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Jordan returns to weekend lockdown as COVID-19 cases mount

Jordan returns to weekend lockdown as COVID-19 cases mount

AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan will enter a nationwide 48-hour lockdown on Friday for the first time in months as health…
US troops in Afghanistan should be ‘home by Christmas’: Trump

US troops in Afghanistan should be ‘home by Christmas’: Trump

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – All US troops in Afghanistan should be “home by Christmas,” President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, just…
Shi’ite pilgrimage fans fears of spreading COVID-19 in Iraq

Shi’ite pilgrimage fans fears of spreading COVID-19 in Iraq

KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) – The world’s largest annual religious gathering is in full swing and is posing formidable health hazards…
UN envoy condemns deadly clashes in Yemen’s key port city

UN envoy condemns deadly clashes in Yemen’s key port city

CAIRO (AP) — A top UN official Thursday condemned recent clashes in Yemen’s strategic port city of Hodeida, which have…
Officials: Nigerian migrant burned alive in Libya’s Tripoli

Officials: Nigerian migrant burned alive in Libya’s Tripoli

CAIRO (AP) — A migrant worker was burned to death in the Libyan capital, UN and government officials said Wednesday,…
Exclusive: Qatar makes formal request for F-35 jets – sources

Exclusive: Qatar makes formal request for F-35 jets – sources

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Qatar has submitted a formal request to the United States to buy stealthy F-35 fighter jets, three…
Tunisia imposes night curfew to slow second wave of pandemic

Tunisia imposes night curfew to slow second wave of pandemic

TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian authorities will impose a curfew in the capital Tunis to slow a surge in coronavirus cases,…
Lebanese president to hold consultations on new PM next week

Lebanese president to hold consultations on new PM next week

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun has called for binding consultations with members of parliament next week to name…
‘Mercenary’ hacker group runs rampant in Middle East, cybersecurity research shows

‘Mercenary’ hacker group runs rampant in Middle East, cybersecurity research shows

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Saudi diplomats, Sikh separatists and Indian business executives have been among those targeted by a group of…
Kuwait’s new crown prince is a security czar who shunned limelight

Kuwait’s new crown prince is a security czar who shunned limelight

KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait’s crown prince in waiting, Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah, is a forceful figure who steered clear of…
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