Lebanon in ‘final hours before’ declaring it cannot pay its debts: senior MP
Middle East
March 7, 2020
Lebanon in ‘final hours before’ declaring it cannot pay its debts: senior MP
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon is in “the final hours before” formally announcing it cannot pay its debts, senior MP Alain…
Blast near U.S. Embassy in Tunisia kills policeman
Middle East
March 6, 2020
Blast near U.S. Embassy in Tunisia kills policeman
TUNIS (Reuters) — Two militants on a motorbike blew themselves up outside the U.S. Embassy in Tunisia on Friday, killing…
Attack in Kabul kills at least 27 people, wounds dozens
Middle East
March 6, 2020
Attack in Kabul kills at least 27 people, wounds dozens
KABUL (Reuters) — Gunmen attacked a ceremony in Kabul on Friday, killing at least 27 people in the first major…
Facebook takes down Trump 2020 campaign’s ‘Census’ ads
World
March 6, 2020
Facebook takes down Trump 2020 campaign’s ‘Census’ ads
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) — Facebook Inc said on Thursday it was removing ads from President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign that…
Meet the female squad who clear out Vietnam’s unexploded bombs
World
March 6, 2020
Meet the female squad who clear out Vietnam’s unexploded bombs
QUANG TRI, Vietnam (Reuters) — Two petite women in protective gear walk slowly down an empty field in Vietnam, carrying…
Migrants dodge tear gas as Greek-Turkish border crisis deepens
Middle East
March 6, 2020
Migrants dodge tear gas as Greek-Turkish border crisis deepens
KASTANIES, Greece/PAZARKULE, Turkey (Reuters) — Migrants stuck on the Turkish side of the border with Greece tried to dodge tear…
Russia, Turkey agree ceasefire deal for Syria’s Idlib
Middle East
March 6, 2020
Russia, Turkey agree ceasefire deal for Syria’s Idlib
MOSCOW (Reuters) — Turkey and Russia agreed a ceasefire deal on Thursday in Syria’s Idlib region, their two leaders said…
‘Now we have corona’: Cash-strapped Lebanon navigates new crisis
Middle East
March 5, 2020
‘Now we have corona’: Cash-strapped Lebanon navigates new crisis
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s crippling financial crisis could pose a grave threat to managing a coronavirus outbreak that has so…
Palestinians protest as Israeli bulldozers clear land
Middle East
March 5, 2020
Palestinians protest as Israeli bulldozers clear land
QUSRA, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinians have launched protests in the occupied West Bank after Israeli bulldozers began clearing land…
Netanyahu election lead shrinks, raising prospect of another Israel vote
Middle East
March 4, 2020
Netanyahu election lead shrinks, raising prospect of another Israel vote
JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Israel appeared headed into another political stalemate on Wednesday after nearly-complete results indicated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…