Many Jordanians struggling as country emerges from COVID-19 lockdown, UN agency says
Middle East
June 18, 2020
Many Jordanians struggling as country emerges from COVID-19 lockdown, UN agency says
AMMAN (Reuters) — Many people in Jordan are struggling to meet basic needs after a more than two-month lockdown to…
Saudi Arabia proposes framework to end standoff between allies in southern Yemen
Middle East
June 18, 2020
Saudi Arabia proposes framework to end standoff between allies in southern Yemen
DUBAI (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia has proposed a framework to end the latest standoff in southern Yemen between nominal allies…
World Bank provides US$400 mn to boost health insurance in Egypt
Egypt
June 17, 2020
World Bank provides US$400 mn to boost health insurance in Egypt
CAIRO, June 16 (Reuters) — The World Bank said on Tuesday it would provide US$400 million to support universal health…
EgyptAir seeking $185 mln from state banks to weather crisis
Egypt
June 17, 2020
EgyptAir seeking $185 mln from state banks to weather crisis
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s national carrier EgyptAir is seeking a three billion Egyptian pound ($185 million) loan to tide it…
Israel’s Netanyahu mulls two-phase West Bank annexation, newspaper says
Middle East
June 17, 2020
Israel’s Netanyahu mulls two-phase West Bank annexation, newspaper says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is weighing a limited initial annexation in the occupied West Bank, hoping to…
Post-lockdown recovery up in flames for Tunisia market vendors
Middle East
June 17, 2020
Post-lockdown recovery up in flames for Tunisia market vendors
TUNIS (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — It was the first day that the whole of the Tunis medina was open for…
Jordan’s king says regional stability put at risk by Israeli annexation
Middle East
June 17, 2020
Jordan’s king says regional stability put at risk by Israeli annexation
AMMAN (Reuters) — Jordan’s King Abdulllah warned on Tuesday that Israel’s planned move to annex parts of the Israeli-occupied West…
For Syrian family with 16 children, life at Turkish border only gets harder
Middle East
June 16, 2020
For Syrian family with 16 children, life at Turkish border only gets harder
IDLIB, Syria (Reuters) — Providing for 16 children including four sets of twins is only getting harder for Ahmad Yassin…
UN rights experts condemn Israel’s annexation plan and US support
Middle East
June 16, 2020
UN rights experts condemn Israel’s annexation plan and US support
GENEVA (Reuters) — UN human rights experts said on Tuesday that Israel’s plan to annex significant parts of the occupied…
Europeans push for Iran rebuke at nuclear watchdog over inspections
Middle East
June 16, 2020
Europeans push for Iran rebuke at nuclear watchdog over inspections
VIENNA/PARIS (Reuters) — Major European powers want to admonish Iran at the UN nuclear watchdog over its ongoing refusal to…