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Unable to vote, Palestinians shrug off Israel’s elections
Middle East
September 13, 2019
Unable to vote, Palestinians shrug off Israel’s elections
MAS’HA, West Bank (AP) — Barhoum Saleh’s town is surrounded by Jewish settlements, the sign above his roadside mechanic shop…
Sudanese on the streets, call for new judicial appointments
Middle East
September 13, 2019
Sudanese on the streets, call for new judicial appointments
CAIRO (AP) — Thousands of Sudanese rallied in the capital Khartoum on Thursday in the largest protest since the country’s…
OPEC, allies weigh further oil production cut in December
Middle East
September 12, 2019
OPEC, allies weigh further oil production cut in December
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — OPEC and its non-cartel members on Thursday discussed further cuts to oil production…
Palestinians charge 3 relatives with murder in woman’s death
Middle East
September 12, 2019
Palestinians charge 3 relatives with murder in woman’s death
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian attorney general says three people, all relatives, are being charged in the death…
A look at the Jordan Valley Israeli PM has vowed to annex
Middle East
September 12, 2019
A look at the Jordan Valley Israeli PM has vowed to annex
JERICHO, West Bank (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s last-minute vow to annex the Jordan Valley if re-elected next…
Iran urges US to ‘put warmongers aside’ after Bolton firing
Middle East
September 11, 2019
Iran urges US to ‘put warmongers aside’ after Bolton firing
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president urged the U.S. on Wednesday to “put warmongers aside” as tensions roil the Persian…
14 dead, 29 missing after bus overturns in Morocco floods
Middle East
September 10, 2019
14 dead, 29 missing after bus overturns in Morocco floods
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Fourteen people were killed and 29 others injured when a bus overturned on a bridge amid…
Report: Over 120 Syrian churches damaged by war since 2011
Middle East
September 10, 2019
Report: Over 120 Syrian churches damaged by war since 2011
BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian war monitor associated with the opposition said Monday that over 120 Christian places of worship…
Britain’s Brexit heartland seethes at delay and ‘betrayal’
World
September 10, 2019
Britain’s Brexit heartland seethes at delay and ‘betrayal’
BOSTON, England (AP) — Like its American namesake, the English town of Boston has a reputation for rebellion. Three years…
Iranian female soccer fan dies after setting herself on fire
Middle East
September 10, 2019
Iranian female soccer fan dies after setting herself on fire
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian female soccer fan has died after setting herself on fire outside a court after…
Muslims observe holy day amid regional tensions
Middle East
September 10, 2019
Muslims observe holy day amid regional tensions
BEIRUT (AP) — Millions of Shiite Muslims were marking Ashoura on Tuesday, one of the most sacred religious holy days…
Syria’s Raqqa still finding the dead, 2 years after IS fall
Middle East
September 10, 2019
Syria’s Raqqa still finding the dead, 2 years after IS fall
RAQQA, Syria (AP) — The neighbors reported a foul smell coming from the house next door. The house, which the…
Moroccan journalist denies charges of illegal abortion
Middle East
September 10, 2019
Moroccan journalist denies charges of illegal abortion
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A judge ruled that a Moroccan journalist remain in custody after she appeared Monday in a…
Israeli PM’s bid to place cameras at polling stations fails
Middle East
September 9, 2019
Israeli PM’s bid to place cameras at polling stations fails
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed on Monday in his eleventh hour bid to legislate that cameras…
New Saudi energy minister urges producers to share burden
Middle East
September 9, 2019
New Saudi energy minister urges producers to share burden
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s new energy minister suggested on Monday that oil producers would need…
Charity ship rescues 50 African migrants in sea off Libya
Middle East
September 9, 2019
Charity ship rescues 50 African migrants in sea off Libya
ABOARD THE OCEAN VIKING (AP) — A charity ship run by humanitarian groups in the Mediterranean spent a rainy Sunday…
Gazan’s death abroad shines light on middle-class exodus
Middle East
September 9, 2019
Gazan’s death abroad shines light on middle-class exodus
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — With a family of five, a two-story home and a pharmacy, Tamer al-Sultan had…
Kuwait’s ruler, 90, in US hospital and cancels Trump visit
Middle East
September 9, 2019
Kuwait’s ruler, 90, in US hospital and cancels Trump visit
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait’s 90-year-old ruling emir has cancelled a visit Thursday with President Donald Trump at…
Hezbollah says it shot down Israeli drone over south Lebanon
Middle East
September 9, 2019
Hezbollah says it shot down Israeli drone over south Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese militant Hezbollah group said it shot down an Israeli drone over southern Lebanon early Monday,…
Israeli PM’s former protege could now bring his downfall
Middle East
September 9, 2019
Israeli PM’s former protege could now bring his downfall
JERUSALEM (AP) — Avigdor Lieberman entered Israeli politics as a loyal protégé of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Now, the maverick…