Middle East
Rouhani says Iran to retaliate over any US ‘trouble’ for Venezuela-bound tankers
May 23, 2020
Rouhani says Iran to retaliate over any US ‘trouble’ for Venezuela-bound tankers
DUBAI (Reuters) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned on Saturday of retaliatory measures against the United States if Washington caused…
Iran to reopen religious, cultural sites: president
May 23, 2020
Iran to reopen religious, cultural sites: president
DUBAI (Reuters) — Iran on Saturday moved to open businesses, religious and cultural sites as it eases restrictions imposed to…
Kazakhstan, Turkey may resume flights in late June
May 23, 2020
Kazakhstan, Turkey may resume flights in late June
ALMATY (Reuters) — Kazakh and Turkish airlines may resume passenger flights between the two countries in late June, Kazakhstan’s Ministry…
Friday prayers resume in Gaza despite new virus fears
May 23, 2020
Friday prayers resume in Gaza despite new virus fears
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s Hamas rulers allowed mosques to reopen for Friday prayers for the first time…
Turkey hopes ‘healthy tourism’ scheme will conquer coronavirus slump
May 23, 2020
Turkey hopes ‘healthy tourism’ scheme will conquer coronavirus slump
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — At a luxury hotel in Istanbul, staff in gloves and masks space out and disinfect tables as…
Trapped migrant workers suffer from Lebanon’s dollar crisis, lockdown
May 22, 2020
Trapped migrant workers suffer from Lebanon’s dollar crisis, lockdown
BEIRUT (Reuters) — Temitope can’t find work in Lebanon since the Nigerian domestic worker escaped her employer’s house last month.…
Syria bars Assad’s cousin from travel amid financial dispute
May 22, 2020
Syria bars Assad’s cousin from travel amid financial dispute
BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian court has ordered a travel ban on the cousin of the country’s president and one…
Pakistan plane with 107 on board crashes near Karachi
May 22, 2020
Pakistan plane with 107 on board crashes near Karachi
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — A passenger plane with 107 people on board crashed in a crowded neighborhood on the edge…
Yemen’s health system ‘has in effect collapsed’ as COVID-19 spreads: UN
May 22, 2020
Yemen’s health system ‘has in effect collapsed’ as COVID-19 spreads: UN
GENEVA (Reuters) — Coronavirus is believed to be spreading throughout Yemen, where the health care system “has in effect collapsed,”…
Iran leader says Israel a ‘cancerous tumor’ to be destroyed
May 22, 2020
Iran leader says Israel a ‘cancerous tumor’ to be destroyed
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader on Friday called Israel a “cancerous tumor” that “will undoubtedly be uprooted and…