Middle East
Many Jordanians struggling as country emerges from COVID-19 lockdown, UN agency says
June 18, 2020
Many Jordanians struggling as country emerges from COVID-19 lockdown, UN agency says
AMMAN (Reuters) — Many people in Jordan are struggling to meet basic needs after a more than two-month lockdown to…
Saudi Arabia proposes framework to end standoff between allies in southern Yemen
June 18, 2020
Saudi Arabia proposes framework to end standoff between allies in southern Yemen
DUBAI (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia has proposed a framework to end the latest standoff in southern Yemen between nominal allies…
Jobless for years, Tunisians march on capital, demand work
June 18, 2020
Jobless for years, Tunisians march on capital, demand work
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Hundreds of unemployed Tunisians from around the country tried to march on parliament Wednesday to demand…
UAE official: Israel annexation may draw calls for one state
June 18, 2020
UAE official: Israel annexation may draw calls for one state
JERUSALEM (AP) — A senior Emirati official warned Wednesday that Israel’s planned annexation of parts of the West Bank could…
US sanctions dozens including Assad wife in new Syria campaign
June 17, 2020
US sanctions dozens including Assad wife in new Syria campaign
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s wife and dozens of others as it vowed…
Israel’s Netanyahu mulls two-phase West Bank annexation, newspaper says
June 17, 2020
Israel’s Netanyahu mulls two-phase West Bank annexation, newspaper says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is weighing a limited initial annexation in the occupied West Bank, hoping to…
Post-lockdown recovery up in flames for Tunisia market vendors
June 17, 2020
Post-lockdown recovery up in flames for Tunisia market vendors
TUNIS (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — It was the first day that the whole of the Tunis medina was open for…
Arab Israeli diplomat says security guards choked him
June 17, 2020
Arab Israeli diplomat says security guards choked him
JERUSALEM (AP) — An Arab Israeli diplomat once deployed abroad to push back against Israel’s critics says he was beaten…
Jordan’s king says regional stability put at risk by Israeli annexation
June 17, 2020
Jordan’s king says regional stability put at risk by Israeli annexation
AMMAN (Reuters) — Jordan’s King Abdulllah warned on Tuesday that Israel’s planned move to annex parts of the Israeli-occupied West…
Nasrallah says Lebanon should not observe US Syria sanctions
June 17, 2020
Nasrallah says Lebanon should not observe US Syria sanctions
BEIRUT (AP) — The head of Hezbollah group on Tuesday said Lebanon should not observe new US sanctions against Syria…