Turkey, Greece to hold rival naval drills as Germany aims to cool row
Middle East
August 27, 2020
Turkey, Greece to hold rival naval drills as Germany aims to cool row
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey and Greece were set to hold separate naval drills in the same region of the eastern…
Dousing the flames: Israel battles Gaza fire balloon blazes
Middle East
August 27, 2020
Dousing the flames: Israel battles Gaza fire balloon blazes
BE’ERI, Israel (Reuters) – In a burnt and blackened wheat field along the Gaza border, Israeli firefighters brave the dry…
Minneapolis under curfew, state of emergency after Black homicide suspect’s death
World
August 27, 2020
Minneapolis under curfew, state of emergency after Black homicide suspect’s death
(Reuters) – The governor of Minnesota declared a state of peacetime emergency in the city of Minneapolis after violent protests…
Canada ready to join Lebanon blast probe if credible and transparent
Middle East
August 27, 2020
Canada ready to join Lebanon blast probe if credible and transparent
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Canada has offered to join Lebanon’s investigation into this month’s seismic Beirut port blast but under conditions…
Israeli tech’s ‘thirst’ for UAE cash must overcome old enmity
Middle East
August 27, 2020
Israeli tech’s ‘thirst’ for UAE cash must overcome old enmity
DUBAI/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A thaw in relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates has raised expectations of an influx…
Lebanon risks disappearing without new government, reforms: French foreign minister
Middle East
August 27, 2020
Lebanon risks disappearing without new government, reforms: French foreign minister
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s foreign minister said on Thursday that Lebanon risked disappearing due to the inaction of its political…
Gaza man dies of coronavirus as enclave clamps down on outbreak
Middle East
August 26, 2020
Gaza man dies of coronavirus as enclave clamps down on outbreak
GAZA (Reuters) – A 61-year-old man has died in the Gaza Strip after contracting the coronavirus, Palestinian authorities said on…
Survivors, grieving families reject NZ mosque shooter’s ‘white supremacist’ world view
World
August 26, 2020
Survivors, grieving families reject NZ mosque shooter’s ‘white supremacist’ world view
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – The father of slain three-year-old Mucaad Ibrahim, the youngest victim in the New Zealand mosque shootings, told…
Displaced Yemenis suffer as aid shortfall closes clinics
Middle East
August 26, 2020
Displaced Yemenis suffer as aid shortfall closes clinics
HAJJAH (Reuters) – Ahmed Mansour and his colleagues worked eight months without pay in a health center in a Yemeni…
Israel strikes Hezbollah posts in Lebanon after firing at troops, military says
Middle East
August 26, 2020
Israel strikes Hezbollah posts in Lebanon after firing at troops, military says
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israeli aircraft struck posts belonging to the Lebanese Shia group Hezbollah early on Wednesday after shots…