Middle East
Mother-of-five steers new course as Gaza’s first woman taxi driver
November 19, 2020
Mother-of-five steers new course as Gaza’s first woman taxi driver
GAZA (Reuters) – For Naela Abu Jibba, a mother of five who lives and works in the Gaza Strip, taking…
Highway-side eatery in UAE feeds hungry one meal at a time
November 19, 2020
Highway-side eatery in UAE feeds hungry one meal at a time
SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — At a highway-side restaurant in the industrial outskirts of Dubai, workers methodically assemble packaged…
Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed Afghans – report
November 19, 2020
Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed Afghans – report
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian special forces allegedly killed 39 unarmed prisoners and civilians in Afghanistan, with senior commandos reportedly forcing…
Iraq-Saudi Arabia border crossing opens for trade, first time since 1990
November 19, 2020
Iraq-Saudi Arabia border crossing opens for trade, first time since 1990
AL-NUKHAIB, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraq and Saudi Arabia opened the Arar border crossing for trade for the first time in…
Virus threat ‘a new terror’ in Syria’s scarred Idlib region
November 19, 2020
Virus threat ‘a new terror’ in Syria’s scarred Idlib region
IDLIB, Syria (AP) — Nurses hover over a patient to insert a breathing tube as his condition suddenly deteriorates. ICU…
Turkey urges discipline ahead of new COVID-19 curfews
November 18, 2020
Turkey urges discipline ahead of new COVID-19 curfews
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s government urged “tight discipline” on Wednesday as the country prepared for new weekend curfews, online schooling…
US shows off its star-studded Expo 2020 pavillion in Dubai
November 18, 2020
US shows off its star-studded Expo 2020 pavillion in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The US showed off a literally star-studded pavilion on Wednesday for Dubai’s upcoming Expo…
Iran’s Zarif says Biden can lift sanctions with ‘three executive orders’
November 18, 2020
Iran’s Zarif says Biden can lift sanctions with ‘three executive orders’
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Iran would fully implement its 2015 nuclear deal if US…
Bahrain delegation arrives in Israel on Gulf Air flight
November 18, 2020
Bahrain delegation arrives in Israel on Gulf Air flight
JERUSALEM/DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain sent its first official government delegation to Israel on Wednesday as the two countries look to…
Rockets fall inside Baghdad’s Green Zone, child killed: military
November 18, 2020
Rockets fall inside Baghdad’s Green Zone, child killed: military
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Four Katyusha rockets landed in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone and security officials said the attack targeted…