Tag: Middle East
‘I am a real contender,’ says Syria presidential candidate
DAMASCUS, Syria — One of two candidates running against longtime Syrian ruler Bashar Assad is casting himself as the first opposition representative to vie...
Dubai police warn ‘wild cat’ stalks residential neighborhood
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai police Tuesday warned inhabitants of a residential neighborhood in the skyscraper-studded city that a “wild cat" was loose...
France holds global talks to offer debt relief for Sudan
PARIS — French and African leaders and international organizations were holding a conference Monday in Paris to negotiate debt relief and raise global support...
EU vows to boost efforts to end Israeli-Palestinian fighting
BRUSSELS — The European Union will redouble its efforts to end the upsurge in violence between the Israeli military and Palestinian militants, and seek...
Ex-Turkish presidential contender forms new political party
ANKARA, Turkey — A politician who once ran as a presidential challenger to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, formed a new political party on...
Emirates Air faced “tough year” as virus looms over travel
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Passenger levels for the Middle East's largest airlines plummeted by 70% last year and it furloughed more than a...
Erdogan: High-ranking PKK militant killed in Iraq operation
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish security forces have killed an alleged high-ranking Kurdish militant in an operation in northern Iraq, Turkey’s president said Monday.
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ICC prosecutor urges Libya to hand over Gadhafi’s son
UNITED NATIONS — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court urged Libya’s new interim government Monday to arrest the son of longtime dictator...
Calls mount for Gaza-Israel cease-fire, greater US efforts
U.N. Security Council diplomats and Muslim foreign ministers convened emergency weekend meetings to demand a stop to civilian bloodshed as Israeli warplanes carried out...
Saudi Arabia eases travel ban for vaccinated citizens
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Vaccinated Saudis will be allowed to leave the kingdom for the first time in more than a year on Monday...