Tag: Mideast
Roadside Bomb Kills At Least 20 In Baghdad | NBC News
A roadside bomb tore through a busy market in Baghdad’s Sadr City neighborhood, killing at least 20 people. The market was full of shoppers preparing…
Watch: Turkish Friends Find Themselves Trapped By Wildfires On Mountain Road
A Turkish restaurant owner and his friends were delivering food to local firefighters battling wildfires when they found themselves trapped by a huge blaze. After…
Israeli Supreme Court To Rule On Palestinian Evictions From Sheikh Jarrah
Israel’s Supreme Court is expected to decide on the fate of Palestinian families who are facing eviction from their homes in the occupied East Jerusalem…
Netanyahu Thanks Trump For ‘Historic Peace’ Of New Morocco Agreement | NBC News NOW
As Israel and Morocco agreed to normalize relations, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, “President Trump, the people of Israel and the state of Israel will…
Explosions Hit Aden Airport As New Yemeni Government Arrives | NBC News NOW
Blasts and gunfire were caught on camera in an attack that left multiple dead and injured. Members of the newly formed cabinet were unharmed on…
Mideast peace plan, Brazil rains, stranded fishermen: World in Photos, Jan. 29, 2020
A look at the top photos from around the globe. source
Ancient Brewery Discovered In Egypt By Archaeologists | NBC News
A team of American and Egyptian archeologists have unearthed a 5,000-year-old brewery in the ancient Egyptian city of Abydos. The brewery consisted of giant clay…
Airstrikes In Syria Represent First Known Military Action Authorized By Pres. Biden | NBC News NOW
NBC News’ Kelly O’Donnell and Ali Arouzi report on the details and implications of the airstrikes that targeted facilities the Pentagon says were used by…
Netanyahu Calls ICC Investigation ‘Undiluted Anti-Semitism’ | NBC News NOW
The International Criminal Court decision to look into alleged war crimes was welcomed by the Palestinian Authority and by Hamas, while the Israeli Prime Minister…
Israel-UAE deal ‘lowers the barriers’: Former ambassador
Former U.S. ambassador to Israel in the Obama administration Daniel Shapiro discusses the normalizing of relations between Israel and the UAE, and what it means…
Iran-Backed Houthi Rebels In Yemen Ramp Up Attacks On Saudi Arabia | NBC News NOW
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have ramped up drone and missile attacks on Saudi Arabia over the past month, employing increasingly sophisticated drones and missiles…
New Fragments Of Dead Sea Scrolls Found In Judean Desert Cave | NBC News NOW
The Israel Antiquities Authority announced that a four-year archaeological project uncovered portions of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets, including the books of Zechariah…
Giant Container Ship Blocking Suez Canal Finally Shifts | NBC News NOW
After seven days blocking the Suez Canal, the Ever Given container ship has been partially refloated. NBC News’ Raf Sanchez reports from the canal. »…
Dredging Crew Celebrates Successful Suez Refloating Operation | NBC News NOW
As the Ever Given finally moved off, a salvage team chanted the name of one of the dredgers responsible for freeing the giant ship, allowing…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Appears In Court As Corruption Trial Begins | NBC News NOW
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears in court amid allegations of corruption just weeks after a narrow election victory. NBC News’ Matt Bradley reports from…
