Hezbollah has been condemned as a terrorist organization by the U.S. and European Union Beirut is currently negotiating a $10 billion bailout with IMF The Lebanese economy is expected to shrink by 12% ... ( read original story ...)
Abu Dhabi crown prince: UAE rejects Israel’s illegal annexation
"I assured King Abdullah in our phone conversation of UAE's full solidarity with Jordan & our categorical rejection of accepting Israel's illegal annexation of Palestinian lands." ... ( read original story ...)
Syria faces financial ruin as U.S. imposes fresh sanctions
These are symptoms of an economy on the brink of collapse as fresh U.S. sanctions known as the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act kicked in Wednesday, bringing more economic pain to the war-wrecked ... ( read original story ...)
Trump administration imposes sanctions on Syria’s Assad, his family and close associates
The measures are designed to prevent outside investors from doing business with the government or underwriting reconstruction. ( read original story ...)
In rebel Syria, some welcome sanctions but fear for economy
In the last bastion of the rebellion against President Bashar al-Assad, Syrians who fled his rule see new U.S. sanctions as a step in the right direction but say they must be shielded from any fallout ... ( read original story ...)
North Korea demolishes inter-Korean liaison office near border amid growing tensions
Korean liaison office in a town on the border with South Korea in an escalation of tensions on the Korean Peninsula. The North Korean state news agency, KCNA, reported Tuesday that the office was ... ( read original story ...)
Kim Jong-un poised to send North Korea army back into buffer zone
North Korea has dismissed South Korea’s offer of diplomatic talks and is preparing to return troops to border areas. The move comes after a joint liaison office was demolished, bringing to an end two ... ( read original story ...)
In Yemen, battling coronavirus during civil war
Yemen has so far confirmed more than 350 COVID-19 cases - but aid groups believe the actual numbers are much higher. ( read original story ...)
Iran to Send Black Boxes From Downed Ukrainian Airliner to Ukraine: Minister
Iran will send the black boxes from a downed Ukrainian airliner to Ukraine, Iran’s minister of Roads and Urban Development, Mohammad Eslami, said on Wednesday, according to the Tasnim news agency. The ... ( read original story ...)
House Republicans: Saudi Arabia Needs Weapons to Fight Iran’s “Massive Geostrategic Threat”
Before we sit here in the United States and criticize Saudi Arabia too much, let’s imagine we had a terrorist group on our southern border shooting missiles at us.” ... ( read original story ...)