Middle East
Two Afghan human rights workers killed in blast in Kabul
June 27, 2020
Two Afghan human rights workers killed in blast in Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) – A bomb attached to a vehicle killed two members of Afghanistan’s independent human rights commission in Kabul…
Israeli military says 2 Gaza rockets hit southern Israel
June 27, 2020
Israeli military says 2 Gaza rockets hit southern Israel
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military said Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired two rockets into…
Seawater seeping into decaying oil tanker off Yemen coast
June 27, 2020
Seawater seeping into decaying oil tanker off Yemen coast
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations said an abandoned oil tanker moored off the coast of Yemen loaded with more…
Argentine doctors eye tough weeks ahead as COVID-19 cases near peak
June 26, 2020
Argentine doctors eye tough weeks ahead as COVID-19 cases near peak
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) — Argentine doctors and health officials are predicting that coronavirus cases will peak in coming weeks as…
Collapsing Lebanese pound hits new lows, food imports reduced
June 26, 2020
Collapsing Lebanese pound hits new lows, food imports reduced
BEIRUT (Reuters) — The Lebanese pound tumbled to new lows against the dollar on Friday on a parallel market where…
Turkey sentences 121 people to life in prison for 2016 coup attempt
June 26, 2020
Turkey sentences 121 people to life in prison for 2016 coup attempt
A Turkish court in Ankara on Friday handed down life sentences to 121 people in connection with the attempted overthrow…
Iran explosion in area with sensitive military site caused by tank leak – State TV
June 26, 2020
Iran explosion in area with sensitive military site caused by tank leak – State TV
(Reuters) — An explosion at an Iranian gas storage facility close to a sensitive military site near the capital Tehran…
Donors pledge US$1.8 bn for Sudan’s democratic transition
June 26, 2020
Donors pledge US$1.8 bn for Sudan’s democratic transition
BERLIN (AP) — Western and Arab countries pledged a total US$1.8 billion in aid to Sudan on Thursday to help…
In West Bank, Israeli settler leaders complicate annexation plan
June 26, 2020
In West Bank, Israeli settler leaders complicate annexation plan
ITAMAR, West Bank (Reuters) — Jewish settler leaders who resist the creation of a Palestinian state are complicating Israel’s plans…
UNICEF: Millions of Yemeni children may starve amid pandemic
June 26, 2020
UNICEF: Millions of Yemeni children may starve amid pandemic
CAIRO (AP) — Millions of children could be pushed to the brink of starvation as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps across…