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February 21, 2019
Blast hits minibus carrying oil workers in eastern Syria, killing 10
AMMAN — At least 10 people were killed and a number were wounded on Thursday when a bomb blast hit a minibus carrying workers employed in a major oil installation in eastern Syria run by a US-backed Kurdish group, residents of the area said.The incident took place near the town of Al-Shahil in the southeast of oil-rich Deir Al-Zor province that borders Iraq, in an area under the control of ...
February 21, 2019
Security chief in south Libya town assassinated: Ministry
TRIPOLI — Armed men have murdered a security official in southern Libya, the UN-backed government said on Thursday, a day after forces opposed to it said they had entered his town.The interior ministry of the internationally-recognized unity government branded the murder of General Ibrahim Mohamad Kari, security head in the town of Murzuk, a “cowardly crime” and vowed to bring the culprits to justice.In a brief statement, it said Kari ...
February 21, 2019
In crumbling Aleppo, residents scramble for shelter
ALEPPO, Syria — In the Syrian city of Aleppo, Izzat Al-Dahan climbed up to his sixth-floor apartment in a crumbling building, and pushed open the wooden plank which serves as a door. This is home, but not for much longer.His heart heavy he entered the cold and dark apartment, and surveyed the damage wrought by the fierce bombing which rained for years on the city.This flat with its blackened walls ...
February 21, 2019
Protests against jail sentences for journalists in Turkey
ISTANBUL — A group of lawyers on Thursday gathered outside Istanbul’s main courthouse to protest against an appeal court’s upholding the convictions of former journalists and executives from opposition daily Cumhuriyet.The court on Tuesday confirmed jail sentences against 14 former Cumhuriyet staff including prominent journalists who are charged with “aiding and abetting terror groups without being a member.”They had been free pending the appeals, but after the court verdict eight ...
February 21, 2019
US envoy urges tighter business ties between Israeli settlers, Palestinians
JERUSALEM — The US ambassador to Israel on Thursday urged deeper business ties between Israeli settlers and Palestinian businessmen in the occupied West Bank, angering Palestinian leaders.David Friedman, who was appointed by US President Donald Trump, was speaking in Jerusalem at a forum to encourage business links between Israeli settlements and Palestinians.“There are many, many Palestinians that would like to be freed up to engage in business ventures with Israelis, ...
February 21, 2019
‘Two is enough,’ Egypt tells poor families as population booms
SOHAG, Egypt — Nesma Ghanem is hoping for a fourth child even though her doctor says her body can’t handle a pregnancy at the moment. She has three daughters and would like them to have a brother.“In the future he could support his father and the girls,” said Ghanem, 27, who lives in a village in Sohag, an area with one of Egypt’s highest fertility rates.The family depends on her ...
February 21, 2019
Turkey condemns European parliament committee call to suspend accession
ISTANBUL — Turkey criticized on Thursday as “unacceptable” a vote by the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee calling for the suspension of EU accession negotiations with it.The Foreign Affairs Committee called on the European Commission and member states on Wednesday to formally suspend EU accession negotiations with Turkey, citing disregard for human rights and civil liberties, influence on the judiciary, and disputes over territory with Cyprus and other neighbors.“It is ...
February 21, 2019
Netanyahu’s strongest challengers form alliance in Israeli election
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s strongest challengers in an election in April joined forces on Thursday, adding more potency to the centrist candidates’ bid to end the right-wing leader’s decade in power.In anticipation of the announcement of a new alliance between former military chief Benny Gantz’ Resilience party and ex-Finance Minister Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid faction, Netanyahu engineered a merger of far-right parties on Wednesday that could help ...
February 21, 2019
Daesh on brink of defeat in Syria enclave
DEIR AL-ZOR, Syria — Remaining civilians are expected to be evacuated from the final enclave of Daesh (the so-called IS) in eastern Syria on Thursday, US-backed forces said, clearing the way for them to wipe out the last vestige of jihadist rule that once straddled Syria and Iraq.Iraqi sources said the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which has besieged the last Daesh enclave near the Iraqi border, handed over more then ...
February 20, 2019
Daesh teen claims UK decision to revoke her citizenship ‘unjust’
By Joe JacksonA BRITISH teenager who joined Daesh (the so-called IS) group in Syria in 2015 said Wednesday she was shocked by a government decision to revoke her citizenship.Shamima Begum, who now wants to return home after giving birth in a refugee camp in Syria last weekend, said the order was “unjust”.“I am a bit shocked,” she told ITV News after learning of the move which was announced in a ...
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