Middle East
Dousing the flames: Israel battles Gaza fire balloon blazes
August 27, 2020
Dousing the flames: Israel battles Gaza fire balloon blazes
BE’ERI, Israel (Reuters) – In a burnt and blackened wheat field along the Gaza border, Israeli firefighters brave the dry…
Pompeo ends Mideast trip with visit to Oman’s new sultan
August 27, 2020
Pompeo ends Mideast trip with visit to Oman’s new sultan
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday visited Oman’s new sultan, the last…
Canada ready to join Lebanon blast probe if credible and transparent
August 27, 2020
Canada ready to join Lebanon blast probe if credible and transparent
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Canada has offered to join Lebanon’s investigation into this month’s seismic Beirut port blast but under conditions…
Israeli tech’s ‘thirst’ for UAE cash must overcome old enmity
August 27, 2020
Israeli tech’s ‘thirst’ for UAE cash must overcome old enmity
DUBAI/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A thaw in relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates has raised expectations of an influx…
Lebanon risks disappearing without new government, reforms: French foreign minister
August 27, 2020
Lebanon risks disappearing without new government, reforms: French foreign minister
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s foreign minister said on Thursday that Lebanon risked disappearing due to the inaction of its political…
Afghanistan: Flash floods leave dozens dead north of Kabul
August 26, 2020
Afghanistan: Flash floods leave dozens dead north of Kabul
At least 70 people have been killed and hundreds of houses destroyed by flash floods in northern Afghanistan, local officials…
Gaza man dies of coronavirus as enclave clamps down on outbreak
August 26, 2020
Gaza man dies of coronavirus as enclave clamps down on outbreak
GAZA (Reuters) – A 61-year-old man has died in the Gaza Strip after contracting the coronavirus, Palestinian authorities said on…
Pompeo to have closed-door meetings in Bahrain, UAE
August 26, 2020
Pompeo to have closed-door meetings in Bahrain, UAE
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will hold closed-door meetings Wednesday with Bahrain’s royal…
Yemeni separatists suspend talks with gov’t, clashes resume
August 26, 2020
Yemeni separatists suspend talks with gov’t, clashes resume
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Fighting resumed in southern Yemen between Emirati-backed separatists and the internationally recognized government, officials said Wednesday.…
Displaced Yemenis suffer as aid shortfall closes clinics
August 26, 2020
Displaced Yemenis suffer as aid shortfall closes clinics
HAJJAH (Reuters) – Ahmed Mansour and his colleagues worked eight months without pay in a health center in a Yemeni…