Middle East
Crime, conflict, chaos crushing Afghan hopes for tomorrow
Middle East
February 4, 2021
Crime, conflict, chaos crushing Afghan hopes for tomorrow
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Every morning when Khan Wali Kamran left for work, he was afraid his children might be…
Gulf Arab states launch new restrictions over virus fears
Middle East
February 4, 2021
Gulf Arab states launch new restrictions over virus fears
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Gulf Arab states on Thursday launched new restrictions over fears of the coronavirus resurging…
IMF says vaccines to fuel Mideast recovery, tough path ahead
Middle East
February 4, 2021
IMF says vaccines to fuel Mideast recovery, tough path ahead
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Broad access to different coronavirus vaccines remains crucial for an economic recovery in the…
Tripoli, Lebanon’s poorest city, on edge after curfew, protests
Middle East
February 3, 2021
Tripoli, Lebanon’s poorest city, on edge after curfew, protests
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) – Lebanon’s poorest city, Tripoli, was again racked by violent protests last week, and some politicians and…
Pandemic’s second wave threatens to derail Dubai’s tourism surge
Middle East
February 3, 2021
Pandemic’s second wave threatens to derail Dubai’s tourism surge
DUBAI, February 3 (Reuters) – A second wave of coronavirus infections threatens to upend a tourism boom in Dubai that…
Kurds and government end rival sieges in northern Syria
Middle East
February 3, 2021
Kurds and government end rival sieges in northern Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Kurdish forces in northern Syria ended a weekslong siege of government-held neighborhoods in two northeastern cities Tuesday,…
Tehran buddies up to the Taliban
Middle East
February 3, 2021
Tehran buddies up to the Taliban
During talks in Tehran, Ali Shamkhani, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, told a Taliban delegation: “The…
Palestinians give first vaccines after Israel shares supply
Middle East
February 3, 2021
Palestinians give first vaccines after Israel shares supply
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Palestinian Authority administered its first known coronavirus vaccinations on Tuesday after receiving thousands of doses from…
US cool to, but does not reject, Iran’s idea on reviving nuclear deal
Middle East
February 3, 2021
US cool to, but does not reject, Iran’s idea on reviving nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The US State Department reacted coolly on Tuesday to an Iranian suggestion that Washington and Tehran take…
In a Baghdad bar, a Syrian serves cocktails to fix war woes
Middle East
February 3, 2021
In a Baghdad bar, a Syrian serves cocktails to fix war woes
BAGHDAD (AP) — From the outside, the building seems just one of the many in central Baghdad that are decaying…