Middle East
Sudan declares three-month state of emergency over floods: SUNA
September 5, 2020
Sudan declares three-month state of emergency over floods: SUNA
CAIRO (Reuters) – Sudan’s Security and Defense Council declared a national state of emergency for three months because of floods…
Sudan and major rebel group agree to resume peace talks
September 4, 2020
Sudan and major rebel group agree to resume peace talks
JUBA/KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s power-sharing government and a major rebel group active in southern borderlands have agreed to hold new…
Turkey says France’s Macron ‘hysterical’ over Syria, Libya, East Mediterranean
September 4, 2020
Turkey says France’s Macron ‘hysterical’ over Syria, Libya, East Mediterranean
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s foreign minister said on Friday French President Emmanuel Macron had become “hysterical” over developments in the…
‘Never forgive, never forget’: Scarred survivor haunted by Beirut blast
September 4, 2020
‘Never forgive, never forget’: Scarred survivor haunted by Beirut blast
BEIRUT (Reuters) – In the days that followed the Beirut port explosion, Shady Rizk played a video he had taken…
Bahrain to allow Israel flights to UAE over its airspace
September 4, 2020
Bahrain to allow Israel flights to UAE over its airspace
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain will allow “all flights coming to and departing from the United Arab Emirates”…
Rival Palestinian factions hold rare joint meeting over Israel-UAE deal
September 4, 2020
Rival Palestinian factions hold rare joint meeting over Israel-UAE deal
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas held a rare meeting with rival factions on Thursday as they…
Rescue workers in Beirut hope to find survivor in rubble
September 4, 2020
Rescue workers in Beirut hope to find survivor in rubble
BEIRUT (AP) — Rescue workers resumed search operations early Friday in a building that collapsed last month in Beirut’s deadly…
Mideast’s confirmed coronavirus death toll goes over 50,000
September 3, 2020
Mideast’s confirmed coronavirus death toll goes over 50,000
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The confirmed death toll from the coronavirus went over 50,000 in the Middle East…
Turkey’s power projection risks military clash in Mediterranean, former PM says
September 3, 2020
Turkey’s power projection risks military clash in Mediterranean, former PM says
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey risks military confrontation in the eastern Mediterranean because it prizes power over diplomacy, a former prime…
Turkey at second peak of coronavirus outbreak, health minister says
September 3, 2020
Turkey at second peak of coronavirus outbreak, health minister says
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey is experiencing the second peak of its novel coronavirus outbreak, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on…