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August 18, 2018
Iran says its economy not at ‘dead end’ from US sanctions
LONDON — Iran said on Saturday it would resist the pressures of US sanctions by relying on its natural and human resources, as Washington pushes allies to cut economic ties with Tehran.“It is a critical moment for our economy, but we are not in a dead end,” Vice President Eshagh Jahangiri was quoted as saying by the state news agency IRNA.“This country has plenty of human and natural resources that ...
August 18, 2018
For some Egyptians, camels make a bigger and better Eid sacrifice
BIRQASH, Egypt — Muslims often slaughter sheep at the annual Eid Al-Adha “feast of the sacrifice” which falls next week, but some Egyptians are thinking bigger.Wealthier customers are flocking to the Birqash market, northwest of Cairo, where traders from across east Africa bring animals for auction — not sheep, but camels.“This camel market is the biggest in the world ... it is the only one that still operates by word ...
August 18, 2018
Israel rejects UN report on protecting Palestinians
NEW YORK — Israel has rejected a report by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres outlining options for strengthening the protection of Palestinians in Israeli-occupied territories.Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon said in a statement late Friday that “the only protection the Palestinian people need is from their own leadership.”The 14-page report laid out four options, from increasing aid to the Palestinians, sending UN rights monitors and unarmed observers to deploying a military ...
August 18, 2018
Erdogan vows Turkey will not be cowed by US
ANKARA — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared on Saturday that his country would not be cowed by the United States, his latest broadside in the bitter feud between Ankara and Washington.The two NATO members are at odds over Turkey’s detention of an American pastor, which has triggered a trade row and sent the local currency the lira into a tailspin.“We will not surrender to those who present themselves as ...
August 18, 2018
Egypt president approves law tightening internet controls
CAIRO — Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has signed off on a law tightening controls over the internet in the country, the official gazette said on Saturday.The legislation on “cybercrime” allows authorities, through a judge, to order the blocking of websites that “constitute a threat” to Egypt’s national security or economy.Those who administer or visit such websites, intentionally or “in error without a valid reason”, can now face jail time ...
August 18, 2018
US-backed forces repel Daesh attack in east Syria: Monitor
BEIRUT — US-backed forces have repelled a raid by Daesh (the so-called IS) targeting barracks housing American and French troops in eastern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Saturday.The Syrian Democratic Forces and the US-led coalition supporting them were on high alert after the raid late Friday at the Omar oil field in the eastern province of Deir Ezzor, the Britain-based war monitor said.“The attack targeted the ...
August 18, 2018
Iran says navy mounts new defense system on warship
DUBAI — Iran’s navy has mounted a locally built advanced defensive weapons system on one of its warships for the first time, the Iranian navy chief was quoted as saying on Saturday, as tensions mount with the US military in the Gulf.Iran’s Revolutionary Guards confirmed earlier this month it held war games in the Gulf, saying they were aimed at “confronting possible threats” by enemies.The US military’s Central Command confirmed ...
August 17, 2018
Israeli troops kill 2 Palestinians in Gaza border protests
GAZA CITY — Israeli troops killed two Palestinians and wounded scores of other taking part in weekly Gaza border protests on Friday, medics said, as Egyptian mediators tried to clinch a truce deal that would calm the impoverished enclave.After a more than four-month surge in confrontations, Israel this week eased its clampdown on the Gaza Strip border and fishing waters. Cairo said it was finalizing the details of a longer-term ...
August 17, 2018
Algerian President Bouteflika sacks 2 senior army generals
ALGIERS — Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Friday dismissed two senior generals, the presidency said, a fresh upheaval in the OPEC oil producer’s power structure ahead of a presidential election next year.The generals, Said Bey and Lahbib Chentouf, had been in charge of the first and second military regions. Algeria, a key gas supplier to Europe, is divided into six military regions.A presidency statement did not give a reason for ...
August 17, 2018
Turkey says will respond if US imposes more sanctions
ISTANBUL — Turkey on Friday threatened to respond if Washington levied further sanctions over the detention of an American pastor which has sparked a diplomatic standoff and battered the Turkish currency.A Turkish court on Friday turned down another appeal to free the pastor in the third such rejection, his lawyer said.As Ankara sought to reassure markets after the lira went into a tailspin over the deepening spat, US Treasury Secretary ...
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