Middle East
Iran struggles to buy food in a world wary of touching its money
July 30, 2020
Iran struggles to buy food in a world wary of touching its money
LONDON/SAO PAULO/SEOUL (Reuters) — Iran, creaking under the impact of US sanctions, a collapse in oil sales and a severe…
Joining the conflict in Libya, Turkey sees economic gains
July 30, 2020
Joining the conflict in Libya, Turkey sees economic gains
CAIRO (AP) — When Turkey’s president signed a security deal last year to back one of the sides in Libya’s…
Jordan sets Nov. 10 as date for parliamentary elections
July 29, 2020
Jordan sets Nov. 10 as date for parliamentary elections
AMMAN (Reuters) — Jordan has set Nov. 10 as the date for parliamentary elections, hours after a royal decree to…
Lebanon’s Jumblatt says country needs new prime minister: newspaper
July 29, 2020
Lebanon’s Jumblatt says country needs new prime minister: newspaper
BEIRUT (Reuters) — Lebanon needs a new prime minister to help it exit a deep economic and financial crisis, one…
British-Australian academic moved to notorious Iran prison
July 29, 2020
British-Australian academic moved to notorious Iran prison
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A British-Australian academic serving a 10-year sentence for espionage in Iran has been moved to a…
Lebanon accuses Israel of provoking border escalation
July 29, 2020
Lebanon accuses Israel of provoking border escalation
KFAR CHOUBA, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanon’s prime minister Tuesday accused Israel of provoking a “dangerous escalation” along the border in…
Israeli artist takes aim at Netanyahu with life-size statue
July 29, 2020
Israeli artist takes aim at Netanyahu with life-size statue
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Residents of the city of Tel Aviv woke up Wednesday to a jarring site: a…
Very different, symbolic hajj in Saudi Arabia amid virus
July 29, 2020
Very different, symbolic hajj in Saudi Arabia amid virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Muslim pilgrims, donning face masks and moving in small groups after days in isolation,…
Yemen’s separatists to give up self-rule, push peace deal
July 29, 2020
Yemen’s separatists to give up self-rule, push peace deal
CAIRO (AP) — Yemen’s leading separatist group will abandon its aspirations for self-rule to implement a stalled peace deal brokered…
Iran launches underground ballistic missiles during exercise
July 29, 2020
Iran launches underground ballistic missiles during exercise
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched underground ballistic missiles as part of an exercise involving a fake…