Iran warns US troops and Israel will be targets if America strikes over protests

Iran warns US troops and Israel will be targets if America strikes over protests

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Nationwide protests challenging Iran’s theocracy saw protesters flood the streets in the country’s capital and its second-largest city into Sunday, crossing the two-week mark as violence surrounding the demonstrations has killed at least 116 people, activists said. With the internet down in Iran and […]

Israel recognises Somaliland as independent state, Netanyahu says

Israel recognises Somaliland as independent state, Netanyahu says

Tom McArthurand Abdirahman Ali Dhimbil Getty Images Somaliland’s president Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi called the declaration “historic” Israel has become the first country to formally recognise Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said Israel intended to immediately expand cooperation in agriculture, health, and technology. Somaliland’s president, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, […]

Salon in Jaffa, Israel : NPR

Salon in Jaffa, Israel : NPR

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. Many people may see foreign reporting as glamorous, but a lot of the time it’s quite lonely. So I was lucky to find Salon Jaffa in the Jaffa flea market while on assignment in […]