Headlines- Early on Sunday morning local time, Kuwait's defense ministry announced that an Iranian drone attack had targeted fuel tanks at the country's international airport.
- US president Trump said he believes Iran is to blame for the attack on the school of Iranian girls.
- As the conflict with the Iran-backed Hezbollah intensifies, dozens more people have died in Lebanon as a result with major Israeli air and ground operations.
- On Saturday, Trump visited an air base in Delaware for honorable transfer of six US service members who had been killed in the fighting.
- After a week of strikes, Israel and the United States had almost complete control of the skies over Tehran, according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who declared on Saturday that Israel would continue its fight with Iran "with all our force."
Month: May 2020
UN Security Council Members Hold Open...
Geir O. Pederson, United Nations Special Envoy for Syria, briefs the Security Council members during the open video conference in connection with the Middle East (Syria)
Shanghai Police Hold Lawyer-Turned-Blogger Who Reported...
In Zhang’s last YouTube video posted on May 13, she had reported on the impact of a huge fall in passenger numbers on the livelihoods of Wuhan’s taxi drivers, as well as loss of employment in the wake of the lockdown among the city’s residents.
Surge in Deaths Portends Widespread Coronavirus...
A surge of deaths in Yemen has prompted aid groups to warn that the war-torn, impoverished nation may have far more than the 122 COVID-19 cases officially reported as of May 17. Aid groups say hospitals are closing because health workers have no protective gear and people are dying because they cannot get treatment. VOA’s Heather Murdock reports from Istanbul with Naseh Shaker in Sana’a, Yeme
Muslims, Jews Come Together Online for...
Muslims abstain from eating and drinking during daylight hours in the month of Ramadan, which ends on May 23rd. After sunset, they enjoy a meal and celebration known as iftar. Much of the celebrating this year is taking place in homes or online because of COVID-19. As Mike O’Sullivan reports, one online event has brought together people from two faiths which are sometimes antagonistic towards each other
United Nations Says Zimbabwe Facing...
Earlier this week, police arrested some members of the political opposition who participated in a demonstration demanding that the government pay those who can’t earn a living because of the coronavirus lockdown
California Prepares for Lifting of COVID...
The state of California is allowing some businesses to re-open, slowly and in phases. People are learning how to adjust to the new reality, considering at least 70,000 people have tested positive for COVID-19 and close to 3,000 people have died in the state
People Worldwide Report Having Intense Coronavirus...
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, millions of people around the world say they are having intense, realistic COVID-related dreams. Forums and websites are dedicated to people sharing their scary dreams, which has prompted scientists and psychologists to look at this development closer
IS Wives Defy Coronavirus Protective Measures...
U.S.-backed local authorities in eastern Syria’s al-Hasakah area say they are bracing for a possible coronavirus outbreak in the al-Hol refugee camp, where thousands of Islamic State families are being detained. The authorities say IS wives are rejecting protective measures for religious reasons
Nairobi’s Eastleigh Residents Struggle to Make...
This month, Kenyan authorities locked down the Somali-majority Nairobi neighborhood of Eastleigh because of a jump in confirmed coronavirus infections. The restriction of movement was imposed to slow the spread of the virus. But businesses in Eastleigh are struggling to get by
During Pandemic, Ramadan Iftar Becomes ‘Drive-thru’...
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many into changing their way of life and routines. Muslim communities in the United States, who are observing the holy month of Ramadan, must too, adapt to this new norm as well