Middle East and North Africa
U.S. blacklists more Syrians in fresh push for Assad to end war
Wasghinton (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday blacklisted what it called “key enablers” of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government, reinforcing efforts to push...
Father of Iran’s jailed protester commits suicide over son’s death sentence
Tehran (IranNewsWire) - The father of a jailed political prisoner who has been sentenced to death for his participation in Iran’s November 2019 protests...
Hezbollah chief tells France’s Macron can’t act like Lebanon’s ruler
Beirut (Reuters) - Hezbollah’s leader said on Tuesday his Shi’ite movement welcomed French efforts to help Lebanon but that did not mean it would...
Israel’s Netanyahu urges Beirut neighborhood to ‘act now’ over Hezbollah arms depot
New York (Reuters) - Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday accused Lebanon’s Hezbollah of storing weapons next to a gas company in a...
Kuwait Emir Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah passes away at 91
Kuwait City – Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad passed away at the age of 91 on Tuesday, Deputy Minister of Amiri Diwan announced...