With no Lebanese political progress, France pushes aid meeting
Middle East
December 2, 2020
With no Lebanese political progress, France pushes aid meeting
PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron will seek to revive a French initiative on Lebanon when he hosts an international…
Vietnam says recent typhoons caused 192 deaths, $1.3 billion damages
World
December 2, 2020
Vietnam says recent typhoons caused 192 deaths, $1.3 billion damages
HANOI (Reuters) – Natural disasters in the past two months caused Vietnam 30 trillion dong ($1.3 billion) in economic damage…
Friends or foes? Syrian refugees divided on fate of defectors
Middle East
December 2, 2020
Friends or foes? Syrian refugees divided on fate of defectors
GERA, Germany (Reuters) – Should former members of the Syrian security forces who have defected from President Bashar al-Assad’s government…
Analysis: Wary Turks aren’t buying Erdogan’s economic promise yet
Middle East
December 2, 2020
Analysis: Wary Turks aren’t buying Erdogan’s economic promise yet
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s promise of a new economic era triggered a foreign-driven rally in the lira,…
COVID-19 drives 40% spike in number of people needing humanitarian aid, UN says
World
December 1, 2020
COVID-19 drives 40% spike in number of people needing humanitarian aid, UN says
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled a 40% increase in the number of people needing humanitarian assistance…
Turkey orders detention of 82 military personnel over suspected Gulen links -Anadolu
Middle East
December 1, 2020
Turkey orders detention of 82 military personnel over suspected Gulen links -Anadolu
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey ordered the detention of 82 military personnel in an operation targeting supporters of the Muslim preacher…
Draft bill hardening Iran’s nuclear stance clears first hurdle in parliament
Middle East
December 1, 2020
Draft bill hardening Iran’s nuclear stance clears first hurdle in parliament
DUBAI (Reuters) – A draft bill requiring Iran’s government to pursue uranium enrichment of 20 percent, and to disregard other…
US arms sales to UAE draw fire from 29 rights groups
Middle East
December 1, 2020
US arms sales to UAE draw fire from 29 rights groups
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Twenty-nine arms control and human rights organizations have signed a letter opposing the sale of $23 billion…
Yemen pushes polio immunization in bid to stem outbreak
Middle East
November 30, 2020
Yemen pushes polio immunization in bid to stem outbreak
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemeni health worker Fairouz Sanad lugs a coolbox of polio vaccines from house to house, dripping the…
Afghan female artist breaks tattoo taboo in Kabul studio
Middle East
November 30, 2020
Afghan female artist breaks tattoo taboo in Kabul studio
KABUL (Reuters) – Soraya Shahidy carefully lays a stencil on Nargis Merzayi’s arm before inking the latest tattoo in her…