Middle East
Last batch of joint aid lands in Yemen amid UN funding cuts
June 19, 2020
Last batch of joint aid lands in Yemen amid UN funding cuts
The last of three large shipments of medical supplies landed in Yemen on Friday, organizers of the cargo flights said,…
Egypt requests emergency meeting of Arab League to discuss Libyan conflict
June 19, 2020
Egypt requests emergency meeting of Arab League to discuss Libyan conflict
Assistant Secretary General of the Arab League Hossam Zaky said that the General Secretariat has received a request from the…
On World Refugee Day, Palestinians try to scrape by in Gaza
June 19, 2020
On World Refugee Day, Palestinians try to scrape by in Gaza
GAZA (Reuters) — On the United Nations’ World Refugee Day on Saturday, Marwan Kuwaik, a 70-year-old Palestinian in Gaza, will…
UN nuclear watchdog’s board raises pressure on Iran over suspect sites
June 19, 2020
UN nuclear watchdog’s board raises pressure on Iran over suspect sites
VIENNA (Reuters) — The UN nuclear watchdog’s 35-nation Board of Governors called on Iran on Friday to stop denying the…
Turkish court rules Kurdish leader’s jailing violated rights
June 19, 2020
Turkish court rules Kurdish leader’s jailing violated rights
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the lengthy jailing of a former head of Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish…
Palestinians fear displacement from an annexed Jordan Valley
June 19, 2020
Palestinians fear displacement from an annexed Jordan Valley
FASAYIL, West Bank (AP) — For generations, the people of Fasayil herded animals on the desert bluffs and palm-shaded lowlands…
Iran says it successfully tests new naval cruise missile
June 18, 2020
Iran says it successfully tests new naval cruise missile
DUBAI (Reuters) — Iran said on Thursday its navy had successfully fired a new locally made cruise missile during war…
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…