Tag: Middle East
Photos show Dubai princess, focus of UN concern, at malls
LONDON — Photos on social media appear to show a missing Dubai princess who months earlier described herself in a video as being held...
No court decision on Suez Canal’s claim over massive vessel
CAIRO — An Egyptian appeals court on Sunday said it lacks jurisdiction to look into the Suez Canal Authority’s demands to uphold financial claims...
US general: As US scales back in Mideast, China may step in
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — As the United States scales back its military presence across the Middle East to focus on great power competition with...
UN envoy: Failure to get rid of Libya mercenaries a threat
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. special envoy for Libya warned the Security Council on Friday that progress on the key issue of withdrawing mercenaries...
Egyptian mediators hold talks to firm up Israel-Hamas truce
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Egyptian mediators held talks Saturday to firm up an Israel-Hamas cease-fire as Palestinians in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip began...
US commander says more work needed to counter small drones
BAGHDAD — A month after an explosives-laden drone targeted U.S. forces at an Iraq base, the top American commander for the Middle East says...
UNESCO exhibit in Venice focuses on rebuilding Mosul sites
VENICE, Italy — The United Nations’ cultural agency has opened an exhibit detailing plans to restore multicultural landmarks in the Iraqi city of Mosul,...
Migrants with children sleep rough in Bosnia border village
BOSANSKA BOJNA, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Dozens of migrant families with small children have been sleeping rough in a village by Bosnia’s border with Croatia while...
Jewish man reports assault with slur in Germany’s capital
FRANKFURT, Germany — Police in Germany say they are investigating a Jewish man's report of being punched in the face and abused with antisemitic...
Dua Lipa blasts group that condemned her for Mideast stance
NEW YORK — Singer Dua Lipa is blasting an organization that paid for a full-page ad in The New York Times that called her...