Middle East
Lebanon risks disappearing without new government, reforms: French foreign minister
August 27, 2020
Lebanon risks disappearing without new government, reforms: French foreign minister
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s foreign minister said on Thursday that Lebanon risked disappearing due to the inaction of its political…
Afghanistan: Flash floods leave dozens dead north of Kabul
August 26, 2020
Afghanistan: Flash floods leave dozens dead north of Kabul
At least 70 people have been killed and hundreds of houses destroyed by flash floods in northern Afghanistan, local officials…
Gaza man dies of coronavirus as enclave clamps down on outbreak
August 26, 2020
Gaza man dies of coronavirus as enclave clamps down on outbreak
GAZA (Reuters) – A 61-year-old man has died in the Gaza Strip after contracting the coronavirus, Palestinian authorities said on…
Pompeo to have closed-door meetings in Bahrain, UAE
August 26, 2020
Pompeo to have closed-door meetings in Bahrain, UAE
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will hold closed-door meetings Wednesday with Bahrain’s royal…
Yemeni separatists suspend talks with gov’t, clashes resume
August 26, 2020
Yemeni separatists suspend talks with gov’t, clashes resume
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Fighting resumed in southern Yemen between Emirati-backed separatists and the internationally recognized government, officials said Wednesday.…
Displaced Yemenis suffer as aid shortfall closes clinics
August 26, 2020
Displaced Yemenis suffer as aid shortfall closes clinics
HAJJAH (Reuters) – Ahmed Mansour and his colleagues worked eight months without pay in a health center in a Yemeni…
Israel strikes Hezbollah posts in Lebanon after firing at troops, military says
August 26, 2020
Israel strikes Hezbollah posts in Lebanon after firing at troops, military says
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israeli aircraft struck posts belonging to the Lebanese Shia group Hezbollah early on Wednesday after shots…
Iran’s Rouhani: Talks possible if US returns to 2015 nuclear deal
August 25, 2020
Iran’s Rouhani: Talks possible if US returns to 2015 nuclear deal
DUBAI (Reuters) – If the United States wants an agreement with Iran, it must first come back to Tehran’s 2015…
Sudan PM says he talked with Pompeo about removal from terror list
August 25, 2020
Sudan PM says he talked with Pompeo about removal from terror list
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said he held “direct and transparent” talks with US Secretary of State…
Pompeo in Sudan, top US official to visit since uprising
August 25, 2020
Pompeo in Sudan, top US official to visit since uprising
CAIRO (AP) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Sudan on Tuesday, the top US official to visit…