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The coffin of slain Lebanese protester Alaa Abu Fakhr, draped in a national flag, is carried  by mourners through the streets of his hometown of Chouaifet, southeast of Beirut, during his funeral procession on Thursday. — AFP
Lebanese mourners lay to rest 'martyr of revolution'
CHOUEIFAT, Lebanon — Hundreds of Lebanese on Thursday massed for the funeral of a protester who was shot dead during an unprecedented anti-graft street movement that has shaken the country for nearly a month.Mourners from across the country flooded Choueifat, the hometown of Alaa Abu Fakhr south of Beirut, shouting "revolution, revolution".Abu Fakhr, aged 39 and a father of three, died on Tuesday when an army officer opened fire as demonstrators blocked roads in the coastal town of Khalde south of Beirut.He has been dubbed the "Martyr of the Revolution" by protesters who have taken to the streets since Oct. 17 demanding the ouster of a generation of politicians they deem inefficient and corrupt.Carrying Lebanese flags, mourners joined his family in Choueifat for a...
November 14, 2019

Lebanese mourners lay to rest 'martyr of revolution'

Russian military police take part in a joint Turkish-Russian army patrol near the town of Darbasiyah in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province along the Syria-Turkey border in this Nov. 11, 2019 file photo. — AFP
Russia bolsters new Syria base on Turkish border
MOSCOW — Russia has begun moving helicopters and other equipment to a new Syrian base on the Turkish border, state TV reported on Thursday, weeks after US forces left the area.Two Mi-35 attack helicopters and a transport helicopter were moved from the Hmeimim base on the Mediterranean to Qamishli airport in northeastern Syria, reported Zvezda television, which is run by the defense ministry.Earlier reports suggested Russia had been negotiating a long-term lease of Qamishli airport, which is about 500 km (310 miles) to the north-east of Hmeimim.The civilian airport outside Kurdish-controlled Qamishli has been under the control of Syrian regime throughout the conflict.Russia also sent on-ground support, fuel and a meteorological service to Qamishli and has 10 vehicles on the ground to...
November 14, 2019

Russia bolsters new Syria base on Turkish border

Iraqi protesters wave a flag during a demonstration during ongoing anti-government demonstrations in the southern city of Basra on Wednesday. — AFP
Tear gas grenades kill Iraq protesters as authorities feel heat
BAGHDAD — Four protesters were killed by tear gas canisters in Baghdad on Thursday as security forces tried to snuff out the largest grassroots movement to sweep Iraq in years.Iraq's political elite has come under renewed pressure in recent days from both the street and the international community to seriously address calls for reform.The UN, Washington and human rights groups have all criticized Baghdad authorities' harsh response to the protests, which has left more than 330 people dead since the start of October.Early Thursday, four protesters were killed when they were hit by tear gas canisters near the capital's main protest camp in Tahrir (Liberation) Square, medical sources said.In heated skirmishes, groups of young men wearing surgical masks and construction helmets...
November 14, 2019

Tear gas grenades kill Iraq protesters as authorities feel heat

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, attend a welcome ceremony in the Emirati capital's Al-Watan presidential palace in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. — AFP
UAE, Egypt launch $20 billion joint investment program
ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates and Egypt launched a $20 billion joint investment program on Thursday to develop "economic and social projects".Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan made the announcement during a visit to the Emirati capital by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi."We launched a joint strategic investment platform between the UAE and Egypt worth $20 billion to implement vital economic and social projects for our brotherly countries," Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed said in a tweet.He added that he discussed with El-Sisi ways to strengthen relations and enhance coordination.Cairo has been seeking investment to boost its sagging economy and create jobs.Poor and middle-class Egyptians have been bearing the brunt of harsh austerity...
November 14, 2019

UAE, Egypt launch $20 billion joint investment program

Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah speaks during a parliament session at Kuwait's national assembly in Kuwait City in this Nov. 12, 2019 file photo. — AFP
Kuwait Cabinet quits after disputes in parliament
KUWAIT CITY — Kuwait's prime minister submitted his resignation on Thursday along with his Cabinet, officials said, amid infighting between ministers and criticism of their performance.Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Sabah "submitted the resignation of the Cabinet to the Emir... in order to allow for a Cabinet reshuffle," government spokesman Tareq Al-Mazrem said in a statement.Minister of Finance Nayef Al-Hajraf and Minister of Public Works Jenan Bushehri resigned this month, with both under fire for alleged mismanagement of their portfolios and poor use of public funds.On Tuesday, parliament also grilled Interior Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah over similar accusations.Some elected lawmakers had accused Bushehri of failing to fix infrastructure and roads...
November 14, 2019

