AP
EU warns incoming Israeli gov’t against West Bank annexation
Middle East
April 24, 2020
EU warns incoming Israeli gov’t against West Bank annexation
JERUSALEM (AP) — The European Union on Thursday issued a warning against the incoming Israeli government’s intention to annex parts…
Staff count emotional cost as virus savages UK nursing homes
World
April 24, 2020
Staff count emotional cost as virus savages UK nursing homes
SELSTON, England (AP) — Lucy Dawson is haunted by a sense of powerlessness. The nurse has equipment to treat the…
Muslims try to keep Ramadan spirit amid virus restrictions
Features/Interviews
April 24, 2020
Muslims try to keep Ramadan spirit amid virus restrictions
BAHTIM, Egypt (AP) — Every year during Ramadan, the Light of Muhammad Mosque sets up long tables on the street…
Africa dangerously behind in global race for virus gear
World
April 24, 2020
Africa dangerously behind in global race for virus gear
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — As Africa braces for a surge in coronavirus cases, its countries are dangerously behind in the global…
Coronavirus shakes the conceit of ‘American exceptionalism’
Features/Interviews
April 24, 2020
Coronavirus shakes the conceit of ‘American exceptionalism’
WASHINGTON (AP) — What if the real “invisible enemy” is the enemy from within — America’s very institutions? When the…
Lebanon’s currency on downward spiral amid financial turmoil
Middle East
April 24, 2020
Lebanon’s currency on downward spiral amid financial turmoil
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s currency continued its downward spiral against the dollar on Thursday, reaching a new low amid financial…
Iran, like wider Middle East, relies on deliveries amid pandemic
Middle East
April 24, 2020
Iran, like wider Middle East, relies on deliveries amid pandemic
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — For some US$15 a day, deliverymen don masks and gloves in Iran’s capital to zip across…
Germany: Syrian ex-secret police go on trial for war crimes
Middle East
April 23, 2020
Germany: Syrian ex-secret police go on trial for war crimes
BERLIN (AP) — Two former members of Syria’s secret police appeared in court in Germany on Thursday accused of crimes…
EU leaders weigh massive virus economic recovery measures
Economy
April 23, 2020
EU leaders weigh massive virus economic recovery measures
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders are set to weigh Thursday the damage the coronavirus has inflicted on health care…
Turkey marks its 100th year of parliament amid coronavirus
Middle East
April 23, 2020
Turkey marks its 100th year of parliament amid coronavirus
ISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish Airlines plane has flown over the country drawing the Turkish flag in its flight path…
White House shifts from raising alarms to reopening country
World
April 23, 2020
White House shifts from raising alarms to reopening country
WASHINGTON (AP) — For weeks, the Trump administration played up the dangers of the coronavirus as it sought to persuade…
Leaving Wuhan: Getting into virus-hit city was the easy part
Features/Interviews
April 23, 2020
Leaving Wuhan: Getting into virus-hit city was the easy part
BEIJING (AP) — Getting into Wuhan was the easy part. New virus infections had fallen to almost zero and travel…
Virus traps, sickens foreign laborers in Gulf Arab states
Middle East
April 23, 2020
Virus traps, sickens foreign laborers in Gulf Arab states
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long a lifeline for families back home, migrant workers in oil-rich Gulf Arab states…
No pay cuts, layoffs but Middle East firm rethinks food security
Business
April 22, 2020
No pay cuts, layoffs but Middle East firm rethinks food security
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One of the biggest private employers in the Middle East has no plans to…
Israel: Palestinian shot and killed after stabbing policeman
Middle East
April 22, 2020
Israel: Palestinian shot and killed after stabbing policeman
JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian attacker was shot and killed on Wednesday after he rammed his vehicle into an Israeli…
Lebanese protests, politics resume with a new, virus twist
Middle East
April 21, 2020
Lebanese protests, politics resume with a new, virus twist
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese lawmakers convened Tuesday inside a cavernous Beirut theater so that parliament members could observe social distancing…
UN in Libya warns of possible war crimes as fighting rages
Middle East
April 21, 2020
UN in Libya warns of possible war crimes as fighting rages
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations on Monday warned of rapidly escalating violence and a worsening humanitarian crisis in Libya,…
Harry and Meghan say they won’t cooperate with UK tabloids
World
April 20, 2020
Harry and Meghan say they won’t cooperate with UK tabloids
LONDON (AP) — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced they will no longer cooperate with several British tabloid…
UNICEF seeks more aid for at-risk Middle East kids amid pandemic
Middle East
April 20, 2020
UNICEF seeks more aid for at-risk Middle East kids amid pandemic
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The UN children’s agency appealed Monday for an additional US$92.4 million to help fight the coronavirus…
Iran opens up as economic woes trump virus infection fears
Middle East
April 20, 2020
Iran opens up as economic woes trump virus infection fears
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Monday began opening intercity highways and major shopping centers to stimulate its sanctions-choked economy,…