Middle East
Lebanon praises US mediation in maritime border talks Israel
October 17, 2020
Lebanon praises US mediation in maritime border talks Israel
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun told a visiting US official Friday that his country “heavily relies” on Washington’s…
Iran announces its virus death toll passes 30,000 killed
October 17, 2020
Iran announces its virus death toll passes 30,000 killed
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran announced Saturday that its death toll from the coronavirus has passed the milestone of 30,000…
Israel settlement plans draw international condemnation
October 17, 2020
Israel settlement plans draw international condemnation
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli plans to advance the building of thousands of settlement units in the occupied West Bank drew…
Yemen war foes complete two-day prisoner swap
October 17, 2020
Yemen war foes complete two-day prisoner swap
SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) – Yemen’s warring parties exchanged hundreds more prisoners on Friday on the second and final day of an…
After Lebanese revolt’s fury, waning protests face long road
October 17, 2020
After Lebanese revolt’s fury, waning protests face long road
BEIRUT (AP) — A year ago, hundreds of thousands of Lebanese took to the streets protesting taxes and a rapidly…
Big European powers ‘deeply concerned’ over Israeli settlement plans
October 16, 2020
Big European powers ‘deeply concerned’ over Israeli settlement plans
PARIS (Reuters) – France, Germany, Britain, Italy and Spain are deeply concerned about Israeli plans to build new settler homes…
For Iraq’s persecuted Yazidis, return plan is fraught with risk
October 16, 2020
For Iraq’s persecuted Yazidis, return plan is fraught with risk
DOHUK, Iraq (Reuters) – The Yazidis of northern Iraq, an ancient religious minority brutally persecuted by Islamic State, want nothing…
A year on, Lebanon’s protests have faded and life has got worse
October 16, 2020
A year on, Lebanon’s protests have faded and life has got worse
BEIRUT (Reuters) – One year after Lebanese erupted in rage against politicians they blamed for economic collapse, squares once packed…
Greece, Cyprus seek more EU pressure to stop ‘provocative’ Turkey
October 16, 2020
Greece, Cyprus seek more EU pressure to stop ‘provocative’ Turkey
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Greece and Cyprus pushed for a tougher European Union response to Turkey’s natural gas exploration in contested…
White House election race reaches streets of Tel Aviv
October 16, 2020
White House election race reaches streets of Tel Aviv
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – “You have to thank Trump” posters in Hebrew suddenly started appearing on minibuses in Tel Aviv…