MIDDLE EAST

At least 13 dead in car bomb in Syria border town: Ankara

11:25 pm November 2, 2019

Istanbul : At least 13 people have died Saturday in a car bomb blast near a market in a Syrian border town controlled by Turkish forces, Ankara and a rights watchdog said. “Based on first findings, 13 civilians were killed and around 20 others injured” in the explosion in the northeastern town of Tal Ayab, […]

Egypt's top prosecutor says a train conductor who forced two poor street vendors without tickets to jump off a moving train, leading to the death of one of the youths, will stand on trial.

Egypt to try conductor who forced youth to jump to his death

11:12 pm November 2, 2019

Cairo: Egypt’s top prosecutor says a train conductor who forced two poor street vendors without tickets to jump off a moving train, leading to the death of one of the youths, will stand on trial. The incident took place earlier this week in the Nile Delta town of Tanta and has stirred public outrage and […]

Turkey to send back foreign Islamic State fighters

10:58 pm November 2, 2019

Istanbul: The Turkish government said on Saturday it would send foreign Islamic State fighters captured in Syria back to their countries of origin, despite the unwillingness of notably Europe states to take them in. “We are not going to keep them until the end of time,” Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu told reporters. “We’re not a […]

Israel strikes kill one in Gaza after first rockets in weeks

7:59 pm November 2, 2019

Jerusalem: Israel carried out retaliatory strikes on Gaza Saturday, killing one Palestinian and seriously wounding two, following two nights of rocket attacks that were the first since September, the health ministry said. Dozens of pre-dawn strikes targeted bases of Gaza’s Islamist rulers Hamas and allied militant groups, a Gaza security source said. The Israeli army […]

Lebanon’s banks reopen after 2-week closure due to protests

7:35 pm November 1, 2019

Beirut: Lebanon’s private banks reopened Friday amid boosted security after a two-week closure because of anti-government protests that have paralyzed the country. The reopening follows Prime Minister Saad Hariri’s resignation this week, a key demand of the protesters, who have blocked major roads and packed into public squares. Lebanese have been protesting since October 17, […]