Middle East
Turkish court sentences US consulate employee to jail
June 11, 2020
Turkish court sentences US consulate employee to jail
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — A Turkish court sentenced US consulate employee Metin Topuz to eight years and nine months in jail…
Syria’s Assad fires his PM amid worsening economic crisis
June 11, 2020
Syria’s Assad fires his PM amid worsening economic crisis
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad has fired his prime minister a month ahead of elections as the…
Qatar 2022 World Cup stadium workers went months without pay: Amnesty
June 11, 2020
Qatar 2022 World Cup stadium workers went months without pay: Amnesty
DUBAI (Reuters) — A Qatari company helping build a 2022 World Cup stadium has been banned from the event’s projects…
Yemen’s qat markets still draw crowds despite coronavirus threat
June 11, 2020
Yemen’s qat markets still draw crowds despite coronavirus threat
SANAA (Reuters) — Yemeni qat seller Hamdan Hussein’s customers still come daily to the crowded market to buy the addictive…
Troubled Iran struggles to maintain sway over Iraq militias
June 11, 2020
Troubled Iran struggles to maintain sway over Iraq militias
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi militia factions expected the usual cash handout when the new head of Iran’s expeditionary Quds Force…
Turkey grants increased powers to neighborhood watchmen
June 11, 2020
Turkey grants increased powers to neighborhood watchmen
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s parliament on Thursday approved a contentious government-proposed bill that will grant neighborhood watchmen powers that…
EU calls for ceasefire and return to negotiations in Libya conflict
June 10, 2020
EU calls for ceasefire and return to negotiations in Libya conflict
High Representative of the EU Josep Borrell on Tuesday released a joint statement with Foreign Ministers Jean-Yves Le Drian of…
Lebanese pound slides further despite new pricing system
June 10, 2020
Lebanese pound slides further despite new pricing system
BEIRUT (Reuters) — Lebanon’s battered pound currency has slid to fresh lows against the US dollar despite a new pricing…
Faster than machines, jobless Palestinian graduates bring in Gaza’s crops
June 10, 2020
Faster than machines, jobless Palestinian graduates bring in Gaza’s crops
GAZA (Reuters) — Covering the ground five times faster than a tractor for subsistence wages, 40 Palestinian graduates have teamed…
Virus slows Dubai airport, world’s busiest for global travel
June 10, 2020
Virus slows Dubai airport, world’s busiest for global travel
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Perhaps nowhere is the world’s lack of flights due to the coronavirus pandemic more…