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Coronavirus in the Middle East: Creativity to help knows no bounds
Middle East

Coronavirus in the Middle East: Creativity to help knows no bounds

As the pandemic wreaks havoc across the region, people are rising to the challenge of combating the coronavirus. Refugees, fashion…
Coronavirus: Arab uprisings struggle amid lockdowns
Middle East

Coronavirus: Arab uprisings struggle amid lockdowns

Longstanding uprisings that have brought down leaders from Lebanon to Iraq have largely left the streets as COVID-19 stifles public…
Lebanese stranded abroad by coronavirus outbreak return home
Middle East

Lebanese stranded abroad by coronavirus outbreak return home

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Several flights carrying Lebanese stranded abroad by coronavirus lockdowns began arriving in Beirut on Sunday, part of…
Palestinian, Syrian refugees in Lebanon camps brace for virus
Middle East

Palestinian, Syrian refugees in Lebanon camps brace for virus

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinian and Syrian refugees living in overcrowded and rundown camps in Lebanon are bracing for the…
Coronavirus compounds Lebanon’s woes, many struggle for food
Middle East

Coronavirus compounds Lebanon’s woes, many struggle for food

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Battered by Lebanon’s economic crisis, Hassan Zeitar was already struggling to keep his family fed when the…
Hezbollah asserts role in Lebanon’s coronavirus fight
Middle East

Hezbollah asserts role in Lebanon’s coronavirus fight

BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Lebanese paramilitary group Hezbollah is marshalling its deep resources in the fight against coronavirus, using a…
Lebanon’s Berri may suspend cabinet support over coronavirus expat policy
Middle East

Lebanon’s Berri may suspend cabinet support over coronavirus expat policy

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri threatened on Saturday to suspend his support for Prime Minister Hassan Diab’s…
With virus, cherished Mideast traditions come to abrupt halt
Middle East

With virus, cherished Mideast traditions come to abrupt halt

BAGHDAD (AP) — Under the sign “Take out only” and a tall bottle of antiseptic by his side, Mazin Hashim,…
Curfews extended as USAID declares aid suspension in Yemen
Middle East

Curfews extended as USAID declares aid suspension in Yemen

BEIRUT (AP) — As countries across the Middle East tighten restrictions on movement to curb the spread of the coronavirus,…
Iraq, Lebanon extend government restrictions to combat virus
Middle East

Iraq, Lebanon extend government restrictions to combat virus

BEIRUT (AP) — Iraq and Lebanon prepared Thursday to extend government-imposed restrictions on movement for two more weeks, the latest…
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