Reuters and Algemeiner Staff
ARTICLES BY: Reuters and Algemeiner Staff
Lebanese Elite Bury Blast Probe, Pushing Fragile State Closer to Edge
In their move to bury an investigation into the Beirut port blast, Lebanon's ruling elite have driven another nail in the coffin of the collapsing state, stirring conflict in the judiciary...
Lebanese Protest as Fate of Blast Probe Hangs in Balance
More than 200 people protested outside Lebanon's justice palace on Thursday over efforts to derail an investigation into the deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion, as top...
Iranian Chess Player Who Competed Without Hijab Meets With Spanish PM
An Iranian chess player who defected to Spain after she competed without a hijab and was warned not to return to her country met with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Madrid on Wednesday. Sarasadat Khademalsharieh, 25, better...
Germany Clears Way for Scores of Tanks for Ukraine, US Also Poised
Germany cleared the way on Wednesday for Europe to send scores of battle tanks to Ukraine, and Washington was poised make a similar announcement - moves hailed by Kyiv as a potential turning point in...
Palestinian Workers Strike as UN Agency Squeeze Hits Salaries
Schools, clinics and some municipal services in the West Bank were closed on Wednesday as workers went on strike for a third day amid an escalating funding squeeze on the United Nations agency that...
California Staggered by Deadly Back-to-Back Mass Shootings
Just two days after a gunman killed 11 people at a Los Angeles-area dance studio, seven more victims were shot dead in an agricultural area...
Ukraine Purges Officials and Governors in Biggest Shake-Up of War
Ukraine dismissed more than a dozen senior officials including governors of several major battlefield provinces on Tuesday in the biggest shake-up of its wartime leadership since Russia's invasion last year. Separately on Tuesday, a long-awaited...
Lebanese Blast Investigator Charges Former PM, Top Public Prosecutor
The judge probing the 2020 Beirut blast has charged Lebanon's top public prosecutor, the then-premier and other senior current and former officials in connection with the devastating explosion, judicial sources said and court...
UN Palestinian Refugee Agency Appeals for $1.6 Billion in Funding
The UN agency that delivers basic services to millions of Palestinian refugees appealed on Tuesday for $1.6 billion in funding after its head warned it was struggling to fulfill its mandate due to...
EU Agrees New Iran Sanctions, Won’t Label Guards as ‘Terrorist’ for Now
The European Union on Monday introduced new sanctions against Iran for a "brutal" crackdown on protests, but the bloc's top diplomat said the country's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) cannot be listed as a terrorist...
European Allies Urge Germany to Let Tanks Go to Ukraine
European foreign ministers, meeting on Monday to discuss aid to Ukraine, pressed Berlin to let countries send German-made Leopard tanks, after Germany appeared to open the door to such shipments by allies....
Beirut Blast Investigator Resumes Work After More Than a Year – Lebanese Media and Source
The judge investigating the August 2020 Beirut port explosion has resumed his work after the probe was frozen for more than one year, Lebanese media reported and a judicial source said on Monday. The investigation into the explosion that killed 220 people and shattered Beirut has...
Ten Dead in Shooting Near Los Angeles During Lunar New Year Festivities
A man fatally shot 10 people and injured at least 10 others at a ballroom dance hall during a Chinese Lunar New Year celebration late...
Thousands Protest in Brussels Demanding Release of Belgian Aid Worker in Iran
Thousands of people took to the streets of Brussels on Sunday to protest against the detention in Iran of Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele, who...
