Tag: Middle East
Swimming federation to elect leader in shadow of FIFA case
GENEVA — A new president will take over the governing body of swimming on Saturday with a FIFA bribery case casting a shadow on...
Ghosn’s lawyers say client happy after days of French probe
BEIRUT — Ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn has answered hundreds of questions by French investigators over the past week in Beirut and was “happy and...
US envoy: Syrians face ‘senseless cruelty’ if border is shut
ANKARA, Turkey — The closure of a final humanitarian border crossing into Syrian could cause “senseless cruelty” to millions of Syrians, the U.S. ambassador...
Bulgaria: Top hospital’s management fired over transplants
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria’s caretaker health minister on Friday sacked the management of a leading hospital in the capital, Sofia, where he said illegal...
UN urges Yemen’s Houthis to allow examination of oil tanker
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council called on Yemen’s Houthi rebels to quickly allow U.N. experts to examine an oil tanker moored off...
UN urges Yemen’s Houthis to allow examination of oil tanker
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council called on Yemen’s Houthi rebels to quickly allow U.N. experts to examine an oil tanker moored off...
Watchdog: Syria has likely used chemical weapons 17 times
UNITED NATIONS — The head of the international chemical weapons watchdog told the U.N. Security Council that its experts have investigated 77 allegations against...
Jerusalem evictions that fueled Gaza war could still happen
JERUSALEM — A long-running campaign by Jewish settlers to evict dozens of Palestinian families in east Jerusalem is still underway, even after it fueled...
UN agency withdraws director from Gaza after threats
JERUSALEM — The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says it has recalled its Gaza director after he faced threats over remarks in which he...
Crossing points reopen in split Cyprus as virus numbers fall
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Ethnically split Cyprus took a key step toward a return to its normal rhythms of life amid the pandemic on Friday...