Middle East
Gunmen attack Sikh religious gathering in Kabul, killing 4
March 25, 2020
Gunmen attack Sikh religious gathering in Kabul, killing 4
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Gunmen stormed a religious gathering of Afghanistan’s minority Sikhs in their place of worship in the…
Human rights group accuses Saudi forces in Yemen of abuses
March 25, 2020
Human rights group accuses Saudi forces in Yemen of abuses
CAIRO (AP) — Saudi military forces have committed grave abuses against civilians in an eastern province of Yemen over the…
Sudanese defense minister dies of heart attack: officials
March 25, 2020
Sudanese defense minister dies of heart attack: officials
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s defense minister, Gen. Gamal al-Din Omar, died Wednesday of a heart attack while on an official…
Libya confirms first coronavirus case amid fear over readiness
March 25, 2020
Libya confirms first coronavirus case amid fear over readiness
MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) — Libya confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus on Tuesday, with years of violence leaving…
Jordan eases nationwide curfew and allows shops to open
March 25, 2020
Jordan eases nationwide curfew and allows shops to open
AMMAN (Reuters) — Jordanian Prime Minister Omar Razzaz said on Tuesday the government would allow people to go on foot…
Saudi reports first coronavirus death, UAE gears up for lockdown
March 24, 2020
Saudi reports first coronavirus death, UAE gears up for lockdown
RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia on Tuesday reported its first death from the coronavirus, a 51-year-old Afghani resident, while the…
Palestinian workers find temporary Israeli abodes in coronavirus crisis
March 24, 2020
Palestinian workers find temporary Israeli abodes in coronavirus crisis
TEL AVIV (Reuters) — Israel’s building industry has found temporary housing for many of its nearly 70,000 Palestinian laborers, staving…
Likud members urge speaker to defy Israeli high court order
March 24, 2020
Likud members urge speaker to defy Israeli high court order
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel appeared on the verge of a constitutional crisis Tuesday as top members of Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud…
Turkey sets shop, bus restrictions as coronavirus death toll rises to 37
March 24, 2020
Turkey sets shop, bus restrictions as coronavirus death toll rises to 37
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey imposed restrictions on Tuesday on grocery store opening hours and numbers of shop customers and bus…
Lebanon to stop paying back all debt in foreign currencies
March 24, 2020
Lebanon to stop paying back all debt in foreign currencies
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon will stop paying all maturing Eurobonds in foreign currencies amid a crippling economic and financial crisis…