Middle East
Turkish court rules to let Hagia Sophia return as mosque
July 10, 2020
Turkish court rules to let Hagia Sophia return as mosque
Turkey’s highest administrative court issued a ruling Friday that paves the way for the government to convert Istanbul’s iconic Hagia…
Hospitals in Syria’s rebel area reduce services amid virus
July 10, 2020
Hospitals in Syria’s rebel area reduce services amid virus
BEIRUT (AP) — Hospitals in Syria’s overcrowded opposition-held enclave are suspending non-emergency procedures and outpatient services following the detection of…
Changes to Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia could trigger heritage review: UNESCO
July 10, 2020
Changes to Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia could trigger heritage review: UNESCO
PARIS (Reuters) — UNESCO must be notified of any change in the status of Istanbul’s sixth-century Hagia Sophia museum and…
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…