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Dubai ‘jetman’ Vincent Reffet killed in training incident
Middle East
November 18, 2020
Dubai ‘jetman’ Vincent Reffet killed in training incident
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One of Dubai’s “jetmen,” whose flights over the world’s tallest building and alongside a…
Syria’s longtime Foreign Minister al-Moallem dies at age 79
Middle East
November 16, 2020
Syria’s longtime Foreign Minister al-Moallem dies at age 79
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s longtime Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem, a career diplomat who became one of the country’s most prominent…
Bahrain’s long-serving prime minister dies at age 84
Middle East
November 11, 2020
Bahrain’s long-serving prime minister dies at age 84
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain’s Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, one of the world’s longest-serving prime ministers…
PLO’s Saeb Erekat dies after contracting COVID-19
Middle East
November 10, 2020
PLO’s Saeb Erekat dies after contracting COVID-19
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Saeb Erekat, 65, one of the most experienced and high-profile spokesmen for the Palestinian cause over decades…
Libyan investigators find more mass graves in recaptured city
Middle East
October 29, 2020
Libyan investigators find more mass graves in recaptured city
TARHOUNA, Libya (Reuters) – Libyan authorities have dug 12 bodies from four more unmarked graves in the city of Tarhouna,…
Palestinian teen dies after West Bank chase by Israeli army
Middle East
October 26, 2020
Palestinian teen dies after West Bank chase by Israeli army
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — An 18-year-old Palestinian died early Sunday after being chased by Israeli troops in the West…
A proper burial: Foreigners living in Hurghada request land grant for cemeteries
Egypt
October 20, 2020
A proper burial: Foreigners living in Hurghada request land grant for cemeteries
Foreigners living in Egypt’s Red Sea cities have appealed to the country’s Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, for the allocation of…
Founder of UAE state-run WAM news agency dies at 78
Middle East
October 20, 2020
Founder of UAE state-run WAM news agency dies at 78
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Ibrahim al-Abed, the founder of the United Arab Emirates’ state-run WAM news agency and…
Authorities detain two men suspected of dragging a young woman to death in Maadi
Egypt
October 15, 2020
Authorities detain two men suspected of dragging a young woman to death in Maadi
Maadi prosecutors remanded on Thursday two suspects accused of dragging a young woman to death in Maadi the day before.…
South African coffin-maker saw COVID-19 at work and at home
World
October 4, 2020
South African coffin-maker saw COVID-19 at work and at home
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The coffin-maker knew death too well. The boxes were stacked in his echoing workshop like the prows…