Middle East
Animal baby boom at Palestinian zoo after people disappear
June 12, 2020
Animal baby boom at Palestinian zoo after people disappear
QALQILYA, West Bank (Reuters) — Peacocks, ostriches and baboons joined in an animal baby boom at a Palestinian zoo during…
Lebanese central bank to inject dollars as currency tumbles
June 12, 2020
Lebanese central bank to inject dollars as currency tumbles
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s money changers said the country’s central bank agreed Friday to inject fresh dollars into the market…
In rare appeal to Israeli public, UAE warns against annexation
June 12, 2020
In rare appeal to Israeli public, UAE warns against annexation
JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Israel cannot expect to normalize relations with the Arab world if it annexes land in the occupied…
Turkish industry slammed by coronavirus curbs
June 12, 2020
Turkish industry slammed by coronavirus curbs
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey’s industrial output slumped a more-than-expected 31.4 percent and its current account deficit widened beyond five billion…
Lebanese government meets after night of raging protests
June 12, 2020
Lebanese government meets after night of raging protests
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s prime minister held an emergency Cabinet meeting Friday after a night of raging protests that saw…
Looming US sanctions shake Syria, hasten economic meltdown
June 12, 2020
Looming US sanctions shake Syria, hasten economic meltdown
BEIRUT (AP) — In scenes not witnessed for years in government-controlled parts of Syria, dozens of men and women marched…
Turkish court sentences US consulate employee to jail
June 11, 2020
Turkish court sentences US consulate employee to jail
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — A Turkish court sentenced US consulate employee Metin Topuz to eight years and nine months in jail…
Syria’s Assad fires his PM amid worsening economic crisis
June 11, 2020
Syria’s Assad fires his PM amid worsening economic crisis
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad has fired his prime minister a month ahead of elections as the…
Qatar 2022 World Cup stadium workers went months without pay: Amnesty
June 11, 2020
Qatar 2022 World Cup stadium workers went months without pay: Amnesty
DUBAI (Reuters) — A Qatari company helping build a 2022 World Cup stadium has been banned from the event’s projects…
Yemen’s qat markets still draw crowds despite coronavirus threat
June 11, 2020
Yemen’s qat markets still draw crowds despite coronavirus threat
SANAA (Reuters) — Yemeni qat seller Hamdan Hussein’s customers still come daily to the crowded market to buy the addictive…