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Poorer countries face big risks in easing virus restrictions
World

Poorer countries face big risks in easing virus restrictions

BEIRUT (AP) — As some wealthier Western nations begin easing coronavirus restrictions, many developing countries, particularly in the Middle East…
Middle East economies battered by virus, oil prices and conflict
Middle East

Middle East economies battered by virus, oil prices and conflict

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Middle East, already wracked by high numbers of unemployed youth, unrest, conflict and…
UN Mideast envoys urge warring parties to cease fighting now
Middle East

UN Mideast envoys urge warring parties to cease fighting now

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations envoys in Middle East hot spots urged all warring parties on Saturday to…
Lebanon’s Hariri attacks government over draft economic plan
Middle East

Lebanon’s Hariri attacks government over draft economic plan

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Former Lebanese prime minister Saad al-Hariri on Friday criticized the government over a draft programme for tackling…
US citizens in Lebanon decline repatriation offer, saying it’s ‘safer’ in Beirut
Features/Interviews

US citizens in Lebanon decline repatriation offer, saying it’s ‘safer’ in Beirut

Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) — Carly Fuglei was with a group of Danish friends in Beirut last month when she first…
Coronavirus in the Middle East: Creativity to help knows no bounds
Middle East

Coronavirus in the Middle East: Creativity to help knows no bounds

As the pandemic wreaks havoc across the region, people are rising to the challenge of combating the coronavirus. Refugees, fashion…
Coronavirus: Arab uprisings struggle amid lockdowns
Middle East

Coronavirus: Arab uprisings struggle amid lockdowns

Longstanding uprisings that have brought down leaders from Lebanon to Iraq have largely left the streets as COVID-19 stifles public…
Lebanese stranded abroad by coronavirus outbreak return home
Middle East

Lebanese stranded abroad by coronavirus outbreak return home

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Several flights carrying Lebanese stranded abroad by coronavirus lockdowns began arriving in Beirut on Sunday, part of…
Palestinian, Syrian refugees in Lebanon camps brace for virus
Middle East

Palestinian, Syrian refugees in Lebanon camps brace for virus

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinian and Syrian refugees living in overcrowded and rundown camps in Lebanon are bracing for the…
Coronavirus compounds Lebanon’s woes, many struggle for food
Middle East

Coronavirus compounds Lebanon’s woes, many struggle for food

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Battered by Lebanon’s economic crisis, Hassan Zeitar was already struggling to keep his family fed when the…
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