Middle East
Saudi Arabia wants US troops to stay in Iraq, top official says
Faisal said the American presence in the region played a crucial role in defeating ISIS and was key ..
12 dead, hundreds wounded as protesters clash with Iraq security forces
Nine protesters were killed in the capital Baghdad and three others in the southern city of Nasiriya..
Three rockets hit US embassy amidst protests in Iraqi capital
Issued on: 27/01/2020 – 04:05Modified: 27/01/2020 – 04:05 Three rockets slammed into the US embass..
Lebanons Mother of the Revolution ready to cling on until real change comes
Issued on: 26/01/2020 – 12:25Modified: 26/01/2020 – 12:25 Leila Boubess became an icon of Lebanons..
French charity says four aid workers missing in Iraq
French non-governmental organization, SOS Chrétiens d'Orient (Christians of the Middle East), c..
Several killed as Iraqi forces raid Baghdad protest camp
Issued on: 25/01/2020 – 17:37Modified: 25/01/2020 – 17:38 Iraqi security forces raided Baghdads ma..
Lebanese protesters rally in Beirut to mark 100 days of demonstrations
Issued on: 25/01/2020 – 20:36 Hundreds of Lebanese gathered outside Beirut's central governme..
Four members of French NGO Christians of the Middle East ‘missing in Baghdad’
Issued on: 24/01/2020 – 18:42 Four male employees of a French Christian NGO, three French national..
Former top diplomat: Idea of US imposing peace plan on Israel, Palestinians ‘is a farce’
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Our guest Martin Indyk served as US special envoy for Israel..
Deadly earthquake rattles eastern Turkey
Issued on: 24/01/2020 – 22:48Modified: 24/01/2020 – 22:48 A powerful earthquake with a magnitude o..