Middle East
Lebanese customs chief arrested over Beirut blast
August 18, 2020
Lebanese customs chief arrested over Beirut blast
BEIRUT (AP) — The head of Lebanon’s customs authority was formally arrested on Monday after being questioned over the massive…
Gaza rapper, 11, strikes chord with rhymes about war and hardship
August 18, 2020
Gaza rapper, 11, strikes chord with rhymes about war and hardship
GAZA (Reuters) – Gaza rapper Abdel-Rahman Al-Shantti may only be 11 years old but his rhymes on war and hardship…
Israelis eager to tighten ties to UAE after historic accord
August 18, 2020
Israelis eager to tighten ties to UAE after historic accord
JERUSALEM (AP) — For eager Israelis, anticipation is mounting that Dubai’s glitzy Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, will soon…
Will the Israel-UAE deal really help to heal old wounds?
August 18, 2020
Will the Israel-UAE deal really help to heal old wounds?
Over the past 10 years, Jon Medved and his team traveled several times from Israel to the United Arab Emirates…
Afghanistan halts Taliban prisoner release, stalls peace talks
August 18, 2020
Afghanistan halts Taliban prisoner release, stalls peace talks
The Afghan government said Monday it would not release the remaining 320 Taliban prisoners, stalling peace talks that are set…
Netanyahu says Israel preparing for direct flights to UAE over Saudi Arabia
August 17, 2020
Netanyahu says Israel preparing for direct flights to UAE over Saudi Arabia
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel is preparing for direct flights, over Saudi Arabia,…
A life’s work shattered: stained glass artist counts cost of Beirut blast
August 17, 2020
A life’s work shattered: stained glass artist counts cost of Beirut blast
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Two decades of Maya Husseini’s work to restore stained glass windows destroyed in the Lebanese civil war…
Sharp rise in virus cases in Lebanon after deadly port blast
August 17, 2020
Sharp rise in virus cases in Lebanon after deadly port blast
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon is facing a surge in coronavirus cases after a devastating blast at the Beirut port earlier…
Pakistani army chief visits Saudi Arabia to revive strained ties
August 17, 2020
Pakistani army chief visits Saudi Arabia to revive strained ties
RIYADH (Reuters) – Pakistan’s army chief arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday amid a row between the two countries that…
Israel says it expects Bahrain and Oman to follow UAE in formalizing ties
August 17, 2020
Israel says it expects Bahrain and Oman to follow UAE in formalizing ties
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Bahrain and Oman could be the next Gulf countries to follow the United Arab Emirates in formalizing…