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Turkey hopes ‘healthy tourism’ scheme will conquer coronavirus slump

Turkey hopes ‘healthy tourism’ scheme will conquer coronavirus slump

ISTANBUL (Reuters) — At a luxury hotel in Istanbul, staff in gloves and masks space out and disinfect tables as…
Trapped migrant workers suffer from Lebanon’s dollar crisis, lockdown

Trapped migrant workers suffer from Lebanon’s dollar crisis, lockdown

BEIRUT (Reuters) — Temitope can’t find work in Lebanon since the Nigerian domestic worker escaped her employer’s house last month.…
Syria bars Assad’s cousin from travel amid financial dispute

Syria bars Assad’s cousin from travel amid financial dispute

BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian court has ordered a travel ban on the cousin of the country’s president and one…
Pakistan plane with 107 on board crashes near Karachi

Pakistan plane with 107 on board crashes near Karachi

KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A passenger plane with 107 people on board crashed in a crowded neighborhood on the edge…
Yemen’s health system ‘has in effect collapsed’ as COVID-19 spreads: UN

Yemen’s health system ‘has in effect collapsed’ as COVID-19 spreads: UN

GENEVA (Reuters) — Coronavirus is believed to be spreading throughout Yemen, where the health care system “has in effect collapsed,”…
Iran leader says Israel a ‘cancerous tumor’ to be destroyed

Iran leader says Israel a ‘cancerous tumor’ to be destroyed

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader on Friday called Israel a “cancerous tumor” that “will undoubtedly be uprooted and…
Khashoggi’s sons forgive Saudi killers, sparing 5 execution

Khashoggi’s sons forgive Saudi killers, sparing 5 execution

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The family of slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi announced Friday they have forgiven…
Virus fallout dampens spirits as Muslims mark major holiday

Virus fallout dampens spirits as Muslims mark major holiday

JERUSALEM (AP) — Muslims worldwide will celebrate one of their biggest holidays under the long shadow of the coronavirus, with…
Chafing under lockdown, Palestinians long for Eid celebrations

Chafing under lockdown, Palestinians long for Eid celebrations

BETHLEHEM, West Bank/GAZA (Reuters) – Bethlehem is struggling back to life just in time for the Muslim holiday of Eid…
Coronavirus catastrophe unfolding in south Yemen: medical charity MSF

Coronavirus catastrophe unfolding in south Yemen: medical charity MSF

DUBAI (Reuters) – The main coronavirus treatment center in southern Yemen has recorded at least 68 deaths in just over…
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