Middle East
US Embassy in Kabul battling COVID-19 infections
June 20, 2020
US Embassy in Kabul battling COVID-19 infections
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The US State Department says COVID-19 infections have been reported at its embassy in the Afghan…
Turkey will work with Italy for stable peace in Libya: foreign minister
June 20, 2020
Turkey will work with Italy for stable peace in Libya: foreign minister
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey will work together with Italy to achieve stable peace and a political process that will yield…
Divers cut, plant coral off UAE coast to build reef
June 20, 2020
Divers cut, plant coral off UAE coast to build reef
FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates (Reuters) – Off the east coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) coral freshly removed from…
Father of Turkish NBA player Kanter acquitted of terrorism links
June 19, 2020
Father of Turkish NBA player Kanter acquitted of terrorism links
ANKARA (Reuters) — The father of NBA center Enes Kanter, an outspoken critic of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s human rights…
Last batch of joint aid lands in Yemen amid UN funding cuts
June 19, 2020
Last batch of joint aid lands in Yemen amid UN funding cuts
The last of three large shipments of medical supplies landed in Yemen on Friday, organizers of the cargo flights said,…
Egypt requests emergency meeting of Arab League to discuss Libyan conflict
June 19, 2020
Egypt requests emergency meeting of Arab League to discuss Libyan conflict
Assistant Secretary General of the Arab League Hossam Zaky said that the General Secretariat has received a request from the…
On World Refugee Day, Palestinians try to scrape by in Gaza
June 19, 2020
On World Refugee Day, Palestinians try to scrape by in Gaza
GAZA (Reuters) — On the United Nations’ World Refugee Day on Saturday, Marwan Kuwaik, a 70-year-old Palestinian in Gaza, will…
UN nuclear watchdog’s board raises pressure on Iran over suspect sites
June 19, 2020
UN nuclear watchdog’s board raises pressure on Iran over suspect sites
VIENNA (Reuters) — The UN nuclear watchdog’s 35-nation Board of Governors called on Iran on Friday to stop denying the…
Turkish court rules Kurdish leader’s jailing violated rights
June 19, 2020
Turkish court rules Kurdish leader’s jailing violated rights
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the lengthy jailing of a former head of Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish…
Palestinians fear displacement from an annexed Jordan Valley
June 19, 2020
Palestinians fear displacement from an annexed Jordan Valley
FASAYIL, West Bank (AP) — For generations, the people of Fasayil herded animals on the desert bluffs and palm-shaded lowlands…