middle-east
Security forces kill more than 80 in 5 days of Iraq protests
Baghdad, Oct 6 (AP/UNB) — Iraqi protesters pressed on with angry anti-government rallies in the capital and across several provinces for a fifth day Saturday, setting government offices on fire and ignoring appeals for calm from political and religious leaders. Security agencies fatally shot 19 protesters and wounded more than three dozen in a sustained deadly response that has claimed more than 80 lives since the upheaval began.
Kuwait holds forum on Silk Road
Kuwait City, Oct. 6 (Xinhua/UNB) -- The Diplomatic Women's Committee of Kuwait (DWC) organized on Saturday a forum entitled "Kuwait on the Silk Road" to exhibit the history, culture, and heritage along the ancient Silk Road trade routes.
Iraqi prominent Shiite cleric calls on Iraqi gov't to resign amid anti-gov't protests
Baghdad, Oct. 4 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Iraq's prominent Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Friday urged the government of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi to resign amid the rising death toll in the ongoing anti-government protests.
Iraqi PM orders to lift curfew in Baghdad despite ongoing anti-gov't protests
Baghdad, Oct. 4 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Friday ordered to lift the curfew in the Iraqi capital Baghdad from Saturday dawn, though anti-government protests continued in the city.
Violence escalates in Iraq even after top cleric urges calm
Baghdad, Oct 5 (AP/UNB) — Security forces opened fire directly at hundreds of anti-government demonstrators Friday in central Baghdad, killing at least 17 protesters and injuring dozens, hours after Iraq's top Shiite cleric warned both sides to end four days of violence "before it's too late."
Shiite cleric warns Iraq’s leaders; protest death toll at 42
Baghdad, Oct 4 (AP/UNB) — Iraq’s top Shiite cleric on Friday sharply criticized the government in the wake of deadly violence gripping the country, urging both the political leaders and the protesters to pull back “before it is too late” as the death toll in this week’s anti-government demonstrations climbed to 42.
3 Gulf nations urge their citizens to leave Iraq
Baghdad, Oct 4 (AP/UNB) — Three Gulf Arab nations have advised their citizens to avoid traveling to Iraq and those who are there to leave the country immediately.
Death toll rises to 38 in Iraq's violent protests
Baghdad, Oct. 4 (Xinhua/UNB) -- The death toll in three days of protests in Iraq climbed to 38 and more than 1,648 people were wounded, a member of the Iraqi human rights body said on Friday.
Lebanon's labor minister asks Syrian refugees to register newborns
Beirut, Oct. 4 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Lebanese Labor Minister Camille Abousleiman called upon Syrian refugees on Friday to register their children who were born in Lebanon, a statement by his ministry said.
US sanctions squeezing Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon
Beirut, Oct 4 (AP/UNB) — The conflict between Iran and the U.S. that has created tensions throughout much of the Middle East is now also being felt in Lebanon, where Washington has slapped sanctions on the Iran-backed Hezbollah and warned they could soon expand to its allies, further deepening the tiny Arab country’s economic crisis.