Middle East
Etihad to resume transit flights after UAE lifts suspension
June 4, 2020
Etihad to resume transit flights after UAE lifts suspension
DUBAI (Reuters) — Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways will resume carrying transit passengers from certain destinations on June 10 after the…
Art van adds a splash of color to drab Gaza life
June 4, 2020
Art van adds a splash of color to drab Gaza life
GAZA (Reuters) — Every day Ammar Abu Shamalla adds a little color to drab routine life in Gaza, loading up…
Turkey, Russia cooperate on virus vaccine
June 4, 2020
Turkey, Russia cooperate on virus vaccine
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey and Russia have agreed to cooperate in the development of a coronavirus vaccine and plan…
Netanyahu and settlers clash over West Bank annexation plans
June 4, 2020
Netanyahu and settlers clash over West Bank annexation plans
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has harshly criticized Jewish West Bank settler leaders for disparaging President Donald…
Iran’s Khamenei says Floyd’s killing exposes real nature of US
June 3, 2020
Iran’s Khamenei says Floyd’s killing exposes real nature of US
DUBAI (Reuters) — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that the killing of George Floyd in police…
UN: Yemen programs fighting virus might stop by end of June
June 3, 2020
UN: Yemen programs fighting virus might stop by end of June
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations warned Wednesday that its programs to fight the coronavirus in war-torn Yemen might have…
Magnitude 4.9 quake hits Iran-Iraq border region
June 3, 2020
Magnitude 4.9 quake hits Iran-Iraq border region
DUBAI (Reuters) — An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 struck the Iran-Iraq border region on Wednesday at a depth of 10…
Syrian activists report Russian airstrikes on Idlib province
June 3, 2020
Syrian activists report Russian airstrikes on Idlib province
BEIRUT (AP) — Russian warplanes carried out early Wednesday the first airstrikes in three months on the last remaining rebel…
Sudanese raped in crackdown wrestle with trauma a year later
June 3, 2020
Sudanese raped in crackdown wrestle with trauma a year later
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — A year later, Samah still wakes up terrified during the night. She sees her rapists’ faces…
UN appeal for urgent Yemen aid falls US$1 bn short amid virus
June 3, 2020
UN appeal for urgent Yemen aid falls US$1 bn short amid virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A United Nations appeal Tuesday for countries to fund emergency aid in Yemen, where…