Middle East
Belgium: Iranian diplomat convicted over 2018 bomb plot in France
February 4, 2021
Belgium: Iranian diplomat convicted over 2018 bomb plot in France
Iranian diplomat Assadolah Assadi was convicted of attempted terrorism Thursday by a court in Belgium for his role in a 2018…
Middle East: Are people losing their religion?
February 4, 2021
Middle East: Are people losing their religion?
Few topics are as delicate as religion — especially in the Middle East. Officially, Arab states have major Muslim populations, varying…
Prominent Lebanese activist, publisher found dead in his car
February 4, 2021
Prominent Lebanese activist, publisher found dead in his car
BEIRUT (AP) — A prominent Lebanese publisher and strong critic of the Shiite militant Hezbollah group was found dead in…
Crime, conflict, chaos crushing Afghan hopes for tomorrow
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…