As first COVID-19 case detected, Yemen braces for fresh humanitarian disaster
Middle East

As first COVID-19 case detected, Yemen braces for fresh humanitarian disaster

After the first case of COVID-19 was detected in Yemen, authorities and humanitarian aid organizations fear that the war-torn country…
Jerusalem: An eerily different Easter in the time of coronavirus
Middle East

Jerusalem: An eerily different Easter in the time of coronavirus

The coronavirus pandemic has also gripped the Holy Land and Jerusalem’s Old City has come to a near standstill. Bereft…
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
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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…
Is Iran using the coronavirus crisis to bolster its nuclear program?
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Is Iran using the coronavirus crisis to bolster its nuclear program?

Iran is currently facing two crises. Sanctions have cut the country off from global markets, which has brought the economy…
Syria prison riot highlights Kurdish forces’ struggle with IS combatants
Middle East

Syria prison riot highlights Kurdish forces’ struggle with IS combatants

IS was defeated one year ago. But to this day, Kurdish forces are guarding thousands of former IS combatants. A…
Coronavirus fuels domestic violence in the Middle East
Middle East

Coronavirus fuels domestic violence in the Middle East

For many women in the Middle East and North Africa, physical violence is a part of everyday life. In countries…
Turkey-Libya maritime deal triggers Mediterranean tensions
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Turkey-Libya maritime deal triggers Mediterranean tensions

Two deals signed by Turkey and the internationally recognized government in Libya on maritime boundaries and military cooperation have angered…
Iran agrees to release British-flagged oil tanker
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Iran agrees to release British-flagged oil tanker

Iranian maritime officials have approved the Stena Impero, a Swedish tanker sailing under the British flag, to exit Iranian waters after…
UN welcomes Yemen rebels’ offer to halt attacks on Saudi Arabia
Middle East

UN welcomes Yemen rebels’ offer to halt attacks on Saudi Arabia

The Huthi plan to cease drone and missile attacks in Saudi Arabia “could send a powerful message of the will…
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