Middle East and North Africa
Jordanian police seal off central Amman to foil union protest
Amman (Reuters) - Jordanian security forces dispersed dozens of teachers trying to reach the seat of government on Wednesday to protest at the arrest...
Iran government spokesman tests positive for coronavirus
Tehran (Reuters) - Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei has been hospitalized with COVID-19, the Mehr news agency reported on Monday, the latest among several...
Spain sees thaw in Europe-Turkey tensions on Mediterranean drilling
Ankara (Reuters) - Spain’s foreign minister said that talks in Turkey on Monday had helped to reduce tensions between some European Union members and...
Lebanon’s Hezbollah denies infiltration attempt or clashes near Lebanese frontier
Beirut (Reuters) - The Iran-backed Lebanese Shi’ite group Hezbollah on Monday denied its forces had tried to infiltrate the Lebanese-Israeli frontier or that it...
How a U.S. Navy base in the Gulf tackles coronavirus
Manama (Reuters) - At the U.S. Navy’s main base in the Gulf, military staff are strictly abiding by rules to stem the spread of...