Middle East
Face masks to strawberries: Abu Dhabi hospital keeps tabs on resources
April 26, 2020
Face masks to strawberries: Abu Dhabi hospital keeps tabs on resources
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Dozens of N95 protective face masks hang on a line in a room of an Abu…
Saudi eases coronavirus curfews, keeps 24-hour curfew in Mecca
April 26, 2020
Saudi eases coronavirus curfews, keeps 24-hour curfew in Mecca
CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia eased curfews on Sunday across the country, while keeping 24-hour curfews in the city of…
Lebanon bank attacked with explosive amid economic crisis
April 26, 2020
Lebanon bank attacked with explosive amid economic crisis
Assailants lobbed an explosive device at a bank in Lebanon Saturday, in the latest attack on financial institutions in a…
Yemen crisis deepens as separatists declare self-governance
April 26, 2020
Yemen crisis deepens as separatists declare self-governance
Yemeni separatists early Sunday declared self-rule of the country’s south as a peace deal with the government crumbled, complicating a…
Iran’s president says Tehran watches US closely, but won’t start conflict
April 25, 2020
Iran’s president says Tehran watches US closely, but won’t start conflict
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that Tehran was closely following US activities, but would never…
Virus traps, sickens foreign laborers in Gulf Arab states
April 25, 2020
Virus traps, sickens foreign laborers in Gulf Arab states
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Long a lifeline for families back home, migrant workers in oil-rich Gulf Arab states…
Lebanon PM blames currency crash on Central Bank governor
April 25, 2020
Lebanon PM blames currency crash on Central Bank governor
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s prime minister said Friday he is holding the country’s Central Bank governor responsible for the downward…
Saudi Arabia abolishes flogging
April 25, 2020
Saudi Arabia abolishes flogging
Saudi Arabia has abolished flogging as a punishment, the state human rights commission said Saturday, hailing a “major step forward”…
Saudi-led coalition announces one-month extension of Yemen ceasefire
April 25, 2020
Saudi-led coalition announces one-month extension of Yemen ceasefire
DUBAI (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition on Friday said it was extending a unilateral ceasefire in Yemen by one month…
Libya’s east-based forces shell country’s capital, killing 3
April 25, 2020
Libya’s east-based forces shell country’s capital, killing 3
CAIRO (AP) — Intense shelling of Libya’s capital by the country’s rival, east-based forces killed three civilians on Friday, the…