Lebanon has recorded more than 100 new coronavirus infections in the last day, its highest daily increase yet, with most of the cases among workers of a cleaning company, the health minister said on ... ( read original story ...)
Bartering Child’s Dress for Food: Life in Lebanon’s Economic Crisis
A TV chef abandons unaffordable beef. Blackouts make for sweltering summer nights. Changing money feels like a drug deal: The financial meltdown means daily pain and a blow to a country’s pride. ( read original story ...)
Kyrgyzstan total COVID-19 infections near 11,000
The health ministry of Kyrgyzstan said on Sunday that 719 more coronavirus cases were reported in the country, which has increased the total number of COVID-19 cases across the country to 10,629. ( read original story ...)
Jews are indigenous to Israel and a rabbi should know it, scholar says
For a long time there was very little doubt on whether the Jews were indigenous here. The concept started to be questioned by the Arab anti-Zionist community,” Ilan Troen said. ( read original story ...)
Bank of Israel sees 2020 budget deficit 13% of GDP, backs new aid package
Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron on Sunday threw his support behind a second stimulus package to help those hurt by the coronavirus outbreak despite the extra spending that is expected to boost ... ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan, Armenia Trade Accusations Over Deadly Border Fighting
Azerbaijan and Armenia have accused each other of violating the fragile cease-fire along their border. Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry said on July 12 that two of its soldiers were killed after Armenian ... ( read original story ...)
Two killed in Azerbaijan-Armenia border clashes
Arch-foes Armenia and Azerbaijan traded accusations of launching a military offensive using artillery fire along their shared border on Sunday, ... ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan thwarts Armenian attack on border
Aisha Jabbarova Two Azerbaijani servicemen have died and five others have been injured while thwarting the Armenian attack on the border, the Azerbaijani Defence Ministry reported on July 12. 'Units o ... ( read original story ...)
Deaths reported in border clash between Armenia and Azerbaijan, sparking fears of new escalation
At least two soldiers have reportedly been killed in a border clash between Armenia and Azerbaijan. It is the latest flareup in a decades-old conflict between the states. ( read original story ...)
Casualties feared in Azerbaijan-Armenia border clash
Armenian army fires at Azerbaijan's positions in Tovuz region, says latter's defense ministry - Anadolu Agency ... ( read original story ...)