Middle East
Netanyahu and settlers clash over West Bank annexation plans
June 4, 2020
Netanyahu and settlers clash over West Bank annexation plans
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has harshly criticized Jewish West Bank settler leaders for disparaging President Donald…
Iran’s Khamenei says Floyd’s killing exposes real nature of US
June 3, 2020
Iran’s Khamenei says Floyd’s killing exposes real nature of US
DUBAI (Reuters) — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that the killing of George Floyd in police…
UN: Yemen programs fighting virus might stop by end of June
June 3, 2020
UN: Yemen programs fighting virus might stop by end of June
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations warned Wednesday that its programs to fight the coronavirus in war-torn Yemen might have…
Magnitude 4.9 quake hits Iran-Iraq border region
June 3, 2020
Magnitude 4.9 quake hits Iran-Iraq border region
DUBAI (Reuters) — An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 struck the Iran-Iraq border region on Wednesday at a depth of 10…
Syrian activists report Russian airstrikes on Idlib province
June 3, 2020
Syrian activists report Russian airstrikes on Idlib province
BEIRUT (AP) — Russian warplanes carried out early Wednesday the first airstrikes in three months on the last remaining rebel…
Sudanese raped in crackdown wrestle with trauma a year later
June 3, 2020
Sudanese raped in crackdown wrestle with trauma a year later
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — A year later, Samah still wakes up terrified during the night. She sees her rapists’ faces…
UN appeal for urgent Yemen aid falls US$1 bn short amid virus
June 3, 2020
UN appeal for urgent Yemen aid falls US$1 bn short amid virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A United Nations appeal Tuesday for countries to fund emergency aid in Yemen, where…
Officials say armed men killed journalist in southern Yemen
June 3, 2020
Officials say armed men killed journalist in southern Yemen
SANNA, Yemen (AP) — A Yemeni journalist was shot dead Tuesday in the southern port city of Aden, security officials…
Syrian stock market halts trading for Assad cousin’s company
June 2, 2020
Syrian stock market halts trading for Assad cousin’s company
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s stock market on Tuesday suspended trading for the largest cellular company in the country, owned by…
Deadlock as Qatar embargo marks 3-year anniversary
June 2, 2020
Deadlock as Qatar embargo marks 3-year anniversary
A bitter feud between Qatar and a Saudi-led alliance drags into a fourth year on Friday with no end in…