JERUSALEM (AP) – Christians in the Holy Land celebrated Good Friday without the mass pilgrimages typically seen in the days leading up to Easter due to the coronavirus, and worshipers in many …
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BEIRUT (AP) – Stores closing, businesses bankrupt and pharmacies with empty shelves: In Lebanon these days, fistfights break out in supermarkets as shoppers scramble for subsidized milk powder, rice and cooking oil. …
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BEIRUT (AP) – Lines stretch for miles outside gas stations in Syrian cities, with an average wait of five hours to fill a tank. In bakeries, people push and shove during long …
Read More »Lebanese Protesters Send Dark, Angry Message
BEIRUT (AP) – It’s an expression of anger but also helplessness: Anti-government protesters in Lebanon are burning tires to block key roads, releasing dense clouds of smoke that rise over the capital …
Read More »At the Baghdad Bar, a Syrian serves cocktails to fix the crisis
BAGHAD (AP) – From the outside, the building is one of many in central Baghdad that have been decaying for years of abuse – silent, windows closed. Just after 6 pm, a …
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BEIRUT (AP) – Death spreads in the corridors of Rafiq Hariri University Hospital in Beirut, where COVID-19 is the new norm to lose many patients in one day. The mood among the …
Read More »At virus tipping point, Lebanon imposes curfew throughout the day
BEIRUT (AP) – It was a choice between a zealous virus outbreak and reviving a dying economy in a country that has been in a constant financial and economic downturn over the …
Read More »Lebanon starts curfew all day as virus gets out of control
BEIRUT (AP) – Lebanese authorities began implementing a 11-day nationwide shutdown and round of curfew on Thursday, which is expected to limit the spread of coronavirus infections that go out of control …
Read More »Lebanon starts curfew all day as virus gets out of control
BEIRUT (AP) – Lebanese authorities began implementing a 11-day nationwide shutdown and round of curfew on Thursday, which is expected to limit the spread of coronavirus infections that go out of control …
Read More »Lebanese Spread Daily Over Flying Israeli Jets
Follow us @Middle East For more news on this area. Beirut (AP) – Israeli military jets carried out several low-flying flights over Beirut, as reconnaissance drones also flew over Sunday, which has …
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