Middle East
Iran sees highest daily death toll in months as virus surges
April 18, 2021
Iran sees highest daily death toll in months as virus surges
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s daily coronavirus death toll climbed over 400 for the first time in months on Sunday,…
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes southwestern Iran
April 18, 2021
Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes southwestern Iran
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A magnitude 5.9 earthquake shook southwestern Iran along the Persian Gulf on Sunday, followed by at…
Detention of Jerusalem candidates threatens Palestinian poll
April 18, 2021
Detention of Jerusalem candidates threatens Palestinian poll
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli briefly detained three Jerusalem-based candidates for Palestinian legislative elections on Saturday, deepening a dispute over whether…
Libya welcomes UN decision to deploy cease-fire monitors
April 18, 2021
Libya welcomes UN decision to deploy cease-fire monitors
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s transitional government on Saturday welcomed a U.N. Security Council decision to deploy international monitors to watch…
‘No Sweets’: For Syrian refugees in Lebanon, a tough Ramadan
April 18, 2021
‘No Sweets’: For Syrian refugees in Lebanon, a tough Ramadan
BHANNINE, Lebanon (AP) — It was messy and hectic in Aisha al-Abed’s kitchen, as the first day of Ramadan often…
Iran names suspect in Natanz attack, says he fled country
April 17, 2021
Iran names suspect in Natanz attack, says he fled country
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran named a suspect Saturday in the attack on its Natanz nuclear facility that damaged centrifuges…
As Biden improves with vets, Afghanistan plan a plus to some
April 17, 2021
As Biden improves with vets, Afghanistan plan a plus to some
ELM GROVE, Wis. (AP) — Patrick Proctor Brown says the war in Afghanistan was lost within a year of its…
UN agrees to deploy cease-fire monitors in Libya
April 17, 2021
UN agrees to deploy cease-fire monitors in Libya
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN Security Council has authorized international monitors to watch over a nearly six-month-old cease-fire agreement…
Biden says Iranian enrichment to 60 percent unhelpful, but glad about talks
April 17, 2021
Biden says Iranian enrichment to 60 percent unhelpful, but glad about talks
US President Joe Biden on Friday called Iran’s enrichment of uranium to 60 percent purity unhelpful but said he is…
UN: 40 civilian casualties in central Yemen in March alone
April 17, 2021
UN: 40 civilian casualties in central Yemen in March alone
CAIRO (AP) — The ongoing battle between Yemen’s Huthi rebels and government forces in the central province of Marib has…