Middle East
Confined Moroccans find new ways to celebrate Eid
May 26, 2020
Confined Moroccans find new ways to celebrate Eid
CASABLANCA Morocco (AP) — Instead of mass prayers and large family gatherings filled with colorful clothes, gifts and traditional foods,…
Lebanon’s migrant workers’ plight worsens as crises multiply
May 26, 2020
Lebanon’s migrant workers’ plight worsens as crises multiply
BEIRUT (AP) — Long before the pandemic struck, they lived and worked in conditions that rights groups called exploitative —…
Palestinians easing coronavirus restrictions in West Bank
May 25, 2020
Palestinians easing coronavirus restrictions in West Bank
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Mosques, churches and businesses in the occupied West Bank will reopen on Tuesday in an…
UN: Libya coast guard intercepts, detains about 400 migrants
May 25, 2020
UN: Libya coast guard intercepts, detains about 400 migrants
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s coast guard intercepted about 400 Europe-bound migrants off the country’s Mediterranean coast over the past two…
Sudan to establish police force to protect health workers
May 25, 2020
Sudan to establish police force to protect health workers
CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s transitional authorities are working to create a police force to protect health facilities, the prime minister’s…
Qatar virus tracing app stirs rare privacy backlash
May 25, 2020
Qatar virus tracing app stirs rare privacy backlash
Privacy concerns over Qatar’s coronavirus contact tracing app, a tool that is mandatory on pain of prison, have prompted a…
Yemeni gravediggers overwhelmed amid spike in virus deaths
May 25, 2020
Yemeni gravediggers overwhelmed amid spike in virus deaths
ADEN, Yemen (AP) — At a cemetery in Yemen’s largest southern city, dozens of fresh graves were a testament to…
Afghan president to free up to 2,000 Taliban prisoners after ceasefire offer
May 25, 2020
Afghan president to free up to 2,000 Taliban prisoners after ceasefire offer
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani began a process Sunday to release up to 2,000 Taliban prisoners as a goodwill gesture after…
Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulcher reopens after coronavirus closure
May 24, 2020
Jerusalem’s Holy Sepulcher reopens after coronavirus closure
JERUSALEM (AP) — Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulcher reopened to visitors on Sunday after a two-month closure due to…
Gaza reports 1st virus-related death amid fears of outbreak
May 24, 2020
Gaza reports 1st virus-related death amid fears of outbreak
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The crowded Gaza Strip recorded its first death from the coronavirus on Saturday, officials…