Tag: Middle East
No longer silent, Gulf Arab citizens express anger at Israel
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The ongoing bloodshed in the Gaza Strip has unleashed a chorus of voices across Gulf Arab states that are...
Israeli airstrikes kill 6, level large family home in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes killed at least six people across the Gaza Strip and destroyed the home of a large extended...
Germany bans, raids 3 groups linked to Hezbollah
BERLIN — Police raided sites in seven German states on Wednesday as German authorities announced a ban on three groups linked to the Lebanese...
EXPLAINER: Spain’s migrant crisis in North Africa
About 8,000 people have streamed into the Spanish city of Ceuta from Morocco in the past two days in an unprecedented influx, most of...
Lebanese acting FM steps down over remarks on Gulf Arabs, IS
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s acting foreign minister stepped down on Wednesday amid a diplomatic row with Gulf Arab countries after he suggested in a TV...
Turkey bans polyethylene plastic imports
ISTANBUL — Turkey has banned the importation of ethylene polymer plastic waste as environmental groups sound the alarm on the world’s plastic consumption and...
Iran talks resume amid growing hopes of a resolution
VIENNA — World powers were meeting Wednesday for new round of high-level talks on bringing the United States back into the nuclear deal with...
Cyprus, Greece, Egypt: new threats need tighter defense ties
NICOSIA, Cyprus — The defense ministers of Cyprus, Greece and Egypt said Wednesday that emerging regional threats and challenges necessitate even closer cooperation and...
2 pilots eject from F-15 when it leaves runway in Illinois
MASCOUTAH, Ill. — Two pilots ejected safely from an F-15 fighter jet Tuesday morning when the aircraft left a runway while landing at a...
UAE, Saudis summon Lebanon ambassadors over FM’s comments
BEIRUT — Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates summoned their Lebanese ambassadors Tuesday to protest televised remarks by Lebanon’s foreign minister, in which...