Middle East
Virus projects renew questions about UAE’s mass surveillance
July 9, 2020
Virus projects renew questions about UAE’s mass surveillance
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Efforts by the United Arab Emirates to fight the coronavirus have renewed questions about…
Iran coronavirus death toll exceeds 12,000 as lockdown curbs ease
July 8, 2020
Iran coronavirus death toll exceeds 12,000 as lockdown curbs ease
(Reuters) – Iran’s coronavirus death toll exceeded 12,000 on Wednesday, the health ministry said, with 153 deaths in the past…
Hottest commodity in Lebanon’s economic chaos: The US dollar
July 8, 2020
Hottest commodity in Lebanon’s economic chaos: The US dollar
BEIRUT (AP) — The lines snaked around the block. Then they swelled to fill the whole street, before they turned…
Was ‘IS’ trying to sell €1 billion worth of drugs in Europe?
July 8, 2020
Was ‘IS’ trying to sell €1 billion worth of drugs in Europe?
Last week Italian law enforcement agents carried out what they said was the world’s largest ever drugs bust of amphetamines.…
Wedding season brings new virus outbreak in West Bank
July 8, 2020
Wedding season brings new virus outbreak in West Bank
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — By the end of May, the Palestinian Authority appeared to have quashed a coronavirus outbreak…
Turkey, Italy agree Libya needs political solution – Turkish defence ministry
July 8, 2020
Turkey, Italy agree Libya needs political solution – Turkish defence ministry
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey and Italy’s defence ministers agreed at talks on Tuesday on the need for a political solution…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah talks to government about Iran fuel idea
July 8, 2020
Lebanon’s Hezbollah talks to government about Iran fuel idea
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The powerful Hezbollah group said on Tuesday it is in talks with the Lebanese government about the…
Syrian, Russian airstrikes in Idlib amount to war crimes, as do jihadist attacks: UN
July 7, 2020
Syrian, Russian airstrikes in Idlib amount to war crimes, as do jihadist attacks: UN
GENEVA (Reuters) — Syrian and Russian planes have carried out deadly aerial strikes amounting to war crimes on schools, hospitals…
Iran’s oil storage almost full as sanctions and pandemic weigh
July 7, 2020
Iran’s oil storage almost full as sanctions and pandemic weigh
LONDON (Reuters) — Iran has slashed crude oil production to its lowest level in four decades as storage tanks and…
Gunmen kill prominent Iraqi analyst and advisor: officials
July 7, 2020
Gunmen kill prominent Iraqi analyst and advisor: officials
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Gunmen in Baghdad shot dead a well-known former government advisor and political analyst near his home on…