Middle East
US says no bailout for Lebanon, calls for change
August 16, 2020
US says no bailout for Lebanon, calls for change
BEIRUT (AP) — There can be no financial bailout for Lebanon, a senior US official said Saturday, calling on the…
Flooding and heavy rainfall leave over 60 dead in Sudan
August 16, 2020
Flooding and heavy rainfall leave over 60 dead in Sudan
CAIRO (AP) — Flash floods have ravaged swaths of Sudan for weeks, leaving at least 60 people dead and destroying…
Lebanon faces ‘biggest danger’, needs elections, says patriarch
August 16, 2020
Lebanon faces ‘biggest danger’, needs elections, says patriarch
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s top Christian cleric called on Sunday for early parliamentary elections and a government formed to rescue…
UAE-Israel phone lines open after accord to normalise relations
August 16, 2020
UAE-Israel phone lines open after accord to normalise relations
DUBAI (Reuters) – Telephone lines between the United Arab Emirates and Israel were open on Sunday in a development the…
Lebanese president says Beirut aid should go where needed
August 16, 2020
Lebanese president says Beirut aid should go where needed
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Saturday that international aid pledged following a massive explosion in Beirut…
Israel shuts Gaza fishing zone after overnight fighting
August 16, 2020
Israel shuts Gaza fishing zone after overnight fighting
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel closed the Gaza Strip’s offshore fishing zone Sunday following a night of cross-border fighting with Palestinian…
Child deaths in Syria spike in camp for IS families, says UN
August 15, 2020
Child deaths in Syria spike in camp for IS families, says UN
At least eight children aged under five have died within days in a camp in northeastern Syria that houses relatives…
Iran says US humilated by rejection of bid to extend arms embargo on Tehran
August 15, 2020
Iran says US humilated by rejection of bid to extend arms embargo on Tehran
(Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that Washington had suffered a humiliating defeat in its bid to…
Iran threatens ‘dangerous future’ for UAE after Israel deal
August 15, 2020
Iran threatens ‘dangerous future’ for UAE after Israel deal
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard vowed on Saturday that there would be dangerous consequences for the United…
US calls for credible probe into Beirut blast
August 15, 2020
US calls for credible probe into Beirut blast
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A senior US official called on Saturday for a “thorough, transparent and credible” investigation into this month’s…