Russian delegation holds talks with Assad as Syrian economy crumbles
Middle East
September 7, 2020
Russian delegation holds talks with Assad as Syrian economy crumbles
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Senior Russian officials held talks in Damascus on Monday with President Bashar al Assad, as the Syrian…
UAE planning first official visit to Israel on Sept. 22: source
Middle East
September 7, 2020
UAE planning first official visit to Israel on Sept. 22: source
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates is planning to make its first official visit to Israel on Sept. 22…
Afghan negotiators wait in Kabul as start of peace talks faces delays: sources
Middle East
September 7, 2020
Afghan negotiators wait in Kabul as start of peace talks faces delays: sources
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan negotiators have pushed back a planned trip to Doha for long-awaited peace talks with the Taliban…
Democrat Biden adds former rival Buttigieg, ex-Obama officials to transition team
World
September 7, 2020
Democrat Biden adds former rival Buttigieg, ex-Obama officials to transition team
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Joe Biden’s presidential campaign on Saturday added former Democratic primary rival Pete Buttigieg, along with senior officials…
Saudi King tells Trump that kingdom is eager to achieve fair solution to Palestinian issue
Middle East
September 7, 2020
Saudi King tells Trump that kingdom is eager to achieve fair solution to Palestinian issue
CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman told US President Donald Trump in a phone call on Sunday that the…
‘Fateful times’: Lebanese patriarch says new cabinet must spurn old, corrupt ways
Middle East
September 6, 2020
‘Fateful times’: Lebanese patriarch says new cabinet must spurn old, corrupt ways
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s top Christian cleric said on Sunday a new government must deliver urgent economic and other reforms…
‘No signs of life’ in Beirut rubble after three-day search for blast survivors
Middle East
September 6, 2020
‘No signs of life’ in Beirut rubble after three-day search for blast survivors
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Rescue workers digging through the rubble of a Beirut building for the third day on Saturday said…
Iran’s friends should have defied US sanctions during pandemic – President Rouhani
Middle East
September 6, 2020
Iran’s friends should have defied US sanctions during pandemic – President Rouhani
(Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani castigated Iran’s friends on Saturday for not standing up to the United States and…
Rescuers search Beirut rubble for second day after pulse detected
Middle East
September 5, 2020
Rescuers search Beirut rubble for second day after pulse detected
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Rescue workers dug through the rubble of a Beirut building for a second day on Friday hoping…
Iran begins new school year amid virus concerns
Middle East
September 5, 2020
Iran begins new school year amid virus concerns
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Saturday opened the new school year after nearly seven months of closure. In a…