Pence in Jerusalem pledges embassy move by end of 2019, faces protest
by Mike Smith Agence France-Presse JERUSALEM, Undefined - US Vice President Mike Pence pledged to move the American embassy in Israel to Jerusalem…
7 years ago
Middle East
Israeli town names cinema for ‘Wonder Woman’ Gadot
JERUSALEM (AFP) -- A cinema in northern Israel is to be named after Israeli-born Hollywood celeb Gal Gadot, star of…
7 years ago
UAE accuses Qatar of ‘intercepting’ 2 passenger planes
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) - The United Arab Emirates accused neighbouring Qatar of "intercepting" two Emirati passenger planes en route to Bahrain…
7 years ago
Surrender or be shot in the face, senior US soldier tells IS
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US troops and their allies will shoot Islamic State jihadists in the face, beat them…
7 years ago
Netanyahu’s son under fire after ‘strip club’ tape
JERUSALEM (AFP) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's son has been caught on tape seemingly drunk outside a strip club…
7 years ago
Saudi Arabia confirms princes arrested over protest
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia's attorney general on Sunday confirmed 11 princes had been arrested after protesting the…
7 years ago
Saudi boosts citizen benefits as taxes bite
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia announced Saturday it had boosted stipends and benefits for citizens to cushion the…
7 years ago
10 dates since Iran’s Islamic revolution
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Here are key events that have marked Iran since the 1979 Islamic revolution that overthrew the…
7 years ago
Nine dead, hundreds arrested as fresh protests hit Iran
by Eric Randolph Agence France-Presse TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Nine people were killed as fresh unrest hit Iran overnight, state…
7 years ago
Trump condemns arrest of demonstrators in Iran
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Donald Trump on Friday condemned the arrest of protesters in Iran, telling Tehran that…
7 years ago
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