Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jews defy Covid-19 fears during Yom Kippur
Issued on: 28/09/2020 – 09:57 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given in to pressure…
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Iraqi Kurdistan: Kurdish locals divided over Turkey’s anti-PKK air strikes
Issued on: 28/09/2020 – 15:09Modified: 28/09/2020 – 15:12 FOCUS © FRANCE 24 By: Jack HEWSON…
Yemeni govt, Houthi rebels agree large prisoner exchange
Issued on: 27/09/2020 – 15:32Modified: 27/09/2020 – 15:33 The United Nations said Yemen’s warring sides…
Macron accuses Lebanese leaders of ‘betrayal’ over failure to form a government
Issued on: 27/09/2020 – 17:45 French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday accused Lebanon’s leaders of…
Lebanon’s PM-designate resigns amid political impasse over govt formation
Issued on: 26/09/2020 – 10:42Modified: 26/09/2020 – 11:13 Lebanon’s prime minister-designate resigned Saturday amid a…
Israel tightens lockdown as critics accuse Netanyahu of trying to curb protests
Issued on: 25/09/2020 – 16:02 Israel tightened COVID-19 lockdown measures on Friday as critics accused…
Fatah, Hamas agree to hold first Palestinian elections since 2006
Issued on: 24/09/2020 – 15:58 Gaza rulers Hamas and their rivals in the occupied West…
Iran-Iraq war: Looking back at the chemical bombing of Sardasht
Issued on: 23/09/2020 – 17:14Modified: 23/09/2020 – 17:17 Forty years ago, Saddam Hussein invaded Iran, launching a…
Lebanon’s Shiites stall formation of new government
Issued on: 22/09/2020 – 16:56 The Shiite bloc, composed of Hezbollah and the Amal Movement,…
Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs: ‘In some areas, IS group activities are increasing”
Issued on: 19/09/2020 – 17:28Modified: 19/09/2020 – 17:30 Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs Fuad Hussein…
Lebanese president proposes ending sectarian quotas to break govt deadlock
Issued on: 21/09/2020 – 14:52 Lebanese President Michel Aoun said on Monday that the country…
Beirut blast: International community mobilises to rescue Lebanon’s heritage
Issued on: 19/09/2020 – 12:13 Ever since it’s been reduced to ashes during the August…