Middle East
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…
UN-backed court to issue verdicts in Lebanon’s Hariri case
August 17, 2020
UN-backed court to issue verdicts in Lebanon’s Hariri case
BEIRUT (AP) — More than 15 years after the truck bomb assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in…
US says no bailout for Lebanon, calls for change
August 16, 2020
US says no bailout for Lebanon, calls for change
BEIRUT (AP) — There can be no financial bailout for Lebanon, a senior US official said Saturday, calling on the…
Flooding and heavy rainfall leave over 60 dead in Sudan
August 16, 2020
Flooding and heavy rainfall leave over 60 dead in Sudan
CAIRO (AP) — Flash floods have ravaged swaths of Sudan for weeks, leaving at least 60 people dead and destroying…
Lebanon faces ‘biggest danger’, needs elections, says patriarch
August 16, 2020
Lebanon faces ‘biggest danger’, needs elections, says patriarch
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s top Christian cleric called on Sunday for early parliamentary elections and a government formed to rescue…
UAE-Israel phone lines open after accord to normalise relations
August 16, 2020
UAE-Israel phone lines open after accord to normalise relations
DUBAI (Reuters) – Telephone lines between the United Arab Emirates and Israel were open on Sunday in a development the…
Lebanese president says Beirut aid should go where needed
August 16, 2020
Lebanese president says Beirut aid should go where needed
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Saturday that international aid pledged following a massive explosion in Beirut…
Israel shuts Gaza fishing zone after overnight fighting
August 16, 2020
Israel shuts Gaza fishing zone after overnight fighting
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel closed the Gaza Strip’s offshore fishing zone Sunday following a night of cross-border fighting with Palestinian…
Child deaths in Syria spike in camp for IS families, says UN
August 15, 2020
Child deaths in Syria spike in camp for IS families, says UN
At least eight children aged under five have died within days in a camp in northeastern Syria that houses relatives…