Etihad to resume transit flights after UAE lifts suspension
Middle East
June 4, 2020
Etihad to resume transit flights after UAE lifts suspension
DUBAI (Reuters) — Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways will resume carrying transit passengers from certain destinations on June 10 after the…
Art van adds a splash of color to drab Gaza life
Middle East
June 4, 2020
Art van adds a splash of color to drab Gaza life
GAZA (Reuters) — Every day Ammar Abu Shamalla adds a little color to drab routine life in Gaza, loading up…
Egyptians largely follow law on wearing masks, some worry about cost
Egypt
June 4, 2020
Egyptians largely follow law on wearing masks, some worry about cost
CAIRO (Reuters) — Most Egyptians appear to be following a new law that says they must wear face masks in…
Egypt reports first decline in new coronavirus cases for a week
Egypt
June 4, 2020
Egypt reports first decline in new coronavirus cases for a week
CAIRO (Reuters) — Egypt confirmed 1,399 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday, the health ministry said, its first…
Iran’s Khamenei says Floyd’s killing exposes real nature of US
Middle East
June 3, 2020
Iran’s Khamenei says Floyd’s killing exposes real nature of US
DUBAI (Reuters) — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that the killing of George Floyd in police…
Magnitude 4.9 quake hits Iran-Iraq border region
Middle East
June 3, 2020
Magnitude 4.9 quake hits Iran-Iraq border region
DUBAI (Reuters) — An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 struck the Iran-Iraq border region on Wednesday at a depth of 10…
Hides that reveal: DNA helps scholars divine Dead Sea Scrolls
Archaeology
June 3, 2020
Hides that reveal: DNA helps scholars divine Dead Sea Scrolls
JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Genetic sampling of the Dead Sea Scrolls has tested understandings that the 2,000-year-old artifacts were the work…
Egypt’s wealth fund to develop Cairo Citadel district into tourist destination
Egypt
June 2, 2020
Egypt’s wealth fund to develop Cairo Citadel district into tourist destination
CAIRO (Reuters) — Egypt’s antiquities authority is to transfer Cairo’s historic Bab al-Azab district — with Ottoman-era architecture and the…
Turkey orders 118 people detained over suspected Gulen links
Middle East
June 2, 2020
Turkey orders 118 people detained over suspected Gulen links
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey issued detention warrants for 118 people, mostly members of the military and security forces, suspected of…
Iranian professor acquitted of sanctions busting leaves US
Middle East
June 2, 2020
Iranian professor acquitted of sanctions busting leaves US
DUBAI (Reuters) — An Iranian professor imprisoned in the United States after being acquitted of stealing trade secrets has left…