Middle East
Jordan warns of full lockdown after virus cases surge
October 1, 2020
Jordan warns of full lockdown after virus cases surge
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan warned on Wednesday it could be forced to return to a full lockdown, potentially devastating its…
Rockets land in Erbil hours after Iraqi PM pledges to protect diplomats
October 1, 2020
Rockets land in Erbil hours after Iraqi PM pledges to protect diplomats
SULAIMANIYA/MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iran-backed militias launched rockets targeting US troops that landed near Erbil airport in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan…
Iraq hopes US ‘reconsiders’ embassy closure, warns of danger
September 30, 2020
Iraq hopes US ‘reconsiders’ embassy closure, warns of danger
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s foreign minister on Wednesday said his country hopes the US will “reconsider” its decision to close…
Macron criticizes Turkey’s “warlike” rhetoric on Nagorno-Karabakh
September 30, 2020
Macron criticizes Turkey’s “warlike” rhetoric on Nagorno-Karabakh
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday Turkey’s “warlike” rhetoric was encouraging Azerbaijan to reconquer Nagorno-Karabakh and…
UN nuclear watchdog inspects second Iranian site as agreed with Tehran
September 30, 2020
UN nuclear watchdog inspects second Iranian site as agreed with Tehran
VIENNA (Reuters) – The UN nuclear watchdog has inspected the second of two suspected former secret atomic sites in Iran,…
Israeli PM to UN: Hezbollah storing missiles in Beirut
September 30, 2020
Israeli PM to UN: Hezbollah storing missiles in Beirut
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday accused the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah of maintaining a “secret…
Gazans left stranded abroad by Israeli-Palestinian standoff
September 30, 2020
Gazans left stranded abroad by Israeli-Palestinian standoff
JERUSALEM (AP) — For the last four months, Ahmed al-Kurdi, his wife and three children have been stranded in Jordan,…
Israel limits protests in new coronavirus lockdown law
September 30, 2020
Israel limits protests in new coronavirus lockdown law
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s parliament approved a government-backed edict on Wednesday likely to stifle protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
Hezbollah leaders tell French president to change approach
September 30, 2020
Hezbollah leaders tell French president to change approach
BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of the militant Hezbollah group said Tuesday they still welcome the French initiative to help…
Crown prince becomes oil-rich Kuwait’s new ruling emir
September 30, 2020
Crown prince becomes oil-rich Kuwait’s new ruling emir
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait’s Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah became the oil-rich nation’s new…