Tag: Middle East
A list of Olympians to follow on social media
TOKYO — With the Olympics starting Friday, athletes from around the world are in Tokyo, most of them restricted to training and their hotels...
Refugee defector from Iran to face Iranian at Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO — A defector from Iran who competes in taekwondo for the refugee team at the Tokyo Olympics was drawn on Thursday to face...
Haiti leader’s slaying exposes role of ex-Colombian soldiers
BUCARAMANGA, Colombia — As the coronavirus pandemic squeezed Colombia, the Romero family was in need of money to pay the mortgage. Mauricio Romero Medina's...
US launched several airstrikes in support of Afghan forces
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military launched several airstrikes this week in support of Afghan government forces fighting Taliban insurgents, including in the strategically important...
UN rights body names panel to probe Israel, Palestinians
GENEVA — The U.N.’s former top human rights official will be part of a new permanent panel investigating abuses in Israel, Gaza and the...
PM urges Israelis to get vaccinated as delta variant spreads
JERUSALEM — Israel’s prime minister on Thursday called upon hundreds of thousands of citizens who have not yet been vaccinated against the coronavirus to...
Morocco denies using spyware to target French officials
RABAT, Morocco — Morocco’s government has denied reports that the country's security forces may have used spyware made by Israel’s NSO Group to eavesdrop...
Human rights giving hits $3.7B record, but some regions lag
Philanthropic funding to promote human rights globally reached a record $3.7 billion in 2018, according to a report released Wednesday. However, nearly half the...
Saudi Aramco facing $50M cyber extortion over leaked data
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia’s state oil giant acknowledged Wednesday that leaked data from the company — files now apparently being used...
Draft UN statement urges Turkish reversal of Cyprus action
UNITED NATIONS — A proposed U.N. Security Council statement would call on Turkey and breakaway Turkish Cypriots to reverse a decision to reopen a...