Tag Archives: Middle East

Trove of 1,000-year-old gold coins discovered in Israel

A gold coin hoard, which to this day has been said by the Israel Antiquities Authority against the Abbasid dynasty, is being seen after its discovery at an archeological site in Central Israel on August 18, 2020. Image taken August 18, 2020. Heidi Levine / Pool via REUTERS CENTRAL ISRAEL …

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Haftar rejects GNA’s call for ceasefire in Libya | News

The troops of Renegade’s military commander Khalifa Haftar have rejected a ceasefire announcement by Libya’s internationally recognized government as a “marketing” stunt. Ahmed Mismari, spokesman for Haftar’s self-proclaimed Libyan National Army (LNA), said on Sunday rival forces from the west of the war torn country mobilized around front lines in …

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US-led troops are withdrawing from Iraq’s Taji base

CAMP TAJI, Iraq (Reuters) – Leading international coalition troops withdrew from the Taji military base in Iraq on Sunday, handing it over to Iraqi security forces, Reuters witnesses and the coalition said. The base, 20 km (12 miles) north of Baghdad, was the site of frequent Iranian-backed rocket attacks by …

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