Middle East
Iraqi health officials: 58 dead in fire at coronavirus ward
Middle East
July 13, 2021
Iraqi health officials: 58 dead in fire at coronavirus ward
BAGHDAD (AP) — The death toll from a catastrophic blaze that erupted at a coronavirus hospital ward in southern Iraq…
Top US commander in Afghanistan hands over command
Middle East
July 12, 2021
Top US commander in Afghanistan hands over command
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The top US commander in Afghanistan relinquished his command at a ceremony in the Afghan capital…
Two Jordanians sentenced to 15 years over alleged royal plot
Middle East
July 12, 2021
Two Jordanians sentenced to 15 years over alleged royal plot
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A Jordanian state security court on Monday sentenced two former officials to serve 15 years in…
Sudan eyes agreement to establish Russian logistic center on the Red Sea
Middle East
July 12, 2021
Sudan eyes agreement to establish Russian logistic center on the Red Sea
Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Maryam al-Sadiq said on Monday that her country is studying an agreement to establish a…
Israeli court annuls parts of surrogacy law excluding gays
Middle East
July 12, 2021
Israeli court annuls parts of surrogacy law excluding gays
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court on Sunday cleared the way for same-sex couples to have children through surrogate mothers,…
Oman’s sultan arrives in Saudi Arabia on first foreign trip
Middle East
July 12, 2021
Oman’s sultan arrives in Saudi Arabia on first foreign trip
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Oman’s sultan arrived in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, starting the first visit by an…
Netanyahu vacates prime minister’s residence in Jerusalem
Middle East
July 12, 2021
Netanyahu vacates prime minister’s residence in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AP) — Benjamin Netanyahu and his family vacated the Israeli prime minister’s official residence early Sunday, nearly a month…
Jordanian court to announce verdict in alleged royal plot
Middle East
July 12, 2021
Jordanian court to announce verdict in alleged royal plot
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A Jordanian state security court is expected to announce a verdict Monday in the trial of…
Iranian exiles protest, demand prosecution of president-elect
Middle East
July 11, 2021
Iranian exiles protest, demand prosecution of president-elect
BERLIN, July 10 (Reuters) – Supporters of Iran’s exiled opposition rallied in Berlin and elsewhere on Saturday to demand the…
Syria’s president decrees 50% salary hike amid harsh crisis
Middle East
July 11, 2021
Syria’s president decrees 50% salary hike amid harsh crisis
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad issued a decree Sunday giving hundreds of thousands of civil servants and…