Middle East
Iran mandates masks as public shrugs off resurgent virus
July 5, 2020
Iran mandates masks as public shrugs off resurgent virus
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Sunday instituted mandatory mask-wearing as fears mount over newly spiking reported deaths from the…
UAE restructures government, seeking more agility as it deals with coronavirus impact
July 5, 2020
UAE restructures government, seeking more agility as it deals with coronavirus impact
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates announced a broad government restructuring on Sunday for more “agile and swift” decision-making…
Turkish invasion of Libya is escalating through the use of dangerous arms: Haftar
July 5, 2020
Turkish invasion of Libya is escalating through the use of dangerous arms: Haftar
Turkey’s military occupation of Libya is escalating through the use of advanced, dangerous weapons, said the Libyan National Army’s (LNA)…
Rocket fired toward US Embassy in Iraq injures child
July 5, 2020
Rocket fired toward US Embassy in Iraq injures child
BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi military said Sunday that a rocket aimed at Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone, home of the…
France-Turkey spat over Libya arms exposes NATO’s limits
July 5, 2020
France-Turkey spat over Libya arms exposes NATO’s limits
BRUSSELS (AP) — The festering dispute between France and Turkey over a naval standoff in the Mediterranean Sea has shone…
Iran threatens retaliation after what it calls possible cyber attack on nuclear site
July 5, 2020
Iran threatens retaliation after what it calls possible cyber attack on nuclear site
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will retaliate against any country that carries out cyber attacks on its nuclear sites, the head…
Israel, Palestinians face new restrictions amid virus surge
July 5, 2020
Israel, Palestinians face new restrictions amid virus surge
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel ordered thousands of people into quarantine after a contentious phone surveillance program resumed as…
US envoy forges ahead with troubled Taliban peace deal
July 4, 2020
US envoy forges ahead with troubled Taliban peace deal
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Washington’s envoy to Afghanistan on Saturday emphasized the economic benefits of the peace deal with the Taliban,…
Dozens mourn man who killed himself in busy Beirut district
July 4, 2020
Dozens mourn man who killed himself in busy Beirut district
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Dozens of people lay flowers on a main Beirut street where a man killed himself on Friday,…
Khashoggi murder trial told oven was lit after killing
July 4, 2020
Khashoggi murder trial told oven was lit after killing
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Saudi consulate worker in Istanbul told a Turkish court on Friday he had been asked to…