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Iran Supreme Leader says Americans will be expelled from Iraq and Syria
Middle East
May 18, 2020
Iran Supreme Leader says Americans will be expelled from Iraq and Syria
(Reuters) — Americans will be expelled from Iraq and Syria, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday, renewing…
Syrian tycoon says government ordered him to step down from mobile operator
Middle East
May 18, 2020
Syrian tycoon says government ordered him to step down from mobile operator
AMMAN (Reuters) — Syrian tycoon Rami Makhlouf issued a video statement on Sunday saying officials had told him to quit…
Online English classes revive ties severed by war in Syria
Middle East
May 17, 2020
Online English classes revive ties severed by war in Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Who got married? Who had a baby? Have we lost anyone? Through crackling internet lines and jumpy…
Turkey-United Arab Emirates rivalry turns rancorous
Middle East
May 16, 2020
Turkey-United Arab Emirates rivalry turns rancorous
Turkish officials were angered when the UAE weighed into the tussle for rights to gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean…
Lockdowns pile job losses and hunger onto Syrian refugees’ plight
Middle East
May 10, 2020
Lockdowns pile job losses and hunger onto Syrian refugees’ plight
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Ahmad al-Mostafa can’t afford milk for his baby daughter. A Syrian refugee, he has barely been able…
Israel vows to pursue Syria operations until Iran leaves
Middle East
May 6, 2020
Israel vows to pursue Syria operations until Iran leaves
Israel will keep up its operations in Syria until its arch enemy Iran leaves, Defense Minister Naftali Bennett said Tuesday…
Syria: Major schism over control emerges within Assad family
Middle East
May 6, 2020
Syria: Major schism over control emerges within Assad family
Syrian tycoon Rami Makhlouf has publicly hit out at Assad’s seizure of his businesses, exposing a rift in the elite’s…
IS takes advantage of coronavirus to ramp up attacks in Iraq, Syria
Middle East
May 4, 2020
IS takes advantage of coronavirus to ramp up attacks in Iraq, Syria
The “Islamic State” has taken advantage of a nationwide lockdown and withdrawal of US-led coalition troops to ramp up attacks.…
Syrian tycoon decries ‘inhumane’ security forces in unprecedented criticism
Middle East
May 3, 2020
Syrian tycoon decries ‘inhumane’ security forces in unprecedented criticism
AMMAN (Reuters) – Sanctions-hit Syrian tycoon Rami Makhlouf said on Sunday that security forces were arresting employees at his companies…
IS extremists step up as Iraq, Syria, grapple with virus
World
May 3, 2020
IS extremists step up as Iraq, Syria, grapple with virus
BAGHDAD (AP) — The man wearing an explosive vest emerged from a car and calmly marched toward the gates of…