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Algeria: Opposition meets, key govt figures appeal for calm
Middle East
March 14, 2019
Algeria: Opposition meets, key govt figures appeal for calm
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian opposition leaders called for continued mass protests Wednesday against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika as key figures…
EU hopes for ‘significant pledges’ at Syria donor meet
Middle East
March 14, 2019
EU hopes for ‘significant pledges’ at Syria donor meet
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s top diplomat says the EU expects “significant pledges” for Syria at a donor conference,…
Sudanese vow to keep protesting as president digs in
Middle East
March 14, 2019
Sudanese vow to keep protesting as president digs in
CAIRO (AP) — Three months after Sudanese protesters rose up against President Omar al-Bashir, the longtime autocrat has bound himself…
UN warns thousands trapped in Yemen’s northern flashpoint
Middle East
March 13, 2019
UN warns thousands trapped in Yemen’s northern flashpoint
CAIRO (AP) — A U.N. humanitarian agency warned Tuesday that thousands of Yemeni civilians caught in fierce clashes between warring…
As IS fight nears end, violence flares on other Syrian front
Middle East
March 13, 2019
As IS fight nears end, violence flares on other Syrian front
BEIRUT (AP) — While the final battle to retake the Islamic State group’s last pocket of territory rages in eastern…
Aid groups appeal for Syria funds as donors head to Brussels
Middle East
March 13, 2019
Aid groups appeal for Syria funds as donors head to Brussels
BRUSSELS (AP) — Aid organizations appealed Tuesday for funds to help Syria recover from an eight-year war that has driven…
Israeli bank to pay $195M for US tax-avoidance scheme
Middle East
March 13, 2019
Israeli bank to pay $195M for US tax-avoidance scheme
LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of Israel’s largest banks has agreed to pay $195 million for helping U.S. citizens avoid…
Trump reviving his border wall fight with new budget request
World
March 11, 2019
Trump reviving his border wall fight with new budget request
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is reviving his border wall fight, preparing a new budget that will seek $8.6…
Restive Algeria awaits decisive move from returned president
Middle East
March 11, 2019
Restive Algeria awaits decisive move from returned president
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian workers are holding scattered walkouts and students are gathering for protests as their tense nation…
Egypt’s top cleric calls polygamy ‘injustice,’ draws debate
Society
March 11, 2019
Egypt’s top cleric calls polygamy ‘injustice,’ draws debate
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s top Muslim cleric has stirred up controversy after saying that polygamy is an “injustice” for women,…
Across Baghdad, a moment of respite and guarded hope
Middle East
March 11, 2019
Across Baghdad, a moment of respite and guarded hope
BAGHDAD (AP) — Baghdad’s main commercial district has seen more bombings than its residents can count. Death visited almost daily…
Clashes break out in Yemen’s key port city after cease-fire
Middle East
March 10, 2019
Clashes break out in Yemen’s key port city after cease-fire
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Fighting erupted in Yemen’s key port city of Hodeida on Sunday, the first significant clashes since…
Increased vehicle movement at N. Korea ICBM center: Seoul
World
March 7, 2019
Increased vehicle movement at N. Korea ICBM center: Seoul
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military said Thursday it is carefully monitoring North Korean nuclear and missile facilities…
Tiny Israeli sect protests Jerusalem cable car plan
Middle East
March 7, 2019
Tiny Israeli sect protests Jerusalem cable car plan
JERUSALEM (AP) — A tiny Israeli religious sect is emerging as a major impediment for a controversial plan to connect…
Father of UK teen who joined ISIS says don’t scrap citizenship
Middle East
March 6, 2019
Father of UK teen who joined ISIS says don’t scrap citizenship
SUNAMGANJ, Bangladesh (AP) — The father of a British teenager who ran away to join the Islamic State group in…
Suicide blast near airport in Afghanistan kills 17
Middle East
March 6, 2019
Suicide blast near airport in Afghanistan kills 17
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Militants in Afghanistan set off a suicide blast on Wednesday morning and stormed a construction company…
Monster twister takes 10 relatives from 1 Alabama family
World
March 6, 2019
Monster twister takes 10 relatives from 1 Alabama family
BEAUREGARD, Ala. (AP) — Cousins Cordarrly Jones and Demetria Jones have a hard time counting all the relatives they lost…
ISIS militants remain organized and brutal to the bitter end
Middle East
March 6, 2019
ISIS militants remain organized and brutal to the bitter end
BAGHOUZ, Syria (AP) — As final defeat looms, militants of the Islamic State group have remained organized and ruthless to…
Hundreds of Iraqi ISIS child suspects arrested: HRW
Middle East
March 6, 2019
Hundreds of Iraqi ISIS child suspects arrested: HRW
IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — Iraq and the Kurdish regional government have charged hundreds of children with terrorism for alleged affiliation…
Iran convicts rights lawyer after defending women protesters
Middle East
March 6, 2019
Iran convicts rights lawyer after defending women protesters
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A prominent human rights lawyer in Iran who defended protesters against the Islamic Republic’s…