Middle East
Protests in Lebanon as local currency hits record low
March 3, 2021
Protests in Lebanon as local currency hits record low
BEIRUT (AP) — Protests broke out across the country Tuesday after the Lebanese pound hit a record low against the…
Vatican defends pope’s Iraq trip amid virus as ‘act of love’
March 3, 2021
Vatican defends pope’s Iraq trip amid virus as ‘act of love’
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican defended Pope Francis’ decision to go ahead with his trip to Iraq this weekend…
A year in, coronavirus rages in vaccine-needy West Bank
March 3, 2021
A year in, coronavirus rages in vaccine-needy West Bank
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israel’s spring of hope is unfolding alongside the Palestinians’ winter of despair. More than half…
US forces: Rockets hit airbase in Iraq hosting US troops
March 3, 2021
US forces: Rockets hit airbase in Iraq hosting US troops
BAGHDAD (AP) — At least 10 rockets targeted a military base in western Iraq that hosts US-led coalition troops on…
Erdogan pledges stronger freedoms, rights in Turkish government plan
March 2, 2021
Erdogan pledges stronger freedoms, rights in Turkish government plan
ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Turkey would strengthen the right to a fair trial as…
Iraq receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccines from China
March 2, 2021
Iraq receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccines from China
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq received its first 50,000 doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine donated by China as the country…
Syrian victims of chemical attacks file case with French prosecutors
March 2, 2021
Syrian victims of chemical attacks file case with French prosecutors
PARIS (Reuters) – Lawyers representing survivors of a chemical weapons attack in 2013 in Syria have filed a criminal complaint…
Saudia plans to order 70 Airbus, Boeing jets: report
March 2, 2021
Saudia plans to order 70 Airbus, Boeing jets: report
DUBAI (Reuters) – State-owned Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) plans to order 70 airliners from Airbus and Boeing, Saudi news outlet…
Syria repels Israeli missiles over Damascus — state media
March 2, 2021
Syria repels Israeli missiles over Damascus — state media
Syrian air defenses intercepted an Israeli missile attack over Damascus on Sunday evening, Syrian state media reported. “At 10:16 this…
UN chief: Appeal for Yemen raises ‘disappointing’ $1.7B
March 2, 2021
UN chief: Appeal for Yemen raises ‘disappointing’ $1.7B
CAIRO (AP) — A United Nations appeal for aid to Yemen to alleviate the world’s worst humanitarian disaster raised some…