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Customs offices are accused of getting kickbacks from traders in exchange for charging no or low import duties.
Saturday's vote will be on a new draft text submitted overnight by Germany and Belgium, which would provide for a single aid access point into Syria.
More coronavirus cases reported in Syria's Idlib
The enclave is currently under threat of losing crucial humanitarian aid access.
Iraq Olympic football team goalkeeper found dead in car
Karrar Ibrahim was found dead in his car in the Al-Saadoun area of the capital Baghdad on Friday, authorities confirmed.
Iran's Rouhani says coronavirus lockdown would cause 'chaos, hardship'
Iran has battled the Middle East's worst outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
Emirates airline to cut up to 9,000 jobs: report
Before the crisis hit, Emirates employed some 60,000 staff, including 4,300 pilots and nearly 22,000 cabin crew.
Bosnia Muslims commemorate 25 years since Srebrenica genocide
On July 11, 1995, after capturing the ill-fated town, Serb forces killed more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica in a few days.
Lebanon ex-PM murder tribunal to give verdict August 7
The tribunal was created by a 2007 UN Security Council resolution at Lebanon's request.
Iraqi MP dies of virus as cases jump 600%
After seeing a relatively slow spread in the first five months of 2020, cases spiked 600 percent in June alone, according to the International ...
Sudan ratifies law criminalising female genital mutilation
Anyone found guilty of performing the procedure will be sentenced to up to three years in prison, according to a copy of the new law obtained by ...
Libya's Haftar 'suspected of trading gold with Venezuela'
Associates of Libyan warlord Khalifa Haftar have shipped precious metal after Haftar's allies allegedly shipped USD to Venezuela, a WSJ report ...
Lebanon 'spiralling out of control': UN rights chief
The UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet warned Lebanon's economic crisis is 'spiralling out of control'.
Syrians 'must exchange $100 to local currency' upon return
'Like a visa to your own country': Syrians say the forced transaction through regime channels will cost nationals returning over $50 upon entry.
Iran discourages travel to tourist areas amid virus crisis
With the start of the summer holidays, Iran's health ministry strongly advised Iranians to avoid travelling to certain provinces.
Israel records highest single-day virus tally
Israel had won early praise for its virus containment efforts, but cases have surged since a broad re-opening began in May.
Ten million face acute food shortages in Yemen: UN
The UN's World Food Programme spokeswoman Elisabeth Byrs said action must be taken before a famine is declared.
China, US in new spat over Uighur crackdown
The latest Chinese response followed a US announcement of visa bans and an assets freeze on three officials, including the architect of ...
Deadly silence: The fight against FGM in Arab states
In-depth: More than 4.1 million girls and women are at risk of undergoing female genital mutilation in 2020.
Indonesian politician's anti-virus veil policy draws fire
Indonesian politician Mohammad Suhaili Fadhil Thohir said the policy was purely for 'COVID-19 prevention' and not 'based on radical teachings or ...
Iranian man executed for drinking alcohol, says rights group
A man was executed at Mashhad prison on Thursday after being convicted of drinking alcohol for the sixth time, his lawyer told a rights monitor.
Fuel crisis in Houthi-controlled Yemen puts millions at risk
Yemen's Houthi-controlled areas are facing a devastating fuel crisis that threatens to impact clean water supplies, hospital operations and ...
Netanyahu pledges to ease 'economic distress' in Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to help Israel's unemployed.
Sudan reshuffles government, hoping to appease protesters
Sudan's transitional government has announced a major Cabinet reshuffle in an attempt to defuse public discontent over a sharp economic ...
Syrians alarmed at Russia push to limit cross-border aid
Russia vetoed down a UN Security Council motion authorising cross-border aid to millions of Syrians in the northwest of the country.
After a Russian veto, hope that aid reaches rebel-held areas in Syria dwindles.
Dubai has reopened its doors to tourists after months under quarantine.
Idlib has its first case of Covid-19, a doctor at a hospital near the Turkish border.
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