Middle East

Middle East

Partners of convenience. Photo: Fred Dufour/AFP via Bloomberg

China is not the Middle East’s high roller

Beijing gets far more credit than it is due for investments in the region

An Iraqi soldier wearing a protective suit sprays disinfectant to sanitize a street, during a curfew imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Baghdad, Iraq March 31, 2020.REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

Middle East at 'critical threshold' in pandemic - WHO

Houses are seen in the Jewish settlement of Itamar, near Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank June 15, 2020. Photo: Reuters

Israel’s annexation of the West Bank would be a gift to Iran

Momen directs Bangladeshi ambassadors in Middle East to ensure expats’ welfare

Momen directs Bangladeshi ambassadors in Middle East to ensure expats’ welfare

FILE PHOTO: A health worker takes temperature of passengers of a van, amid fear of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), on the outskirts of Taiz, Yemen April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Anees Mahyoub

Coronavirus could cause upheaval across Middle East: Red Cross

FILE PHOTO: A Saudi man walks past a poster depicting Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, after a curfew was imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Ahmed Yosri

Coronavirus to hit Mideast growth more than 2008 crisis, 2015 oil shock: IMF

Workers wearing protective face masks work on a residential construction site, following the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, April 14, 2020. REUTERS/Christopher Pike

Gulf's migrant workers left stranded and struggling by coronavirus outbreak

Expatriate Bangladeshis won’t lose overseas jobs: Shahriar

Expatriate Bangladeshis won’t lose overseas jobs: Shahriar

Iranian couple wearing protective masks to prevent contracting a coronavirus walk at Grand Bazaar in Tehran, Iran February 20, 2020/ Reuters

Middle East still has chance to scale up coronavirus response: WHO

FILE PHOTO: A general view of Business Bay area, after a curfew was imposed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 28, 2020. REUTERS/Satish Kumar/File Photo

Saudi Arabia expands partial lockdown, German tourists leave UAE

Photo: Ali Hossain Mintu

Workers scramble to get into ME as entry gets restricted

Virus fear grips Bangladeshis in Middle East

Virus fear grips Bangladeshis in Middle East

Locals wear face masks to take precautions from coronavirus, as they shop at the Bahrain's Autumn Fair 2020, in Manama/Reuters

Coronavirus spreads across Middle East