Middle East - Page 552

July 10, 2023

Sudan embroiled in civil war of 'most brutal kind,' UN humanitarian chief says

A months-long conflict between two Sudanese generals is a civil war of "the most brutal kind," United Nations humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths told The AP on Monday.

July 8, 2023

Nobody is looking for war with Russia: KT McFarland

Former Deputy National Security Advisor KT McFarland says the U.S. would get Vladimir Putin’s attention by ‘bankrupting him.’

July 7, 2023

UN calls on Saudis to release 2 women jailed over tweets criticizing Salman regime

Saudi Arabia's monarchic government has drawn the United Nations' ire for allegedly jailing two women who criticized the regime online for arbitrary reasons.

July 5, 2023

Israel completes withdrawal from Jenin amid exchange of rockets, airstrikes

Israeli forces have completed their withdrawal from Jenin in the West Bank amid an exchange of rockets and airstrikes with Palestinian militants.

July 5, 2023

Syria's refugee crisis: Where it stands now

Millions of Syrians who remain in the country continue to suffer due to a lack resources and daily necessities, including food, proper aid, light and electricity.

July 3, 2023

Hezbollah outposts along Lebanese-Israeli border trigger UN response

The U.N. peacekeeping force on the Lebanese-Israeli border has contacted both countries' officials over tents set up by Hezbollah on Israeli territory last month.

July 3, 2023

Protestors swarm Israel's Ben Gurion Airport over Netanyahu-backed judicial reform bid

Thousands blocked traffic around Ben Gurion Airport's main terminal in protest of conservative Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's judicial reform efforts.

July 2, 2023

US Army soldiers deployed to Middle East save mama dog and 8 newborn pups

U.S. Army soldiers are caring for a mama dog and her eight pups who were saved from a rare ice storm in the Middle East. Nonprofit Paws of War is working to bring the dogs to America.

June 20, 2023

Albanian police raid Iranian opposition camp, seize 150 computers

Albanian authorities on Tuesday seized 150 devices from a Mujahedeen-e-Khalq outpost about 20 miles west of Tirana, the Balkan nation's capital.

June 19, 2023

UN special envoy for Libya to double down on negotiations amid continued election delays

U.N. special envoy for Libya Abdoulaye Bathily on Monday announced plans to crack down on the nation's rival political factions in negotiations to ensure long-postponed elections occur.