Middle East
Migrants dodge tear gas as Greek-Turkish border crisis deepens
March 6, 2020
Migrants dodge tear gas as Greek-Turkish border crisis deepens
KASTANIES, Greece/PAZARKULE, Turkey (Reuters) — Migrants stuck on the Turkish side of the border with Greece tried to dodge tear…
Russia, Turkey agree ceasefire deal for Syria’s Idlib
March 6, 2020
Russia, Turkey agree ceasefire deal for Syria’s Idlib
MOSCOW (Reuters) — Turkey and Russia agreed a ceasefire deal on Thursday in Syria’s Idlib region, their two leaders said…
Arab voters key to blocking Netanyahu-led hard-line majority
March 6, 2020
Arab voters key to blocking Netanyahu-led hard-line majority
TIRA, Israel (AP) — A surge in Arab voter turnout was key to depriving Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his…
Tripoli’s civilian airport attacked amid diplomatic impasse
March 5, 2020
Tripoli’s civilian airport attacked amid diplomatic impasse
CAIRO (AP) — The only civilian airport in the Libyan capital of Tripoli came under direct attack by eastern-based opposition…
‘Now we have corona’: Cash-strapped Lebanon navigates new crisis
March 5, 2020
‘Now we have corona’: Cash-strapped Lebanon navigates new crisis
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s crippling financial crisis could pose a grave threat to managing a coronavirus outbreak that has so…
Turkey vows justice for migrant killed at border with Greece
March 5, 2020
Turkey vows justice for migrant killed at border with Greece
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey has vowed to seek justice for a migrant it says was killed on the border…
Airstrike in northwest Syria kills 15 ahead of Moscow summit
March 5, 2020
Airstrike in northwest Syria kills 15 ahead of Moscow summit
BEIRUT (AP) — An airstrike on a rebel-held village in northwestern Syria hit a poultry farm where several displaced families…
Palestinians protest as Israeli bulldozers clear land
March 5, 2020
Palestinians protest as Israeli bulldozers clear land
QUSRA, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinians have launched protests in the occupied West Bank after Israeli bulldozers began clearing land…
Russia-Turkey talks a last chance to avert Idlib calamity
March 5, 2020
Russia-Turkey talks a last chance to avert Idlib calamity
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A summit between the Turkish and Russian leaders on Thursday may be the last chance to…
Virus halts Muslim pilgrimage, Friday prayers
March 4, 2020
Virus halts Muslim pilgrimage, Friday prayers
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Fears over the new coronavirus outbreak in the Mideast disrupted the practice of Islam itself in…