Middle East
UAE’s Amal spacecraft rockets toward Mars in Arab world 1st
July 20, 2020
UAE’s Amal spacecraft rockets toward Mars in Arab world 1st
TOKYO (AP) — A United Arab Emirates spacecraft rocketed into blue skies from a Japanese launch center Monday at the…
Families step in at Kabul COVID-19 ward to care for patients
July 20, 2020
Families step in at Kabul COVID-19 ward to care for patients
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The intensive care unit at the Afghan capital’s premier hospital for COVID-19 patients is a medical…
Iran executes man convicted of spying on US-slain general
July 20, 2020
Iran executes man convicted of spying on US-slain general
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran executed a man convicted of providing information to the United States and Israel about a…
Kuwait ruler had successful surgery, state news agency says
July 19, 2020
Kuwait ruler had successful surgery, state news agency says
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait’s 91-year-old ruler Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah underwent successful surgery on Sunday morning, his office said,…
Iranian FM visits Baghdad, ahead of Iraqi PM trip to Riyadh
July 19, 2020
Iranian FM visits Baghdad, ahead of Iraqi PM trip to Riyadh
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister on Sunday stressed that Iran-Iraq relations would not be “shaken” ahead of the Iraqi…
Pentagon report: Turkey sent up to 3,800 fighters to Libya
July 19, 2020
Pentagon report: Turkey sent up to 3,800 fighters to Libya
Turkey sent between 3,500 and 3,800 paid Syrian fighters to Libya over the first three months of the year, the…
Syrians vote for new parliament amid measures against virus
July 19, 2020
Syrians vote for new parliament amid measures against virus
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrians headed to polling stations in government-held parts of the war-torn country on Sunday to elect…
Libyan GNA fighters head for front as battle for Sirte looms
July 19, 2020
Libyan GNA fighters head for front as battle for Sirte looms
MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) – Libya’s internationally recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) on Saturday moved fighters closer to Sirte, a…
Netanyahu’s corruption trial resumes amid coronavirus protests
July 19, 2020
Netanyahu’s corruption trial resumes amid coronavirus protests
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s graft trial resumed on Sunday after a two-month break amid mounting protests…
Public debt, populism and protests as Tunisia faces crisis
July 18, 2020
Public debt, populism and protests as Tunisia faces crisis
TUNIS (Reuters) – The collapse of Tunisia’s shortest-lived government since its 2011 revolution has plunged its young democracy into a…