Middle East

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet decided on Thursday to tighten Israel’s coronavirus lockdown after he said a…

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – In Afghanistan’s southern province of Kandahar, rights activist Maryam Durani has found a fresh outlet for…

CAIRO (AP) — Amnesty International said Thursday that thousands of Europe-bound migrants who were intercepted and returned to Libyan shores…

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Eastern Libyan forces said on Wednesday they killed the leader of the Islamic State group in…

BEIRUT (AP) — Facing an economic meltdown and other crises, Lebanon’s president on Wednesday asked for the world’s help to…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two oil-rich Arab Gulf states suffered severe economic blows on Wednesday, as a major…

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan and the United States have discussed how Khartoum could advance Arab-Israeli peace, authorities said on Wednesday,…

AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan reported 634 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, its highest daily count since the start of the…

BEIRUT (Reuters) – An arms depot of the Iran-backed Shi’ite Muslim group Hezbollah exploded in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, a…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The level of violence in Afghanistan is unacceptably high and the United States expects further setbacks during…