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Yemen records first coronavirus case in Taiz province as virus spreads
Middle East
May 2, 2020
Yemen records first coronavirus case in Taiz province as virus spreads
ADEN (Reuters) – Yemen reported the first case of the novel coronavirus in a third province late on Friday, raising…
Will the Collapse of American Crude Oil Prices Overthrow Trump?
Opinion
April 28, 2020
Will the Collapse of American Crude Oil Prices Overthrow Trump?
On April 10, 2020, Russia and OPEC member states agreed to cut oil production by 10 million barrels per day…
As society opens, Saudi women surge into job market
Middle East
April 28, 2020
As society opens, Saudi women surge into job market
Like thousands of Saudi women, Rouaa al-Mousa entered the workforce as reforms sweep the ultra-conservative kingdom and is certain that…
Ramadan period drama with Jewish characters stirs debate in Middle East
Features/Interviews
April 27, 2020
Ramadan period drama with Jewish characters stirs debate in Middle East
A period drama about the trials of a Jewish midwife airing on Saudi-controlled MBC for Ramadan has drawn both criticisms…
Middle East economies take massive hit with oil price crash
Middle East
April 27, 2020
Middle East economies take massive hit with oil price crash
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq is planning painful cuts in social benefits relied on by millions of government workers. Saudi Arabia…
Saudi eases coronavirus curfews, keeps 24-hour curfew in Mecca
Middle East
April 26, 2020
Saudi eases coronavirus curfews, keeps 24-hour curfew in Mecca
CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia eased curfews on Sunday across the country, while keeping 24-hour curfews in the city of…
Egypt organizes two flights to return Egyptians stranded in Washington
Egypt
April 26, 2020
Egypt organizes two flights to return Egyptians stranded in Washington
Sources from the Ministry of Civil Aviation said that the ministry will organize two exceptional flights on May 1 and…
Yemen crisis deepens as separatists declare self-governance
Middle East
April 26, 2020
Yemen crisis deepens as separatists declare self-governance
Yemeni separatists early Sunday declared self-rule of the country’s south as a peace deal with the government crumbled, complicating a…
Virus traps, sickens foreign laborers in Gulf Arab states
Middle East
April 25, 2020
Virus traps, sickens foreign laborers in Gulf Arab states
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long a lifeline for families back home, migrant workers in oil-rich Gulf Arab states…
Saudi Arabia abolishes flogging
Middle East
April 25, 2020
Saudi Arabia abolishes flogging
Saudi Arabia has abolished flogging as a punishment, the state human rights commission said Saturday, hailing a “major step forward”…