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Jul 29, 2020
CAIRO — Egypt's president said Tuesday that talks over Ethiopia's Nile dam would "drag on", but voiced hope for a negotiated settlement to t ...
Jul 29, 2020
MECCA — Pilgrims were quarantined Tuesday in the Muslim holy city of Mecca ahead of the dramatically downsized Hajj as Saudi authorities str ...
Jul 28, 2020
MOSUL, Iraq — Nearly a century ago, Iraqis and Westerners stood here with tickets to Berlin, Istanbul or Venice. ...
Jul 28, 2020
BEIRUT — The Lebanese government agreed on Tuesday to reinforce coronavirus lockdown measures after a spike in new cases threatened to overw ...
Jul 27, 2020
MECCA — Saudi Arabia on Wednesday begins hosting the annual Hajj, dramatically downscaled due to the coronavirus pandemic that has barred mi ...
Jul 27, 2020
AL BIREH, Palestine — A mosque in the Israeli-occupied West Bank town of Al Bireh was damaged by fire and Hebrew-language graffiti on Monday ...
Jul 27, 2020
BAGHDAD — Two demonstrators died in Baghdad early Monday after being shot in confrontations with security forces, the first victims of prote ...
Jul 27, 2020
BEIRUT — United Nations peacekeeping force UNIFIL called for “maximum restraint” after clashes on Monday on the border between Lebanon and I ...
Jul 27, 2020
TAEZ, Yemen — The two facades of the National Museum in the Yemeni city of Taez bear testament to the ravages of a war that has consumed the ...
Jul 27, 2020
RABAT — Morocco’s roads and transport hubs saw chaotic scenes after authorities announced snap movement restrictions affecting eight cities ...