Middle East
Jordan eases nationwide curfew and allows shops to open
March 25, 2020
Jordan eases nationwide curfew and allows shops to open
AMMAN (Reuters) — Jordanian Prime Minister Omar Razzaz said on Tuesday the government would allow people to go on foot…
Saudi reports first coronavirus death, UAE gears up for lockdown
March 24, 2020
Saudi reports first coronavirus death, UAE gears up for lockdown
RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia on Tuesday reported its first death from the coronavirus, a 51-year-old Afghani resident, while the…
Palestinian workers find temporary Israeli abodes in coronavirus crisis
March 24, 2020
Palestinian workers find temporary Israeli abodes in coronavirus crisis
TEL AVIV (Reuters) — Israel’s building industry has found temporary housing for many of its nearly 70,000 Palestinian laborers, staving…
Likud members urge speaker to defy Israeli high court order
March 24, 2020
Likud members urge speaker to defy Israeli high court order
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel appeared on the verge of a constitutional crisis Tuesday as top members of Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud…
Turkey sets shop, bus restrictions as coronavirus death toll rises to 37
March 24, 2020
Turkey sets shop, bus restrictions as coronavirus death toll rises to 37
ISTANBUL (Reuters) — Turkey imposed restrictions on Tuesday on grocery store opening hours and numbers of shop customers and bus…
Lebanon to stop paying back all debt in foreign currencies
March 24, 2020
Lebanon to stop paying back all debt in foreign currencies
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon will stop paying all maturing Eurobonds in foreign currencies amid a crippling economic and financial crisis…
Jordan extends coronavirus curfew, to deliver food to homes nationwide
March 24, 2020
Jordan extends coronavirus curfew, to deliver food to homes nationwide
AMMAN (Reuters) — Jordan said on Monday it would extend a curfew indefinitely and promised it would begin to deliver…
Pompeo slashes aid, meets Taliban on surprise Afghan mission
March 24, 2020
Pompeo slashes aid, meets Taliban on surprise Afghan mission
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday slashed aid to Afghanistan’s government after a mission to Kabul failed to…
Israeli high court orders parliament vote on new speaker
March 24, 2020
Israeli high court orders parliament vote on new speaker
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered the parliament speaker to hold an election for his successor by…
War-torn Syria braces for lockdown after first virus case
March 23, 2020
War-torn Syria braces for lockdown after first virus case
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrians rushed to stock up on food and fuel Monday amid fears that authorities would resort…