Middle East

Parking lot prayers: Muslims in Jaffa and Jerusalem improvise for Ramadan

Parking lot prayers: Muslims in Jaffa and Jerusalem improvise for Ramadan

JAFFA, Israel (Reuters) — Shortly after sunset, Muslims in the ancient Israeli port city of Jaffa filed quietly into an…
Arab doctor leads Israeli hospital’s anti-virus fight

Arab doctor leads Israeli hospital’s anti-virus fight

Each morning since February, Israeli Arab doctor Khitam Hussein has woken up before dawn to rush to a job on…
As society opens, Saudi women surge into job market

As society opens, Saudi women surge into job market

Like thousands of Saudi women, Rouaa al-Mousa entered the workforce as reforms sweep the ultra-conservative kingdom and is certain that…
Libya’s Hifter declares UN unity deal ‘thing of the past’

Libya’s Hifter declares UN unity deal ‘thing of the past’

CAIRO (AP) — Libyan commander Khalifa Hifter on Monday declared a landmark United Nations-brokered agreement to unite the country “a…
Riots in impoverished north Lebanon city amid currency crash

Riots in impoverished north Lebanon city amid currency crash

BEIRUT (AP) — Clashes broke out between protesters and security forces in northern Lebanon Monday amid a crash in the…
As virus cases rise, UAE adjusts to a new normal in pandemic

As virus cases rise, UAE adjusts to a new normal in pandemic

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — In a Dubai industrial park, workers weld, drill and build what one entrepreneur sees…
Jordan eases coronavirus curfew and reopens more businesses

Jordan eases coronavirus curfew and reopens more businesses

AMMAN (Reuters) — Jordan on Monday eased restrictions on movement aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus and allowed…
‘It is still a mystery’: War-hit Yemen struggles to trace COVID-19 infection

‘It is still a mystery’: War-hit Yemen struggles to trace COVID-19 infection

ADEN/DUBAI (Reuters) – When doctors first confirmed Yemeni port official Saleh had contracted COVID-19, authorities raced to trace his movements…
UAE against unilateral changes to situation in Yemen: official

UAE against unilateral changes to situation in Yemen: official

DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates stands against a decision by a main Yemeni southern separatist group to declare…
Iran death toll from new coronavirus outbreak rises by 96 to 5,806: health ministry official

Iran death toll from new coronavirus outbreak rises by 96 to 5,806: health ministry official

(Reuters) — The death toll from the outbreak of new coronavirus in Iran rose by 96 in the past twenty…
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