Middle-East
Airstrikes target Turkish convoy in Syria, raising tensions
Damascus, Aug 20 (AP/UNB) — Airstrikes targeted a Turkish army convoy inside a rebel-held part of northwestern Syria on Monday, killing three civilians and wounding 12 others, the Turkish Defense Ministry said.
Iranian tanker sought by US heading toward Greece
Gibraltar, Aug 20 (AP/UNB) — An Iranian supertanker with $130 million worth of light crude oil that the U.S. suspects is tied to a sanctioned organization left Gibraltar and was heading east into the Mediterranean Sea on Monday, with its next destination reported to be Greece.
Gibraltar rejects US pressure to hold Iranian oil tanker
Madrid, Aug 18 (AP/UNB) — Authorities in Gibraltar on Sunday rejected the United States' latest request not to release a seized Iranian supertanker, clearing the way for the vessel to set sail after being detained last month for allegedly attempting to breach European Union sanctions on Syria.
Top Iran diplomat suggests 90-year-old Kuwait ruler is ill
Dubai, Aug 18 (AP/UNB) — Iran's foreign minister says he's praying for the "speedy recovery" of Kuwait's ruling emir, though there has been no public word on the 90-year-old ruler being ill or injured.
Yemen rebel drone attack targets remote Saudi oil field
Dubai, Aug 17 (AP/UNB) — Drones launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked a massive oil and gas field deep inside of Saudi Arabia's sprawling desert on Saturday, causing what the kingdom described as a "limited fire" in the second-such recent attack on its crucial energy industry.
Tlaib declines to visit West Bank, citing Israeli conditions
Jerusalem, Aug 17 (AP/UNB) — Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib said Friday she would not visit her grandmother in the occupied West Bank, despite being granted an Israeli permit on humanitarian grounds, saying Israel's "oppressive" conditions aimed to humiliate her.
Israel bars US congresswomen - with a nudge from Trump
Jerusalem, Aug 16 (AP/UNB) — With a push from President Donald Trump, Israel on Thursday barred two Muslim-American congresswomen from entering the country for a visit, an extraordinary step bringing the longtime U.S. ally into Trump's domestic fight against political rivals at home.
US to revoke visas held by crew of Iranian ship
Madrid, Aug 16 (AP/UNB) — The State Department says it will revoke U.S. visas for crew members on an Iranian oil tanker that was seized by authorities in Gibraltar for sanctions violations but released Thursday.
Israel bans entry to outspoken US congresswomen
Jerusalem, Aug 15 (AP/UNB) — Israel said Thursday that it will bar two Democratic congresswomen from entering the country ahead of a planned visit over their support for a Palestinian-led boycott movement, a decision announced shortly after President Donald Trump tweeted that it would "show great weakness" to allow them in.
Thousands of Yemenis rally in support of separatists in Aden
Sanaa, Aug 15 (AP/UNB) — Thousands of Yemenis rallied Thursday in the port city of Aden in support of southern separatists who seized the city from the country's internationally recognized government amid diplomatic efforts aimed at reinstating forces loyal to the Saudi-backed president.