BASSEM MROUE

July 12, 2019 at 11:12 pm

Stalled Idlib campaign shows limits of Syrian, Russian power VIEW

BEIRUT (AP) — Two months of intensive airstrikes by Syrian government forces and their Russian allies, coupled with a fierce ground assault on rebel-controlled Idlib...

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June 30, 2019 at 9:33 am

Gunmen fire on Lebanese minister’s convoy, killing 2 guards

BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese Cabinet minister said gunmen opened fire at his convoy in a mountain village near Beirut on Sunday, killing two of...

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June 28, 2019 at 1:04 am

Rights group says Syria co-opting humanitarian efforts

BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian government is co-opting humanitarian aid and reconstruction assistance and sometimes using it to "entrench repressive policies," an international rights group...

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June 27, 2019 at 1:01 pm

Protesters storm Bahraini embassy in Iraqi capital Baghdad

BAGHDAD (AP) — Protesters stormed the Bahraini embassy compound in Baghdad Thursday night, removing the flag from above the building and replacing it with a...

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June 12, 2019 at 6:48 am

US resident freed by Iran to Trump: ‘Get back your hostages’ VIEW

BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese man and permanent U.S. resident who was released after spending years in an Iranian prison called on President Donald Trump...

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June 11, 2019 at 12:44 am

US resident released from Iran custody says it eases tension VIEW

Nizar Zakka, held in Iran since 2015 on charges of spying, is one of several prisoners with either dual nationality or links to the West...

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June 3, 2019 at 5:19 pm

Attacker blows himself up after killing 3 troops in Lebanon

BEIRUT (AP) — A lone gunman using a motorcycle fired on police and army vehicles in different parts of the northern city of Tripoli, killing...

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June 3, 2019 at 5:28 am

Hundreds of IS relatives leave camp in northeast Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — Scores of women and children related to fighters of the Islamic State group carried their belongings and boarded buses and trucks Monday,...

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May 30, 2019 at 11:43 pm

Baghdad’s Green Zone, a barometer of war and peace VIEW

BAGHDAD (AP) — Baghdad's Green Zone has been a barometer for tension and conflict in Iraq for nearly two decades. The 4-square mile (10-square kilometer)...

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May 25, 2019 at 8:42 am

Baghdad offers to mediate with US as Iran’s FM visits Iraq

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq's parliament speaker said Saturday that Baghdad is ready to mediate between the United States and Iran if it is asked to...

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