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Israel takes step toward monitoring phones of virus patients
Middle East
March 16, 2020
Israel takes step toward monitoring phones of virus patients
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has long been known for its use of technology to track the movements of Palestinian militants.…
Member of Iranian clerical assembly dies from virus: reports
Middle East
March 16, 2020
Member of Iranian clerical assembly dies from virus: reports
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A 78-year-old member of the Iranian clerical body that chooses the country’s supreme leader has died…
‘There is nothing now’: Syrians in Idlib fear end nearing
Middle East
March 16, 2020
‘There is nothing now’: Syrians in Idlib fear end nearing
IDLIB, Syria (AP) — “There’s nothing now. Nothing at all,” said Yasser Aboud, as he looked away from his family’s…
Iran says worsening outbreak could strain health facilities
Middle East
March 15, 2020
Iran says worsening outbreak could strain health facilities
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s official leading the response to the worst coronavirus outbreak in the Middle East on Sunday…
Iraq’s protesters struggle to keep waning movement going
Middle East
March 14, 2020
Iraq’s protesters struggle to keep waning movement going
BAGHDAD (AP) — At the once bustling hub of the largest anti-government protest movement in Iraq’s modern history, crowds have…
Turkish, Russian troops to start joint Syria patrols on Sunday
Middle East
March 13, 2020
Turkish, Russian troops to start joint Syria patrols on Sunday
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish and Russian troops will begin jointly patrolling a key highway in northwest Syria on Sunday…
Death toll at 18 as Egypt storms, flooding enter 2nd day
Egypt
March 13, 2020
Death toll at 18 as Egypt storms, flooding enter 2nd day
CAIRO (AP) — Thunderstorms and flooding around Egypt entered a second day Friday, interrupting daily life in much of the…
Iraq army says US strikes kill 5 security forces, 1 civilian
Middle East
March 13, 2020
Iraq army says US strikes kill 5 security forces, 1 civilian
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s military said five security force members and a civilian were killed early Friday in a barrage…
Religious services curbed across Mideast over virus fears
Middle East
March 13, 2020
Religious services curbed across Mideast over virus fears
JERUSALEM (AP) — Religious authorities moved to cancel or limit weekly prayer gatherings across the Middle East on Friday to…
US strikes Iran-backed group that hit Iraq base: Pentagon
Middle East
March 13, 2020
US strikes Iran-backed group that hit Iraq base: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. launched airstrikes Thursday in Iraq, targeting the Iranian-backed Shia militia members believed responsible for the…
Spread of coronavirus triggers travel bans, US market plunge
World
March 12, 2020
Spread of coronavirus triggers travel bans, US market plunge
ROME (AP) — Sweeping travel bans accelerated around the globe Thursday, walling regions apart, keeping people inside their homes and…
Iran asks for billions in loans as virus deaths climb to 429
Middle East
March 12, 2020
Iran asks for billions in loans as virus deaths climb to 429
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Thursday it had asked for an emergency $5 billion loan from the International Monetary…
Spike in cases in Gulf pushes Mideast past 10,000 infections
Middle East
March 12, 2020
Spike in cases in Gulf pushes Mideast past 10,000 infections
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A spike in cases in the Gulf Arab states helped push infections in the…
Trump ban on travel from Europe escalates pain for airlines
World
March 12, 2020
Trump ban on travel from Europe escalates pain for airlines
President Donald Trump’s decision Wednesday to impose a 30-day ban on most Europeans entering the United States is the latest…
Iran VP, 2 Cabinet members have new virus: news agency
Middle East
March 12, 2020
Iran VP, 2 Cabinet members have new virus: news agency
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s senior vice president and two other Cabinet members have contracted the new coronavirus, a semiofficial…
Saudi, UAE economies rocked by plunging oil prices and virus
Middle East
March 11, 2020
Saudi, UAE economies rocked by plunging oil prices and virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — It’s been a turbulent week for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and…
Iran says virus kills 63 more, death toll climbs to 354
Middle East
March 11, 2020
Iran says virus kills 63 more, death toll climbs to 354
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran says the new coronavirus has killed 63 more people, raising the death toll to 354 amid…
Israeli court rejects Netanyahu request to delay trial
Middle East
March 10, 2020
Israeli court rejects Netanyahu request to delay trial
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli court on Tuesday rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s request to delay the start of his…
Putin backs amendment allowing him to remain in power
World
March 10, 2020
Putin backs amendment allowing him to remain in power
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin says he supports a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow him to seek…
Iran says new virus kills 54, death toll climbs to 291
Middle East
March 10, 2020
Iran says new virus kills 54, death toll climbs to 291
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Tuesday that the new coronavirus killed 54 more people, raising the death toll to…