Middle East
Foreigners on the frontlines of pandemic in Arab Gulf states
May 7, 2020
Foreigners on the frontlines of pandemic in Arab Gulf states
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — As she was treated for COVID-19 in a hospital isolation ward in Kuwait City,…
Israel vows to pursue Syria operations until Iran leaves
May 6, 2020
Israel vows to pursue Syria operations until Iran leaves
Israel will keep up its operations in Syria until its arch enemy Iran leaves, Defense Minister Naftali Bennett said Tuesday…
Morocco launches fleet of drones to tackle virus from the sky
May 6, 2020
Morocco launches fleet of drones to tackle virus from the sky
Morocco has rapidly expanded its fleet of drones as it battles the coronavirus pandemic, deploying them for aerial surveillance, public…
Rockets hit near Baghdad airport, launcher with timer found
May 6, 2020
Rockets hit near Baghdad airport, launcher with timer found
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Three Katyusha rockets landed in the perimeter of Baghdad International Airport on Wednesday but caused no damage…
Israeli billionaire hopes to bring water to parched Gaza
May 6, 2020
Israeli billionaire hopes to bring water to parched Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — A Georgian-Israeli billionaire believes he has found a solution to the Gaza Strip’s chronic…
Palestinians fear outbreak in Jerusalem’s ‘no man’s land’
May 6, 2020
Palestinians fear outbreak in Jerusalem’s ‘no man’s land’
JERUSALEM (AP) — As the coronavirus pandemic gathered strength last month, community leaders in a Palestinian neighborhood on the outskirts…
Syria: Major schism over control emerges within Assad family
May 6, 2020
Syria: Major schism over control emerges within Assad family
Syrian tycoon Rami Makhlouf has publicly hit out at Assad’s seizure of his businesses, exposing a rift in the elite’s…
Pandemic pushes some Iraqis, broken by conflict, into poverty
May 6, 2020
Pandemic pushes some Iraqis, broken by conflict, into poverty
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — When shops and homes shutter at curfew, some Iraqis in this Baghdad district say it reminds them…
Israel extends coronavirus cell phone surveillance by three weeks
May 5, 2020
Israel extends coronavirus cell phone surveillance by three weeks
TEL AVIV (Reuters) — A parliamentary panel on Tuesday authorized Israel’s Shin Bet security service to continue using mobile phone…
Moroccan medics isolated from families have lonely Ramadan
May 5, 2020
Moroccan medics isolated from families have lonely Ramadan
RABAT (Reuters) — The holy Muslim month of Ramadan is proving particularly lonely and challenging for 30 Moroccan doctors and…