Middle East
Afghanistan halts Taliban prisoner release, stalls peace talks
August 18, 2020
Afghanistan halts Taliban prisoner release, stalls peace talks
The Afghan government said Monday it would not release the remaining 320 Taliban prisoners, stalling peace talks that are set…
Netanyahu says Israel preparing for direct flights to UAE over Saudi Arabia
August 17, 2020
Netanyahu says Israel preparing for direct flights to UAE over Saudi Arabia
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel is preparing for direct flights, over Saudi Arabia,…
A life’s work shattered: stained glass artist counts cost of Beirut blast
August 17, 2020
A life’s work shattered: stained glass artist counts cost of Beirut blast
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Two decades of Maya Husseini’s work to restore stained glass windows destroyed in the Lebanese civil war…
Sharp rise in virus cases in Lebanon after deadly port blast
August 17, 2020
Sharp rise in virus cases in Lebanon after deadly port blast
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon is facing a surge in coronavirus cases after a devastating blast at the Beirut port earlier…
Pakistani army chief visits Saudi Arabia to revive strained ties
August 17, 2020
Pakistani army chief visits Saudi Arabia to revive strained ties
RIYADH (Reuters) – Pakistan’s army chief arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday amid a row between the two countries that…
Israel says it expects Bahrain and Oman to follow UAE in formalizing ties
August 17, 2020
Israel says it expects Bahrain and Oman to follow UAE in formalizing ties
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Bahrain and Oman could be the next Gulf countries to follow the United Arab Emirates in formalizing…
UN-backed court to issue verdicts in Lebanon’s Hariri case
August 17, 2020
UN-backed court to issue verdicts in Lebanon’s Hariri case
BEIRUT (AP) — More than 15 years after the truck bomb assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in…
US says no bailout for Lebanon, calls for change
August 16, 2020
US says no bailout for Lebanon, calls for change
BEIRUT (AP) — There can be no financial bailout for Lebanon, a senior US official said Saturday, calling on the…
Flooding and heavy rainfall leave over 60 dead in Sudan
August 16, 2020
Flooding and heavy rainfall leave over 60 dead in Sudan
CAIRO (AP) — Flash floods have ravaged swaths of Sudan for weeks, leaving at least 60 people dead and destroying…
Lebanon faces ‘biggest danger’, needs elections, says patriarch
August 16, 2020
Lebanon faces ‘biggest danger’, needs elections, says patriarch
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s top Christian cleric called on Sunday for early parliamentary elections and a government formed to rescue…