Middle East
Tanker off Yemen risks spilling four times as much oil as Exxon Valdez – UN
July 16, 2020
Tanker off Yemen risks spilling four times as much oil as Exxon Valdez – UN
NEW YORK (Reuters) — If action is not taken to deal with a deteriorating oil tanker stranded off the coast…
Tanker off UAE sought by US over Iran sanctions ‘hijacked’
July 15, 2020
Tanker off UAE sought by US over Iran sanctions ‘hijacked’
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An oil tanker sought by the US over allegedly circumventing sanctions on Iran was…
4 games per day in group stage of 2022 World Cup in Qatar
July 15, 2020
4 games per day in group stage of 2022 World Cup in Qatar
LONDON (AP) — The 2022 World Cup will have four games every day in a 12-day group stage and matches…
With Israeli prison visits halted, a father in Gaza counts down to son’s release
July 15, 2020
With Israeli prison visits halted, a father in Gaza counts down to son’s release
RAFAH, Gaza (Reuters) — Palestinian Sameeh Qe’dan is counting down the days until his son is released from an Israeli…
Airstrikes on northwest Syria after blast wounds 3 Russians
July 15, 2020
Airstrikes on northwest Syria after blast wounds 3 Russians
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian warplanes carried out more than a dozen airstrikes in northwest Syria on Tuesday, opposition activists said,…
Saudi Arabia permanently cancels license of Qatar’s beIN Sports
July 15, 2020
Saudi Arabia permanently cancels license of Qatar’s beIN Sports
DUBAI (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Competition (GAC) said on Tuesday it had permanently canceled the license of…
Lebanon looks to China as US, Arabs refuse to help in crisis
July 15, 2020
Lebanon looks to China as US, Arabs refuse to help in crisis
BEIRUT (AP) — Facing a worsening economic crisis and with little chance of Western or oil-rich Arab countries providing assistance…
Thousands of protesting Israelis call on Netanyahu to resign
July 15, 2020
Thousands of protesting Israelis call on Netanyahu to resign
JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israelis on Tuesday demonstrated outside the official residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling on…
UN court rules in Qatar’s favor in aviation boycott case
July 15, 2020
UN court rules in Qatar’s favor in aviation boycott case
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Qatar won a legal battle Tuesday in its efforts to end a long-running aviation boycott…
Greece says Turkey is being ‘petty’ over Hagia Sophia
July 14, 2020
Greece says Turkey is being ‘petty’ over Hagia Sophia
ATHENS (Reuters) — Greece on Tuesday described Turkey’s decision to convert the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul to a mosque as…