Middle East
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…
Technology infuses ancient hajj rites amid global pandemic
July 28, 2020
Technology infuses ancient hajj rites amid global pandemic
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The vast white marble floors surrounding Islam’s holiest site, the cube-shaped Kaaba in Mecca,…
Lebanese party leader blames Hezbollah, allies for crisis
July 28, 2020
Lebanese party leader blames Hezbollah, allies for crisis
BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of a major Christian group in Lebanon on Tuesday blamed the militant group Hezbollah and…
Netanyahu warns Hezbollah against playing with fire after frontier incident
July 28, 2020
Netanyahu warns Hezbollah against playing with fire after frontier incident
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces thwarted an attempt by Hezbollah to infiltrate across the…
Iran fires missile at mock aircraft carrier amid US tensions
July 28, 2020
Iran fires missile at mock aircraft carrier amid US tensions
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard fired a missile from a helicopter targeting a replica aircraft carrier in…
Qatar interested in bidding for 2032 Olympics, Paralympics
July 28, 2020
Qatar interested in bidding for 2032 Olympics, Paralympics
Qatar is keen on on hosting the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The gas-rich Persian Gulf nation has expressed an…
Lebanon reimposes COVID-19 restrictions as infections spike
July 28, 2020
Lebanon reimposes COVID-19 restrictions as infections spike
BEIRUT (Reuters) — Lebanon reimposed severe COVID-19 restrictions on Monday for the next two weeks, shutting places of worship, cinemas,…
UN: Libya’s Central Bank to undergo much-anticipated audit
July 28, 2020
UN: Libya’s Central Bank to undergo much-anticipated audit
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations announced on Monday that Libyan officials are allowing a long-sought external audit of the…