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2 Mideast countries, world’s top virus rates per population

2 Mideast countries, world’s top virus rates per population

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The small, neighboring sheikhdoms of Bahrain and Qatar have the world’s highest per capita…
UN agencies warn of more food shortages in war-torn Yemen

UN agencies warn of more food shortages in war-torn Yemen

CAIRO (AP) — UN agencies warned Wednesday that food shortages will rise sharply in parts of war-torn Yemen in the…
Qatar Airways sues, seeks US$5 bn from boycotting countries

Qatar Airways sues, seeks US$5 bn from boycotting countries

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long-haul carrier Qatar Airways said Wednesday it launched international arbitration seeking at least five…
Palestinian cyclists say attacked by Israeli settlers after trail app led them astray

Palestinian cyclists say attacked by Israeli settlers after trail app led them astray

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) — A group of Palestinian cyclists say they were attacked by Israelis in the occupied West…
Syria: Assad’s party wins expected majority in parliamentary polls

Syria: Assad’s party wins expected majority in parliamentary polls

Syria’s Baath party and its allies have won a majority in parliamentary elections that were delayed twice due to the…
UAE’s migrant workers fret over future in coronavirus economy

UAE’s migrant workers fret over future in coronavirus economy

DUBAI (Reuters) — When Kapil left his Nepali village for an airport job packing cargo in the United Arab Emirates,…
Iran’s president calls Iraqi premier’s visit ‘turning point’

Iran’s president calls Iraqi premier’s visit ‘turning point’

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani called a visit Tuesday by the new prime minister of Iraq, where…
Israelis block entrance to parliament amid intense protests

Israelis block entrance to parliament amid intense protests

JERUSALEM (AP) — After a night of intense protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, dozens of Israeli…
Crisis hits Lebanon’s hospitals, among the best in Mideast

Crisis hits Lebanon’s hospitals, among the best in Mideast

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s hospitals, long considered among the best in the Middle East, are cracking under the country’s financial…
Lebanon contracts NY-based company to do forensic audit

Lebanon contracts NY-based company to do forensic audit

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s government agreed Tuesday to hire a New York-based company to conduct a forensic audit of the…
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