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Iraqi police replacing army in volatile Baghdad neighborhood
Middle East
October 8, 2019
Iraqi police replacing army in volatile Baghdad neighborhood
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister on Monday ordered the police to replace the army in a heavily populated Shiite…
For Kurds, US pull-back feels like being abandoned once more
Middle East
October 8, 2019
For Kurds, US pull-back feels like being abandoned once more
BEIRUT (AP) — For Syria’s Kurds, the United States’ abrupt pull-back from positions in northeast Syria carries a sharp sting,…
Iran criticizes expected Turkish push into Syria: the latest
Middle East
October 8, 2019
Iran criticizes expected Turkish push into Syria: the latest
BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest developments following President Donald Trump’s decision to abandon Syrian Kurdish fighters ahead of an expected…
Emiratis can again travel to Lebanon, after years-long ban
Middle East
October 8, 2019
Emiratis can again travel to Lebanon, after years-long ban
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates says it will allow its citizen to again go to…
Israel’s Gideon Saar challenges lengthy Netanyahu Likud rule
Middle East
October 8, 2019
Israel’s Gideon Saar challenges lengthy Netanyahu Likud rule
JERUSALEM (AP) — With a simple tweet, Gideon Saar did what no Israeli politician from the ruling conservative party has…
Jordan teachers end 4-week strike, country’s longest ever
Middle East
October 7, 2019
Jordan teachers end 4-week strike, country’s longest ever
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Teachers in Jordan have ended their longest strike ever and are opening the school year four…
Israeli officials wrap up Netanyahu’s pre-indictment hearing
Middle East
October 7, 2019
Israeli officials wrap up Netanyahu’s pre-indictment hearing
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s state prosecutors and Benjamin Netanyahu’s lawyers were wrapping up the pre-indictment hearing over a slew of…
Saudi Arabia eases restrictions on women taking hotel rooms
Middle East
October 6, 2019
Saudi Arabia eases restrictions on women taking hotel rooms
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia has lifted some restrictions on women traveling in the ultraconservative Muslim kingdom,…
Turkey threatens solo army operation in northeast Syria
Middle East
October 5, 2019
Turkey threatens solo army operation in northeast Syria
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s president threatened Saturday to launch a military operation into northeastern Syria, where US troops are deployed…
Palestinians agree to accept funds transferred by Israel
Middle East
October 4, 2019
Palestinians agree to accept funds transferred by Israel
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian Authority has agreed to accept hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenues…
Iraq unrest comes at critical moment in region: AP EXPLAINS
Middle East
October 4, 2019
Iraq unrest comes at critical moment in region: AP EXPLAINS
BAGHDAD (AP) — The young men and women coordinated on social media. Fed up with an Iraqi political elite they…
Iraqi PM addresses the nation, urges protesters to go home
Middle East
October 4, 2019
Iraqi PM addresses the nation, urges protesters to go home
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s premier on Friday sent a message to anti-government protesters, saying their “legitimate demands” have been heard…
US sanctions squeezing Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon
Middle East
October 4, 2019
US sanctions squeezing Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — The conflict between Iran and the U.S. that has created tensions throughout much of the Middle East…
Iranian children of non-Iranian fathers to get citizenship
Middle East
October 3, 2019
Iranian children of non-Iranian fathers to get citizenship
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV says the constitutional watchdog has ratified a bill granting citizenship to children of…
Israel swears in new parliament amid political deadlock
Middle East
October 3, 2019
Israel swears in new parliament amid political deadlock
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is swearing in its newly elected parliament. The ceremony on Thursday comes after the second inconclusive…
Israel’s Golan Druze see a blow in wind energy plan
Middle East
October 3, 2019
Israel’s Golan Druze see a blow in wind energy plan
MAS’ADE, Golan Heights (AP) — Towering wind turbines may soon jut up from the picturesque patchwork of Druze farmland in…
Morocco: Journalist’s abortion sentence stirs rights protest
Middle East
October 3, 2019
Morocco: Journalist’s abortion sentence stirs rights protest
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Prominent activists and journalists have rallied in Morocco’s capital for the release of a journalist sentenced…
Soaring eagle films crumbling Alpine glaciers as Earth warms
World
October 3, 2019
Soaring eagle films crumbling Alpine glaciers as Earth warms
PARIS (AP) — The images will be stunningly beautiful yet also hint of dire future consequences. Filmed with a camera…
A look at the corruption scandals facing Israel’s Netanyahu
Middle East
October 2, 2019
A look at the corruption scandals facing Israel’s Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attorneys met Wednesday with Israel’s attorney general and other top law enforcement officials…
Ancient artifacts returned to Iran from US university
Middle East
October 2, 2019
Ancient artifacts returned to Iran from US university
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The Iranian government says that nearly 1,800 ancient artifacts have arrived in Iran as part of…