DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) – Syria ‘s interim leader reshuffled several top government posts on Saturday and removed his brother from a key position that had drawn accusations of nepotism as his administration struggles to unite a divided nation after a brutal civil war.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – A tenuous ceasefire appeared to be holding a day after the United States struck two Iranian oil tankers, while Bahrain, which hosts the U.S. Navy’s regional headquarters, said Saturday it arrested dozens of people it alleged had links to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) – More than 300 foreign nationals were arrested in a raid on an alleged online gambling operation in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta, police said Saturday, in one of the country’s largest crackdowns on illegal digital betting networks.
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TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) – The first passengers to be evacuated from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship now anchored off Spain’s Canary Islands arrived Sunday afternoon in Madrid, where they were being taken to a military hospital. Soon after, a French evacuation plane landed in Paris, where it was met by emergency vehicles that whisked passengers to hospitals.
Tel Aviv, Israel (AP) – Israel deported two activists on Sunday after being detained for slightly over a week for leading an aid flotilla attempting to break the Israeli naval blockade of the Gaza Strip.
Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, reported Sunday that its first quarter profits jumped 25% over last year, as it increased exports by using a pipeline that avoids shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been disrupted by the Iran war.
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) – Tariqul Islam lost his savings after setbacks in his clothing business about a year and a half ago and turned to ride-sharing on his motorbike to make ends meet. Until recently, he spent hours in fuel lines as supply disruptions linked to the war in Iran ripple into Bangladesh.
BEIRUT (AP) – Nobel Peace laureate and activist Narges Mohammadi has been transferred to a Tehran hospital more than a week after collapsing in prison, her foundation said Sunday.