Middle East
Analysis: Shock Turkey leadership overhaul could mark pivot on economy
Middle East
November 9, 2020
Analysis: Shock Turkey leadership overhaul could mark pivot on economy
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The shock departure of Turkey’s top two economic policymakers at the weekend sets the stage for an…
Two Lebanese youth offer migrant workers a way back home
Middle East
November 9, 2020
Two Lebanese youth offer migrant workers a way back home
BEIRUT (AP) — In a damp room with a few rotting pieces of furniture and old mattresses on the floor,…
Loved or hated, Trump stamped his face on the Mideast conflict
Middle East
November 8, 2020
Loved or hated, Trump stamped his face on the Mideast conflict
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – “God Bless You Donald and Melania” read the poster hanging over an Israeli highway during the US…
Saudi Arabia to host Formula One race in 2021 in Jiddah
Middle East
November 6, 2020
Saudi Arabia to host Formula One race in 2021 in Jiddah
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia will host a Formula One race next year, a move aimed at…
Trump tried to reinvent Middle East policy, but the region is still a bottomless pit of woes
Middle East
November 5, 2020
Trump tried to reinvent Middle East policy, but the region is still a bottomless pit of woes
Beirut (CNN) – All the world’s a stage, Shakespeare wrote. But since President Donald Trump came to office, the rest…
Jordan records 62 COVID deaths, highest daily rate since start of pandemic
Middle East
November 5, 2020
Jordan records 62 COVID deaths, highest daily rate since start of pandemic
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan reported 62 new deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday, the highest daily death toll since the pandemic…
Israel says troops kill Palestinian gunman in West Bank
Middle East
November 4, 2020
Israel says troops kill Palestinian gunman in West Bank
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Wednesday that troops killed a Palestinian man who had shot at soldiers near…
Saudi Arabia to remove key restrictions on migrant laborers
Middle East
November 4, 2020
Saudi Arabia to remove key restrictions on migrant laborers
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Wednesday announced reforms that will abolish some key restrictions tying millions…
Dubai’s budget carrier to start regular flights to Tel Aviv
Middle East
November 4, 2020
Dubai’s budget carrier to start regular flights to Tel Aviv
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai’s budget carrier flydubai said Wednesday that it would start flying twice daily to…
Russia FM: 2,000 Mideast militants fight in Nagorno-Karabakh
Middle East
November 4, 2020
Russia FM: 2,000 Mideast militants fight in Nagorno-Karabakh
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Russia’s top diplomat said Tuesday that about 2,000 fighters from the Middle East have joined the…