Coronavirus
Palestinian Authority to pay civil servants half their monthly wages amid cash crunch
Faced with a worsening financial crisis, the Palestinian Authority has slashed the salaries of its public sector employees.
Al-Monitor Staff | Israeli-Palestinian conflict | Jul 2, 2020
A Palestinian woman walks past shops in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, July 2, 2020, the day the Palestinian Authority said it would be halving May salary payments for public sector workers. Photo by REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman.
Survey: Displaced Iraqis experiencing job losses, food shortages amid pandemic
The survey by the International Rescue Committee is the latest proof of economic hardship in Iraq as it grapples with a steep jump in COVID-19 cases.
Al-Monitor Staff | Coronavirus | Jul 2, 2020
Rights group: Detainees in overcrowded Yemen prison at risk of COVID-19
Prisoners at an overcrowded detention center in Aden face serious health risks, Human Rights Watch says in a report.
Al-Monitor Staff | Yemen war | Jul 2, 2020
OPEC continues oil export cuts in June
Global oil prices continue to hold up relative to earlier in the year as oil-producing countries in the Middle East struggle economically.
Al-Monitor Staff | Oil and gas | Jul 2, 2020
Crackdown on Egypt’s front-line health care workers continues
Egyptian doctors are outraged by authorities’ handling of medical personnel after a number of doctors were arrested and others were criticized.
A correspondent in Egypt | Coronavirus | Jul 2, 2020
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