Middle East
UN nuclear watchdog’s board raises pressure on Iran over suspect sites
June 19, 2020
UN nuclear watchdog’s board raises pressure on Iran over suspect sites
VIENNA (Reuters) — The UN nuclear watchdog’s 35-nation Board of Governors called on Iran on Friday to stop denying the…
Turkish court rules Kurdish leader’s jailing violated rights
June 19, 2020
Turkish court rules Kurdish leader’s jailing violated rights
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the lengthy jailing of a former head of Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish…
Palestinians fear displacement from an annexed Jordan Valley
June 19, 2020
Palestinians fear displacement from an annexed Jordan Valley
FASAYIL, West Bank (AP) — For generations, the people of Fasayil herded animals on the desert bluffs and palm-shaded lowlands…
Iran says it successfully tests new naval cruise missile
June 18, 2020
Iran says it successfully tests new naval cruise missile
DUBAI (Reuters) — Iran said on Thursday its navy had successfully fired a new locally made cruise missile during war…
Many Jordanians struggling as country emerges from COVID-19 lockdown, UN agency says
June 18, 2020
Many Jordanians struggling as country emerges from COVID-19 lockdown, UN agency says
AMMAN (Reuters) — Many people in Jordan are struggling to meet basic needs after a more than two-month lockdown to…
Saudi Arabia proposes framework to end standoff between allies in southern Yemen
June 18, 2020
Saudi Arabia proposes framework to end standoff between allies in southern Yemen
DUBAI (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia has proposed a framework to end the latest standoff in southern Yemen between nominal allies…
Jobless for years, Tunisians march on capital, demand work
June 18, 2020
Jobless for years, Tunisians march on capital, demand work
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Hundreds of unemployed Tunisians from around the country tried to march on parliament Wednesday to demand…
UAE official: Israel annexation may draw calls for one state
June 18, 2020
UAE official: Israel annexation may draw calls for one state
JERUSALEM (AP) — A senior Emirati official warned Wednesday that Israel’s planned annexation of parts of the West Bank could…
US sanctions dozens including Assad wife in new Syria campaign
June 17, 2020
US sanctions dozens including Assad wife in new Syria campaign
The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s wife and dozens of others as it vowed…
Israel’s Netanyahu mulls two-phase West Bank annexation, newspaper says
June 17, 2020
Israel’s Netanyahu mulls two-phase West Bank annexation, newspaper says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is weighing a limited initial annexation in the occupied West Bank, hoping to…