Middle East
UN hosts Libyan military leaders in hopes of end to conflict
October 19, 2020
UN hosts Libyan military leaders in hopes of end to conflict
GENEVA (AP) — Military leaders from Libya’s warring sides are meeting in Geneva in hopes of a UN-brokered breakthrough that…
IMF: Nearly all Mideast economies hit by pandemic recession
October 19, 2020
IMF: Nearly all Mideast economies hit by pandemic recession
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The coronavirus pandemic has pushed nearly all Mideast nations into the throes of an…
First commercial passenger flight from UAE lands in Israel
October 19, 2020
First commercial passenger flight from UAE lands in Israel
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The first commercial passenger flight to Israel by a carrier from the United Arab Emirates…
White House official went to Syria seeking Americans’ release
October 19, 2020
White House official went to Syria seeking Americans’ release
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A White House official traveled to Damascus earlier this year for secret meetings with the Syrian government…
Trump envoy hopes Israeli-Arab peace deals will continue whatever the US election result
October 19, 2020
Trump envoy hopes Israeli-Arab peace deals will continue whatever the US election result
MANAMA (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy said on Sunday the US President’s push for an Israeli-Arab rapprochement was…
UK festival curator accuses UAE minister of sex assault
October 19, 2020
UK festival curator accuses UAE minister of sex assault
LONDON (AP) — The chair of Britain’s Hay literary festival said Sunday the event will not return to Abu Dhabi…
Israel sends treaty delegation to Bahrain with Trump aides
October 18, 2020
Israel sends treaty delegation to Bahrain with Trump aides
MANAMA (Reuters) – An Israeli delegation accompanied by the US treasury secretary arrived in Bahrain on Sunday to formalise nascent…
UN arms embargoes on Iran expire despite US objections
October 18, 2020
UN arms embargoes on Iran expire despite US objections
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A decade-long U.N. arms embargo on Iran that barred it from purchasing foreign weapons like tanks…
Top Christian clerics urge Lebanese leaders to agree on government
October 18, 2020
Top Christian clerics urge Lebanese leaders to agree on government
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The leaders of Lebanon’s Maronite and Orthodox Christian churches urged Lebanese leaders on Sunday to stop delaying…
Lebanon’s protest flame still flickers on anniversary of ‘revolution’
October 18, 2020
Lebanon’s protest flame still flickers on anniversary of ‘revolution’
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Demonstrators marched through Lebanon’s capital on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of a protest movement that…