Middle East
Morocco’s LGBT community faces death threats after online outing
April 23, 2020
Morocco’s LGBT community faces death threats after online outing
Moroccan women have been urged to pose as men on gay dating apps to expose family members and their sexual…
Virus traps, sickens foreign laborers in Gulf Arab states
April 23, 2020
Virus traps, sickens foreign laborers in Gulf Arab states
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long a lifeline for families back home, migrant workers in oil-rich Gulf Arab states…
Libya’s GNA focused on Tripoli battle: interior minister
April 22, 2020
Libya’s GNA focused on Tripoli battle: interior minister
TUNIS (Reuters) — Libya’s internationally recognized government is focused on trying to push its enemies out of artillery range of…
Israel’s OurCrowd leads US$12 mn investment to develop COVID-19 vaccine
April 22, 2020
Israel’s OurCrowd leads US$12 mn investment to develop COVID-19 vaccine
TEL AVIV (Reuters) — Israeli venture investing platform OurCrowd said on Wednesday it would lead a US$12 million investment in…
Companies give Yemen tens of thousands of coronavirus test kits to ease shortage
April 22, 2020
Companies give Yemen tens of thousands of coronavirus test kits to ease shortage
DUBAI (Reuters) – A group of multinational companies said on Wednesday it was donating tens of thousands of coronavirus testing…
Iran will fare better than others after oil price drop, says Rouhani
April 22, 2020
Iran will fare better than others after oil price drop, says Rouhani
DUBAI (Reuters) — Iran will not suffer as much as other countries from the oil price drop because it is…
Israel: Palestinian shot and killed after stabbing policeman
April 22, 2020
Israel: Palestinian shot and killed after stabbing policeman
JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian attacker was shot and killed on Wednesday after he rammed his vehicle into an Israeli…
Lebanon to test for coronavirus at refugee camp after first case found
April 22, 2020
Lebanon to test for coronavirus at refugee camp after first case found
BEIRUT (Reuters) — A team from Lebanon’s Rafik Hariri University Hospital will test for the new coronavirus at a refugee…
Saudi king Salman approves performing Tarawih in the two holy mosques
April 22, 2020
Saudi king Salman approves performing Tarawih in the two holy mosques
CAIRO (Reuters) — Saudi king Salman approved performing Tarawih in the two holy mosques and reducing them with the continued…
Iran launches military satellite amid tensions with US
April 22, 2020
Iran launches military satellite amid tensions with US
After months of failed attempts, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has claimed to have launched a military satellite into space. The move…