Middle East
Iran executes defense ministry staffer as alleged CIA spy
July 14, 2020
Iran executes defense ministry staffer as alleged CIA spy
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has executed a former employee of the defense ministry who was convicted of spying on…
UN: Airstrike in northwest Yemen kills 7 children, 2 women
July 14, 2020
UN: Airstrike in northwest Yemen kills 7 children, 2 women
CAIRO (AP) — An airstrike in northwest Yemen killed seven children and two women, the United Nations reported Monday, the…
Turkey will cover Hagia Sophia mosaics during prayers: ruling party spokesman
July 14, 2020
Turkey will cover Hagia Sophia mosaics during prayers: ruling party spokesman
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Mosaics in Istanbul’s ancient Hagia Sophia will be covered by curtains or lasers during times of Muslim…
IMF calls on Lebanese to unite behind government reform plan
July 14, 2020
IMF calls on Lebanese to unite behind government reform plan
BEIRUT (AP) — The International Monetary Fund on Monday urged Lebanese authorities to unite behind a government economic plan that…
Foreign workers struggle to return to UAE amid virus limbo
July 14, 2020
Foreign workers struggle to return to UAE amid virus limbo
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Eudinson Uy and his pregnant wife planned to return to their home in the…
UAE’s Mars orbiter launch from Japan delayed by weather
July 14, 2020
UAE’s Mars orbiter launch from Japan delayed by weather
TOKYO (AP) — The liftoff of the United Arab Emirates’ Mars orbiter was postponed until Friday due to bad weather…
Turkish industrial output shrank 20% in May, hit by coronavirus
July 13, 2020
Turkish industrial output shrank 20% in May, hit by coronavirus
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkish industrial production shrank a less-than-expected 19.9 percent year-on-year in May, data showed on Monday, as a…
IMF: Mideast loses US$270 bn oil income amid virus, recession
July 13, 2020
IMF: Mideast loses US$270 bn oil income amid virus, recession
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Middle East’s energy producers are expected to earn US$270 billion less in oil…
Turkey will inform UNESCO about Hagia Sophia moves, minister says
July 13, 2020
Turkey will inform UNESCO about Hagia Sophia moves, minister says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey will inform the United Nation’s cultural body UNESCO about steps being taken regarding Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia,…
Israeli police break up anti-Netanyahu protest in Jerusalem
July 13, 2020
Israeli police break up anti-Netanyahu protest in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police and Jerusalem municipal officials scuffled with protesters demonstrating against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday…