Gaza protests escalate after deal to ease blockade fails
Middle East
September 19, 2018
Gaza protests escalate after deal to ease blockade fails
GAZA, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian protests are escalating after Egyptian-led efforts could not broker a deal between the…
UN agency warns time running out to prevent Yemen famine
Middle East
September 19, 2018
UN agency warns time running out to prevent Yemen famine
CAIRO (AP) — The UN food agency says time is running out for aid groups operating in Yemen to…
Palestinian man taken from home, beaten and killed by Israeli forces
Middle East
September 19, 2018
Palestinian man taken from home, beaten and killed by Israeli forces
BEIT RIMA, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian residents say a 24-year-old Palestinian man has died after being arrested at…
Pakistan’s new PM, Imran Khan, visits Saudi Arabia
Middle East
September 19, 2018
Pakistan’s new PM, Imran Khan, visits Saudi Arabia
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Pakistan’s new prime minister, former cricket player Imran Khan, is in Saudi Arabia…
Fighting resumes in Libyan capital, causes mass power outage
Middle East
September 18, 2018
Fighting resumes in Libyan capital, causes mass power outage
CAIRO (AP) — Libyan authorities say fighting between rival militias in the capital of Tripoli has flared up again,…
OPEC chief: Cartel must stay together as US sanctions Iran
Middle East
September 18, 2018
OPEC chief: Cartel must stay together as US sanctions Iran
FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — OPEC must stick together for the good of the global economy as founding…
Israel kills 2 Palestinians in overnight airstrike
Middle East
September 18, 2018
Israel kills 2 Palestinians in overnight airstrike
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Health Ministry said early Tuesday that paramedics recovered two bodies after an…
Qatar Airways blames $69 million annual loss on Gulf dispute
Middle East
September 18, 2018
Qatar Airways blames $69 million annual loss on Gulf dispute
DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar Airways reported on Tuesday a 252 million riyals ($69 million) loss for the financial year…
Turkey, Russia agree on demilitarized zone in Syria’s Idlib
Middle East
September 18, 2018
Turkey, Russia agree on demilitarized zone in Syria’s Idlib
MOSCOW (AP) — The leaders of Russia and Turkey agreed Monday to establish a demilitarized zone in Syria’s Idlib…
Saudi sovereign wealth fund takes $11B in its first loan
Middle East
September 17, 2018
Saudi sovereign wealth fund takes $11B in its first loan
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund says it has taken its first loan, a…