Middle East
Gaza horse riders compete again as coronavirus curbs eased
June 20, 2020
Gaza horse riders compete again as coronavirus curbs eased
GAZA (Reuters) – Wearing riding pants, logo-decorated shirts and helmets, Gaza horse-riders resumed local show-jumping competitions on Thursday as coronavirus…
Fighting reportedly erupts in Yemen’s UNESCO heritage site
June 20, 2020
Fighting reportedly erupts in Yemen’s UNESCO heritage site
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Fiery clashes convulsed Yemen’s remote Socotra archipelago, a UNESCO World Heritage site, on Friday as an…
Nine years of war. Nine portraits of kids who dream of home
June 20, 2020
Nine years of war. Nine portraits of kids who dream of home
ATMEH CAMP, Syria (Reuters) – Four-month-old Abdul Rahman, propped up on pillows on a blue blanket in his family’s tent.…
US Embassy in Kabul battling COVID-19 infections
June 20, 2020
US Embassy in Kabul battling COVID-19 infections
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The US State Department says COVID-19 infections have been reported at its embassy in the Afghan…
Turkey will work with Italy for stable peace in Libya: foreign minister
June 20, 2020
Turkey will work with Italy for stable peace in Libya: foreign minister
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey will work together with Italy to achieve stable peace and a political process that will yield…
Divers cut, plant coral off UAE coast to build reef
June 20, 2020
Divers cut, plant coral off UAE coast to build reef
FUJAIRAH, United Arab Emirates (Reuters) – Off the east coast of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) coral freshly removed from…
Father of Turkish NBA player Kanter acquitted of terrorism links
June 19, 2020
Father of Turkish NBA player Kanter acquitted of terrorism links
ANKARA (Reuters) — The father of NBA center Enes Kanter, an outspoken critic of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s human rights…
Last batch of joint aid lands in Yemen amid UN funding cuts
June 19, 2020
Last batch of joint aid lands in Yemen amid UN funding cuts
The last of three large shipments of medical supplies landed in Yemen on Friday, organizers of the cargo flights said,…
Egypt requests emergency meeting of Arab League to discuss Libyan conflict
June 19, 2020
Egypt requests emergency meeting of Arab League to discuss Libyan conflict
Assistant Secretary General of the Arab League Hossam Zaky said that the General Secretariat has received a request from the…
On World Refugee Day, Palestinians try to scrape by in Gaza
June 19, 2020
On World Refugee Day, Palestinians try to scrape by in Gaza
GAZA (Reuters) — On the United Nations’ World Refugee Day on Saturday, Marwan Kuwaik, a 70-year-old Palestinian in Gaza, will…