Middle East
Turkey grants increased powers to neighborhood watchmen
June 11, 2020
Turkey grants increased powers to neighborhood watchmen
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s parliament on Thursday approved a contentious government-proposed bill that will grant neighborhood watchmen powers that…
EU calls for ceasefire and return to negotiations in Libya conflict
June 10, 2020
EU calls for ceasefire and return to negotiations in Libya conflict
High Representative of the EU Josep Borrell on Tuesday released a joint statement with Foreign Ministers Jean-Yves Le Drian of…
Lebanese pound slides further despite new pricing system
June 10, 2020
Lebanese pound slides further despite new pricing system
BEIRUT (Reuters) — Lebanon’s battered pound currency has slid to fresh lows against the US dollar despite a new pricing…
Faster than machines, jobless Palestinian graduates bring in Gaza’s crops
June 10, 2020
Faster than machines, jobless Palestinian graduates bring in Gaza’s crops
GAZA (Reuters) — Covering the ground five times faster than a tractor for subsistence wages, 40 Palestinian graduates have teamed…
Virus slows Dubai airport, world’s busiest for global travel
June 10, 2020
Virus slows Dubai airport, world’s busiest for global travel
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Perhaps nowhere is the world’s lack of flights due to the coronavirus pandemic more…
German FM in Israel warns against West Bank annexation plans
June 10, 2020
German FM in Israel warns against West Bank annexation plans
JERUSALEM (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister was holding talks with his counterpart in Israel on Wednesday to convey Europe’s stiff…
Turkey’s Erdogan appoints new governors in 41 provinces: Official Gazette
June 10, 2020
Turkey’s Erdogan appoints new governors in 41 provinces: Official Gazette
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appointed new governors in 41 provinces, a presidential ruling in the Official…
Second Etihad plane from UAE lands in Israel
June 10, 2020
Second Etihad plane from UAE lands in Israel
UAE carrier Etihad Airways sent its second flight to Israel in less than a month Tuesday, carrying medical aid to…
Palestinians say they made counterproposal to Trump plan
June 10, 2020
Palestinians say they made counterproposal to Trump plan
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinians said Tuesday they proposed a demilitarized Palestinian state in the West Bank, Gaza…
Unemployed Filipina feeds other jobless migrants in Dubai
June 10, 2020
Unemployed Filipina feeds other jobless migrants in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Feby Dela Peña saw her fellow Filipinos standing in line outside her building in…