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Libyan officials collect evidence of Russian fighters in war
Middle East
December 5, 2019
Libyan officials collect evidence of Russian fighters in war
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Officials in Libya’s U.N.-supported government say they plan to confront Moscow over the alleged deployment of…
US Navy seizes suspected Iranian missile parts set for Yemen
Middle East
December 5, 2019
US Navy seizes suspected Iranian missile parts set for Yemen
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Navy warship has seized a “significant cache” of suspected Iranian guided missile parts headed to rebels…
OPEC nations grapple with oversupply of oil
Business
December 4, 2019
OPEC nations grapple with oversupply of oil
The world may be heading for an even greater oversupply of oil, and that possibility — which could drive down…
Afghanistan probe appeal begins at Hague international court
Middle East
December 4, 2019
Afghanistan probe appeal begins at Hague international court
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court opened a three-day hearing Wednesday at which prosecutors and victims aim…
Israeli PM escapes domestic woes to meet Pompeo in Lisbon
Middle East
December 4, 2019
Israeli PM escapes domestic woes to meet Pompeo in Lisbon
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Looking to escape his legal and political woes at home, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
Eggs, protests, apathy mar Algeria’s presidential campaign
Middle East
December 4, 2019
Eggs, protests, apathy mar Algeria’s presidential campaign
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s presidential campaign is in trouble. Candidates are struggling to fill rally venues, campaign managers have…
Egyptian government seeks to do away with popular tuk-tuks
Egypt
December 4, 2019
Egyptian government seeks to do away with popular tuk-tuks
CAIRO (AP) — Motorized rickshaws known as tuk-tuks have ruled the streets of Cairo’s slums for the past two decades,…
Iran consulate in Iraq burns a 3rd time, amid premier talks
Middle East
December 4, 2019
Iran consulate in Iraq burns a 3rd time, amid premier talks
BAGHDAD (AP) — Anti-government protesters burned an Iranian consulate in southern Iraq for a third time on Tuesday, as the…
Lebanon’s outgoing PM backs businessman to replace him
Middle East
December 4, 2019
Lebanon’s outgoing PM backs businessman to replace him
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s outgoing Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Tuesday he supports the nomination of a prominent contractor to…
Fresh protests gather in Najaf amid talks over new premier
Middle East
December 3, 2019
Fresh protests gather in Najaf amid talks over new premier
BAGHDAD (AP) — Anti-government protesters have surrounded a key shrine in the southern city of Najaf on Tuesday amid concerns…
Amnesty says at least 208 killed in Iran protests, crackdown
Middle East
December 3, 2019
Amnesty says at least 208 killed in Iran protests, crackdown
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — At least 208 people in Iran have been killed amid protests over sharply rising…
Case against Netanyahu includes billionaire witnesses
Middle East
December 3, 2019
Case against Netanyahu includes billionaire witnesses
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s attorney general on Monday officially submitted his indictment of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges,…
Trump administration quietly releases Lebanon military aid
Middle East
December 3, 2019
Trump administration quietly releases Lebanon military aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has quietly released more than $100 million in military assistance to Lebanon after months…
Airstrike on market in Syrian rebel-held town kills 10
Middle East
December 2, 2019
Airstrike on market in Syrian rebel-held town kills 10
BEIRUT (AP) — An airstrike on a market in a rebel-held town in the country’s northwestern province of Idlib Monday…
Group says 5 more years of war in Yemen will cost $29 billion in aid
Middle East
December 2, 2019
Group says 5 more years of war in Yemen will cost $29 billion in aid
CAIRO (AP) — Another five years of fighting in Yemen would cost as much as $29 billion just to sustain…
Technology to keep lights on could help prevent wildfires
World
December 2, 2019
Technology to keep lights on could help prevent wildfires
LOS ANGELES (AP) — B. Don Russell wasn’t thinking about preventing a wildfire when he developed a tool to detect…
In death and life, Lebanese woman shows religious law fight
Middle East
December 2, 2019
In death and life, Lebanese woman shows religious law fight
BEIRUT (AP) — Nadyn Jouny’s sister taped up two messages in her memory inside a closet at the family home…
With prime minister out, Iraq in constitutional ‘black hole’
Middle East
December 2, 2019
With prime minister out, Iraq in constitutional ‘black hole’
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s parliament on Sunday formally accepted the prime minister’s resignation, but the path to replacing Adil Abdul…
UN tries to cut numbers at EU-funded migrant center in Libya
Middle East
December 1, 2019
UN tries to cut numbers at EU-funded migrant center in Libya
CAIRO (AP) — The UN refugee agency plans to cut the number of migrants staying at an overcrowded transit center…
UN chief warns of ‘point of no return’ on climate change
Environment
December 1, 2019
UN chief warns of ‘point of no return’ on climate change
MADRID (AP) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday that the world’s efforts to stop climate change have been “utterly…