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Syrian who worked on nominated film can't attend Oscars

U.S. immigration authorities are barring entry to a 21-year-old Syrian cinematographer who worked on a harrowing film about his nation's civil war, "The White Helmets," that has been nominated for an Academy Award. According to internal Trump administration correspondence seen by The...

Egyptian court acquits Mubarak's closest aides

A Cairo court acquitted one of deposed Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's closest aides in a retrial in a corruption case, state news agency MENA reported Saturday. While courts have absolved several Mubarak-era officials, they have been handing down lengthy sentences to liberal and Islamist...

Iraqi Kurdish TV reporter killed in Mosul

A female reporter working for Iraqi Kurdish channel Rudaw was killed Saturday covering the fighting between government forces and ISIS in Mosul, her channel said. "Prominent Rudaw war reporter and journalist Shifa Gardi has been killed in Mosul as she covered clashes," Rudaw said on social...

Libya govt secures ceasefire after Tripoli clashes

A ceasefire went into force early Saturday in the Libyan capital after two days of fighting between rival gunmen injured nine people and forced residents to cower indoors, the government said. The fighting between two rival armed groups in eastern Tripoli erupted Thursday after one accused...