Middle East
Israeli forces kill Palestinian in West Bank, military says he was planning attack
August 20, 2020
Israeli forces kill Palestinian in West Bank, military says he was planning attack
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli soldiers fired at Palestinians who were to believed to be preparing to attack Israeli cars in…
Trump: US demands restoration of UN sanctions against Iran
August 20, 2020
Trump: US demands restoration of UN sanctions against Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is set to demand the restoration of all international sanctions on Iran in a…
Lives Lost: Doctor who battled disease outbreaks in Yemen
August 20, 2020
Lives Lost: Doctor who battled disease outbreaks in Yemen
For five decades, Yassin Abdel-Wareth was one of a handful of epidemiologists in Yemen, traveling across the impoverished country to…
UN funding crisis cuts aid to Yemen as it slides near famine
August 19, 2020
UN funding crisis cuts aid to Yemen as it slides near famine
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A senior UN official warned Tuesday that war-torn Yemen is sliding toward famine as the coronavirus…
Lebanese lawyer files complaint against leaders over blast
August 19, 2020
Lebanese lawyer files complaint against leaders over blast
BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese lawyer filed a legal complaint on Wednesday against the country’s president and prime minister for…
Sudan fires spokesman after comments on peace with Israel
August 19, 2020
Sudan fires spokesman after comments on peace with Israel
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan on Wednesday fired the spokesman for the country’s foreign ministry, a day after he remarked that…
Iran surpasses 20,000 confirmed deaths from the coronavirus
August 19, 2020
Iran surpasses 20,000 confirmed deaths from the coronavirus
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran surpassed 20,000 confirmed deaths from the coronavirus on Wednesday, the health ministry said — the…
Fighters and farmers step in to help Beirut after the blast
August 19, 2020
Fighters and farmers step in to help Beirut after the blast
AMMAN (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – From former fighters repairing damaged buildings to rural women preparing meals, people from across Lebanon…
UAE-Israel agreement followed many years of discreet talks
August 19, 2020
UAE-Israel agreement followed many years of discreet talks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Secret talks and quiet ties — that’s what paved the way for last week’s…
Lebanon can benefit from foreign expertise in explosion investigations: Former minister
August 18, 2020
Lebanon can benefit from foreign expertise in explosion investigations: Former minister
Lebanon’s former Minister of Justice Marie-Claude Najm in special statements said she trusted the Lebanese judiciary and saw no problem…