Middle East
Israel, Palestinians tighten restrictions as coronavirus reemerges
June 24, 2020
Israel, Palestinians tighten restrictions as coronavirus reemerges
JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Israeli and Palestinian authorities have brought back some coronavirus restrictions after the number of new cases jumped…
PA’s bid to halt annexation leaves Gaza patients in limbo
June 24, 2020
PA’s bid to halt annexation leaves Gaza patients in limbo
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Jomaa al-Najjar was desperate to send his two-month-old daughter Joud out of the Gaza…
UN chief urges pressure to bring Yemen’s parties to talks
June 24, 2020
UN chief urges pressure to bring Yemen’s parties to talks
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN chief called for more pressure to be applied to Yemen’s warring parties to come…
Israeli annexation plan draws apartheid comparisons
June 24, 2020
Israeli annexation plan draws apartheid comparisons
JERUSALEM (AP) — Benjamin Pogrund spent decades battling apartheid as a journalist in South Africa. Since moving to Israel two…
EU opens week-long conference on Syria and surrounding region
June 23, 2020
EU opens week-long conference on Syria and surrounding region
The European Union on Monday announced the start of the fourth Brussels Conference, “Supporting the future of Syria and the…
Turkey allows top lawyers to march, ending standoff
June 23, 2020
Turkey allows top lawyers to march, ending standoff
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities on Tuesday allowed a group of top lawyers to continue a symbolic march into…
Syrian FM says US sanctions seek to ‘starve the people’
June 23, 2020
Syrian FM says US sanctions seek to ‘starve the people’
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s foreign minister accused the United States on Tuesday of allegedly “seeking to starve the people”…
US officials to meet this week on Israel annexation plan
June 23, 2020
US officials to meet this week on Israel annexation plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — US officials will gather this week to discuss whether to give Israel a green light for its…
Iran’s currency reaches lowest value ever against the dollar
June 23, 2020
Iran’s currency reaches lowest value ever against the dollar
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s currency on Monday dropped to its lowest value ever against the dollar and officials warned…
Lebanon’s crisis, pandemic hit American University in Beirut
June 23, 2020
Lebanon’s crisis, pandemic hit American University in Beirut
BEIRUT (AP) — One of the Arab world’s oldest and most prestigious universities, which endured civil war, kidnappings and various…