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No sign of new cabinet as Lebanese leaders meet, bank curbs continue
November 8th, 20190 BEIRUT — Lebanon's outgoing Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri met President Michel Aoun on Thursday without announcing progress towards forming a new government, and......
Top U.S. official downplays longterm effects of Baghdadi’s killing
October 30th, 20190 WASHINGTON, D.C. — A U.S. counterterrorism official spoke at a House hearing on global national security threats on Wednesday to tell members of congress that a new...
Calls for new and efficient government in Lebanon after Hariri’s resignation, as crisis deepens
October 29th, 20190 BEIRUT — Saad al-Hariri resigned as Lebanon’s prime minister on Tuesday, declaring he had hit a “dead end” in trying to resolve a crisis unleashed by huge......
Facebook sues Israeli surveillance group over alleged WhatsApp hack
October 29th, 20190 SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook Inc on Tuesday sued Israeli cyber surveillance firm NSO Group, alleging it hacked users of its messaging platform WhatsApp earlier this year,...
Iraqis defying bloody crackdown, continue protesting against government corruption and dire living conditions
October 27th, 20190 BAGHDAD - Thousands of Iraqi protesters stood fast in Baghdad’s central Tahrir Square on Sunday, defying a bloody crackdown that killed scores over the weekend and an......
Pence: Turkey and Syria agree to five-day cease-fire in northeast Syria after hours of talks in Ankara
October 18th, 20190 ANKARA — A five-day cease-fire has been agreed upon in northeast Syria to allow for the withdrawal of Kurdish forces, Vice President Pence said on...
Facebook deletes oldest Palestinian news site’s page, which had more than 5 million fans
October 18th, 20192 The Palestinian Information Center's Facebook page was deleted on Wednesday in a move that is being called part of a war on Palestinian content on social media......
Thousands protest in Lebanon over proposed new taxes, dire economic conditions
October 18th, 20190 BEIRUT — Thousands of people demonstrated in Beirut on Thursday against the government's management of a dire economy in what was one of the country's biggest protests...
As fires raged in Lebanon, one Beirut woman joined heroic rescue mission
October 17th, 20190 BEIRUT – Villages in the west of Lebanon, just south of Beirut, experienced intense wildfires on early Tuesday morning, forcing villagers to flee their homes, with the......
Tunisia elects conservative law professor as president
October 17th, 20190 TUNIS — Tunisia’s electoral commission officially announced on Thursday that Islamist-backed law professor Kais Saied has won the country’s presidential...
Number of executions in Saudi Arabia reaches 134 people, UN report reveals
October 15th, 20190 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — A total of 134 people have been executed this year alone in Saudi Arabia, with six of those killed being children at the time of their arrest,......
More people in the Arab World are identifying as “not religious”, BBC poll reveals
October 15th, 20190 LONDON — More people in the Arab World are saying they are no longer religious, according to the largest and most in-depth survey undertaken of the Middle East and...
International calls for peace as Turkey begins assault on Kurdish-held northeast Syria
October 12th, 20190 NORTHEAST SYRIA - Turkey, under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, began its assault on Kurdish-held northeastern Syria on Wednesday after President Trump withdrew U.S.......
Secret tapes of Khashoggi murder emerge as Erdogan pushes for justice against “Shadow State” in Saudi Arabia
October 6th, 20190 ISTANBUL — Several new developments emerged this week in the ongoing case of the murder of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, as Turkish President Tayyip...
CENTCOM relocates operations from Qatar, fearing an Iranian missile attack
October 3rd, 20190 Although Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar still is home to thousands of Americans, the ability to carry out command and control functions from South Carolina means that the......
Iran’s president rejects nuclear talks before sanctions are lifted
September 29th, 20190 NEW YORK/U.N. — Iran’s president, Hassan Rouhani, has ruled out negotiations on its nuclear program with the United States so long as sanctions remained in place and...
Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP) condemns Netanyahu’s annexation of Palestinian land, demands shift in purported peace plan
September 17th, 20190 WASHINGTON — On the heels of the Israeli prime minister election and with the U.S. administration preparing to release the political component of its purported peace......
President Trump says “it’s looking like” Iran was behind Saudi oil facility attack
September 16th, 20190 WASHINGTON — President Trump told reporters on Monday that it's looking like” Iran was behind this Saturday's attack on Saudi Arabia oil facilities, a CNN report...
Oil prices jump nearly 15% after attack on Saudi facilities
September 16th, 20190 NEW YORK — Oil prices ended up nearly 15% higher on Monday after an attack on Saudi Arabian crude oil facilities cut the kingdom's production in half, a report from......
Putin hopes talks with Turkey, Iran could create conditions for final Syria crisis resolution
September 16th, 20190 ANKARA — Russian president Vladimir Putin said he hopes that three-way talks held on Monday with Iranian and Turkish officials could help bring a “final”...
Israeli parties vie for Arab vote in bid to oust Netanyahu
September 13th, 20190 TIRA - Challengers to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in next Tuesday’s election have courted Israel’s Arab voters, hoping that a strong turnout from this......
Israeli TV host calls Arabs ‘savages’ on air, apologizes later
September 13th, 20190 TEL AVIV — A veteran Israeli television personality apologized on Tuesday for saying on the air that “Arabs are savages.” Yaron London, 79, had made the remarks...
Syrian bakery, restaurant opens its doors to refugees in search of a better life
September 8th, 20190 OTTAWA, CANADA — Nearly a decade of war, conflict and foreign intervention in Syria has led to a full blown crisis in the once-thriving Middle Eastern nation, as......
