Middle East
Iraqis panic as leaked budget draft signals devaluation
December 18, 2020
Iraqis panic as leaked budget draft signals devaluation
BAGHDAD (AP) — A leaked draft of Iraq’s state budget sent Iraqis into a panic on Thursday as it confirmed…
Iran builds at underground nuclear facility amid US tensions
December 18, 2020
Iran builds at underground nuclear facility amid US tensions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has begun construction on a site at its underground nuclear facility at Fordo…
Qatari sports network retains EPL rights amid Saudi dispute
December 17, 2020
Qatari sports network retains EPL rights amid Saudi dispute
LONDON (AP) — Qatar’s sports broadcasting network retained the rights to air all English Premier League games on Thursday for…
US Joint Chiefs chairman meets with Taliban on peace talks
December 17, 2020
US Joint Chiefs chairman meets with Taliban on peace talks
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The top US general held unannounced talks with Taliban peace negotiators in the Persian Gulf to…
Lives Lost: Doctor chose to stay, work in war-torn Syria
December 17, 2020
Lives Lost: Doctor chose to stay, work in war-torn Syria
Dr. Adnan Jasem had every reason to leave war-torn Syria after surviving a bomb blast that broke his legs four…
Self-immolation persists as grim form of protest in Tunisia
December 17, 2020
Self-immolation persists as grim form of protest in Tunisia
KASSERINE, Tunisia (AP) — In his old life, Hosni Kalaia remembers strolling the streets of his hometown of Kasserine in…
Saudis pushing for Gulf dispute breakthrough at summit – sources
December 17, 2020
Saudis pushing for Gulf dispute breakthrough at summit – sources
DUBAI (Reuters) – An annual Gulf Arab summit has been put off to January while parties locked in a rancorous…
Palestinians left waiting as Israel is set to deploy vaccine
December 17, 2020
Palestinians left waiting as Israel is set to deploy vaccine
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israel will begin rolling out a major coronavirus vaccination campaign next week after the prime…
A pandemic atlas: A virus widens Israel’s religious rifts
December 16, 2020
A pandemic atlas: A virus widens Israel’s religious rifts
BNEI BRAK, Israel (AP) — When Israel went into its second nationwide coronavirus lockdown in September, most of the country…
Iran’s Supreme Leader reappears in public, hits out at US
December 16, 2020
Iran’s Supreme Leader reappears in public, hits out at US
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday used his first public appearance in weeks to suggest the…