Middle East
IMF says vaccines to fuel Mideast recovery, tough path ahead
February 4, 2021
IMF says vaccines to fuel Mideast recovery, tough path ahead
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Broad access to different coronavirus vaccines remains crucial for an economic recovery in the…
Tripoli, Lebanon’s poorest city, on edge after curfew, protests
February 3, 2021
Tripoli, Lebanon’s poorest city, on edge after curfew, protests
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) – Lebanon’s poorest city, Tripoli, was again racked by violent protests last week, and some politicians and…
Pandemic’s second wave threatens to derail Dubai’s tourism surge
February 3, 2021
Pandemic’s second wave threatens to derail Dubai’s tourism surge
DUBAI, February 3 (Reuters) – A second wave of coronavirus infections threatens to upend a tourism boom in Dubai that…
Kurds and government end rival sieges in northern Syria
February 3, 2021
Kurds and government end rival sieges in northern Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Kurdish forces in northern Syria ended a weekslong siege of government-held neighborhoods in two northeastern cities Tuesday,…
Tehran buddies up to the Taliban
February 3, 2021
Tehran buddies up to the Taliban
During talks in Tehran, Ali Shamkhani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, told a Taliban delegation: “The…
Palestinians give first vaccines after Israel shares supply
February 3, 2021
Palestinians give first vaccines after Israel shares supply
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Palestinian Authority administered its first known coronavirus vaccinations on Tuesday after receiving thousands of doses from…
Tarnished by its Gaza rule, Hamas may struggle in elections
February 3, 2021
Tarnished by its Gaza rule, Hamas may struggle in elections
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh famously pledged to live on “zeit wa zaatar”— olive oil…
US cool to, but does not reject, Iran’s idea on reviving nuclear deal
February 3, 2021
US cool to, but does not reject, Iran’s idea on reviving nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US State Department reacted coolly on Tuesday to an Iranian suggestion that Washington and Tehran take…
In a Baghdad bar, a Syrian serves cocktails to fix war woes
February 3, 2021
In a Baghdad bar, a Syrian serves cocktails to fix war woes
BAGHDAD (AP) — From the outside, the building seems just one of the many in central Baghdad that are decaying…
From rickety souk to global powerhouse: How Dubai became the City of Gold
February 2, 2021
From rickety souk to global powerhouse: How Dubai became the City of Gold
As a child, Mihir Vaya helped his father run his fledgling jewelry business in Dubai. He remembers riding with him across…