united nations
Analysis: Libya’s rival forces have stopped shooting, but they’re not pulling back
Middle East
November 27, 2020
Analysis: Libya’s rival forces have stopped shooting, but they’re not pulling back
SIRTE, Libya/TUNIS (Reuters) – In Libya’s frontline city of Sirte, parts of which still lie in ruins, the commission set…
UN agency: Israel’s Gaza blockade has devastated economy
Egypt
November 26, 2020
UN agency: Israel’s Gaza blockade has devastated economy
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s blockade of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip has cost the seaside territory as much as US$16.7 billion…
Libya’s rivals meet to discuss transitional government
Middle East
November 23, 2020
Libya’s rivals meet to discuss transitional government
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s rivals on Monday began a second round of talks on a mechanism to choose a transitional…
Veteran Syrian diplomat Mekdad named foreign minister, state media says
Middle East
November 23, 2020
Veteran Syrian diplomat Mekdad named foreign minister, state media says
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syria’s President Bashar al Assad named veteran diplomat Faisal Mekdad as foreign minister on Sunday to replace…
Lebanon hires firm to clear dangerous material from shattered Beirut port
Middle East
November 20, 2020
Lebanon hires firm to clear dangerous material from shattered Beirut port
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s authorities signed a contract this month with a German company to clear dangerous material stored for…
UN: Pandemic tough on millions of Mideast, North African children
Middle East
November 20, 2020
UN: Pandemic tough on millions of Mideast, North African children
CAIRO (AP) — The global pandemic and ensuing lockdown have taken their toll on the mental and physical well-being of…
Online G-20 summit lacks glam, and maybe results, amid virus
World
November 19, 2020
Online G-20 summit lacks glam, and maybe results, amid virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — This weekend’s summit of leaders from the Group of 20 stands out more for…
Instability in Ethiopia’s Tigary region prompts evacuation of nine Egyptians
Egypt
November 19, 2020
Instability in Ethiopia’s Tigary region prompts evacuation of nine Egyptians
Egypt announced on Wednesday the evacuation of nine Egyptians stranded in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, which has witnessed days of fierce…
UN: Over 25,300 fleeing Ethiopia fighting have reached Sudan
Middle East
November 17, 2020
UN: Over 25,300 fleeing Ethiopia fighting have reached Sudan
CAIRO (AP) — Ethiopia’s growing conflict has resulted in more than 25,300 refugees fleeing the Tigray region into Sudan, the…
Israelis protest EU delegation’s visit to planned settlement
Middle East
November 16, 2020
Israelis protest EU delegation’s visit to planned settlement
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli protesters shouted down a group of European diplomats on Monday who were visiting the site of…