Kuwait Cabinet quits after disputes in parliament

Palestinian medical workers tend to wounded children, members of a family where six were killed in an Israeli air strike, in central Gaza Strip's Deir Al-Balah on Thursday. — AFP
Cease-fire takes effect after spike in Israel-Gaza violence
GAZA CITY — A Gaza Strip cease-fire came into effect early Thursday, an Egyptian source and a senior Islamic Jihad official said, following a spike in violence and bloodshed in the Palestinian enclave.The "ceasefire agreement comes as a result of Egypt's efforts" and has been endorsed by "Palestinian factions including Islamic Jihad", said the top Egyptian official. An Islamic Jihad source confirmed the agreement.According to the official, the agreement stipulates that Palestinian factions must ensure a return to calm in Gaza and "maintain peace" during demonstrations, while Israel must stop hostilities and "ensure a ceasefire" during demonstrations by Palestinians.The agreement, which entered into force at 5:30 a.m. (0330 GMT), came after the...
November 14, 2019

Cease-fire takes effect after spike in Israel-Gaza violence

A convoy of US troops is pictured outside the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli, in Syria's northeastern Hasakeh province, in this Nov. 02, 2019 file photo. — AFP
US to keep around 600 troops in Syria: Pentagon chief
SEOUL — The United States will maintain around 600 troops in Syria, Pentagon chief Mark Esper said on Wednesday, despite Donald Trump's desire to end US involvement in what the president calls "endless wars"."We're still moving troops out of northeastern Syria," the US defense secretary said onboard a plane as he traveled to Seoul, where he begins a tour of Asia on Thursday."We're going to have about 500 to 600-ish troops there, at the end of the day," he said.Asked if that figure included the approximately 200 troops deployed to the Al-Tanf base near the southeastern borders with Jordan and Iraq, Esper said that he was referring to northeastern Syria, where Trump has instructed the Pentagon to secure oil fields.There would be "600-ish"...
November 14, 2019

US to keep around 600 troops in Syria: Pentagon chief

Iraq protests heat up as Baghdad faces renewed pressure
BAGHDAD — Anti-government rallies swelled in Iraq's capital and south on Wednesday as Baghdad faced new pressure from the street, Washington and the United Nations to respond seriously to weeks of demonstrations.Protests demanding a new leadership have rocked the capital and Shiite-majority south for weeks — the crowds unmoved by government pledges of reform and undeterred by the deaths of more than 300 people.US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he told Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi that he "deplored the death toll" and to address the popular movement's "legitimate grievances".The protests had slowed for a few days following a deadly crackdown by security forces in Baghdad and major southern cities but flared again Wednesday with demonstrations by...
November 13, 2019

Iraq protests heat up as Baghdad faces renewed pressure

Zouheir Makhlouf
Protests as Tunisian MP accused of indecency sworn in
TUNIS — Tunisian women protested outside parliament on Wednesday against the swearing in of a newly elected lawmaker who was caught in a video that purported to show him masturbating outside a school.The protesters fear that Zouheir Makhlouf, who walked free after being investigated for alleged sexual harassment and public indecency, will enjoy immunity from prosecution over any future allegations leveled against him by women."Stalkers shouldn't make laws," they chanted outside the inaugural session of the new parliament.A video showing the mustachioed politician sitting in a car with his trousers dropped to his knees was shot last month by a pupil who shared it online alongside accusations of harassment.Makhlouf, who was elected for the Qalb Tounes party of controversial...
November 13, 2019

Protests as Tunisian MP accused of indecency sworn in

Journalist and writer Ahmet Altan, center, walks with Turkish police as his daughter Senem Altan, right, tries to say him goodbye as he is detained on Tuesday, at Kadikoy neighborhood in Istanbul. — AFP
EU slams Turkey over re-arrest of journalist
BRUSSELS — The European Union on Wednesday criticized Turkey over the rearrest of the journalist and novelist Ahmet Altan, saying the move damaged the credibility of the judiciary.Altan was detained on Tuesday after prosecutors appealed against a court decision to free him and another veteran journalist, Nazli Ilicak, last week under supervision.The pair were convicted of "helping a terrorist group" in connection with the failed 2016 coup to overthrow President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, though they have denied any involvement."The lack of credible grounds to re-arrest Ahmet Altan and his renewed imprisonment, reversing the court's initial decision to release him, further damages the credibility of Turkey's judiciary, in particular due to the high level of political...
November 13, 2019

EU slams Turkey over re-arrest of journalist

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