Middle East
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…
Afghans say preventing next war as vital as ending this one
October 18, 2020
Afghans say preventing next war as vital as ending this one
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — At a Kabul museum honoring Afghanistan’s war victims, talking to visitors reveals just how many layers…
Israel: Gaza militants fire rocket into southern Israel
October 17, 2020
Israel: Gaza militants fire rocket into southern Israel
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip fired a rocket into southern Israel on Friday,…
Lebanon praises US mediation in maritime border talks Israel
October 17, 2020
Lebanon praises US mediation in maritime border talks Israel
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun told a visiting US official Friday that his country “heavily relies” on Washington’s…
Iran announces its virus death toll passes 30,000 killed
October 17, 2020
Iran announces its virus death toll passes 30,000 killed
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran announced Saturday that its death toll from the coronavirus has passed the milestone of 30,000…