Middle East
Qatari sports network retains EPL rights amid Saudi dispute
Middle East
December 17, 2020
Qatari sports network retains EPL rights amid Saudi dispute
LONDON (AP) — Qatar’s sports broadcasting network retained the rights to air all English Premier League games on Thursday for…
US Joint Chiefs chairman meets with Taliban on peace talks
Middle East
December 17, 2020
US Joint Chiefs chairman meets with Taliban on peace talks
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The top US general held unannounced talks with Taliban peace negotiators in the Persian Gulf to…
Lives Lost: Doctor chose to stay, work in war-torn Syria
Middle East
December 17, 2020
Lives Lost: Doctor chose to stay, work in war-torn Syria
Dr. Adnan Jasem had every reason to leave war-torn Syria after surviving a bomb blast that broke his legs four…
Saudis pushing for Gulf dispute breakthrough at summit – sources
Middle East
December 17, 2020
Saudis pushing for Gulf dispute breakthrough at summit – sources
DUBAI (Reuters) – An annual Gulf Arab summit has been put off to January while parties locked in a rancorous…
Palestinians left waiting as Israel is set to deploy vaccine
Middle East
December 17, 2020
Palestinians left waiting as Israel is set to deploy vaccine
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israel will begin rolling out a major coronavirus vaccination campaign next week after the prime…
A pandemic atlas: A virus widens Israel’s religious rifts
Middle East
December 16, 2020
A pandemic atlas: A virus widens Israel’s religious rifts
BNEI BRAK, Israel (AP) — When Israel went into its second nationwide coronavirus lockdown in September, most of the country…
Iran’s Supreme Leader reappears in public, hits out at US
Middle East
December 16, 2020
Iran’s Supreme Leader reappears in public, hits out at US
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday used his first public appearance in weeks to suggest the…
Turkey’s Erdogan, EU’s Michel discussed EU summit in call
Middle East
December 16, 2020
Turkey’s Erdogan, EU’s Michel discussed EU summit in call
ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan told European Council President Charles Michel in a call that Turkey wants to build…
Saudi Arabia plans spending cuts to trim deficit amid virus
Middle East
December 16, 2020
Saudi Arabia plans spending cuts to trim deficit amid virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia plans to cut more than seven percent in spending next year, the…
Camp closures force Iraqi families back to shattered homes
Middle East
December 16, 2020
Camp closures force Iraqi families back to shattered homes
DEBAJA, Iraq (AP) — After living in a camp for three years, 70-year-old Merhi Hamed Abdullah returned to his village…