Middle East
Israeli president lashes out at government, talk of election
July 23, 2020
Israeli president lashes out at government, talk of election
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s largely ceremonial president lashed out Thursday at squabbling members of Benjamin Netanyahu’s so-called unity government, beseeching…
2 Mideast countries, world’s top virus rates per population
July 23, 2020
2 Mideast countries, world’s top virus rates per population
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The small, neighboring sheikhdoms of Bahrain and Qatar have the world’s highest per capita…
UN agencies warn of more food shortages in war-torn Yemen
July 22, 2020
UN agencies warn of more food shortages in war-torn Yemen
CAIRO (AP) — UN agencies warned Wednesday that food shortages will rise sharply in parts of war-torn Yemen in the…
Qatar Airways sues, seeks US$5 bn from boycotting countries
July 22, 2020
Qatar Airways sues, seeks US$5 bn from boycotting countries
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-haul carrier Qatar Airways said Wednesday it launched international arbitration seeking at least five…
Palestinian cyclists say attacked by Israeli settlers after trail app led them astray
July 22, 2020
Palestinian cyclists say attacked by Israeli settlers after trail app led them astray
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) — A group of Palestinian cyclists say they were attacked by Israelis in the occupied West…
Syria: Assad’s party wins expected majority in parliamentary polls
July 22, 2020
Syria: Assad’s party wins expected majority in parliamentary polls
Syria’s Baath party and its allies have won a majority in parliamentary elections that were delayed twice due to the…
UAE’s migrant workers fret over future in coronavirus economy
July 22, 2020
UAE’s migrant workers fret over future in coronavirus economy
DUBAI (Reuters) — When Kapil left his Nepali village for an airport job packing cargo in the United Arab Emirates,…
Iran’s president calls Iraqi premier’s visit ‘turning point’
July 22, 2020
Iran’s president calls Iraqi premier’s visit ‘turning point’
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani called a visit Tuesday by the new prime minister of Iraq, where…
Israelis block entrance to parliament amid intense protests
July 22, 2020
Israelis block entrance to parliament amid intense protests
JERUSALEM (AP) — After a night of intense protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, dozens of Israeli…
Crisis hits Lebanon’s hospitals, among the best in Mideast
July 22, 2020
Crisis hits Lebanon’s hospitals, among the best in Mideast
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s hospitals, long considered among the best in the Middle East, are cracking under the country’s financial…