iran in US over harassment
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian-American activist famous for her campaign against the Islamic Republic’s mandatory headscarf, or…
Close associates of Israeli PM to be indicted in graft case
Middle East
December 5, 2019
Close associates of Israeli PM to be indicted in graft case
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s state prosecutor said Thursday he intends to indict seven men, including close associates of Israeli Prime…
58 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Mauritania
World
December 5, 2019
58 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Mauritania
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania (AP) — Scores of migrants who swam through rough Atlantic Ocean waters to safety from a capsized boat…
Mass strike over pensions tangles transport across France
World
December 5, 2019
Mass strike over pensions tangles transport across France
PARIS (AP) — The Eiffel Tower shut down on Thursday, France’s vaunted high-speed trains stood still and teachers walked off…
NATO downplays divisions as infighting roils alliance
World
December 5, 2019
NATO downplays divisions as infighting roils alliance
WATFORD, England (AP) — NATO leaders sought on Wednesday to paper over differences like the military alliance’s future priorities but…