Middle East
Lebanese PM sues American University of Beirut over exit package
July 10, 2020
Lebanese PM sues American University of Beirut over exit package
BEIRUT (Reuters) — Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab is suing the American University of Beirut (AUB), where he worked for…
UN official: 700 people died in Syrian camps for IS families
July 10, 2020
UN official: 700 people died in Syrian camps for IS families
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN counterterrorism chief said his office received information that 700 people died recently in two…
Israelis angry at Netanyahu over new outbreak, economic pain
July 10, 2020
Israelis angry at Netanyahu over new outbreak, economic pain
JERUSALEM (AP) — With an unprecedented new surge in coronavirus cases battering Israel’s economy, one of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s…
Lebanese man who financed Hezbollah in US returns home
July 9, 2020
Lebanese man who financed Hezbollah in US returns home
BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese businessman serving a five-year sentence in the United States for providing millions of dollars to…
UN Council rejects Russia bid to limit Syrian aid deliveries
July 9, 2020
UN Council rejects Russia bid to limit Syrian aid deliveries
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The UN Security Council on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected a Russian resolution that would have cut back…
Palestinians hope Biden would roll back Trump’s embrace of Israel
July 9, 2020
Palestinians hope Biden would roll back Trump’s embrace of Israel
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian leaders hope Democrat Joe Biden will tone down Washington’s pro-Israel policies if he becomes…
Fears at Nile’s convergence in Sudan that new dam will sap river’s strength
July 9, 2020
Fears at Nile’s convergence in Sudan that new dam will sap river’s strength
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – At an open-air, riverbank factory where the Blue Nile and White Nile meet in Sudan, Mohamed Ahmed…
UN chief warns foreign interference in Libya `unprecedented’
July 9, 2020
UN chief warns foreign interference in Libya `unprecedented’
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that foreign interference in Libya’s war has reached “unprecedented levels” and…
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…