Tag: Middle East
Gazan behind Mars drone says visiting home is no small step
BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip — Space engineer Loay Elbasyouni was part of the NASA team that made history this month by launching an experimental...
France to restrict suspect Lebanese officials from entering
PARIS — France will restrict Lebanese officials suspected of corruption or obstructing the formation of a government from entering the country, the foreign minister...
Iran gets 4-year ban from world judo over anti-Israel policy
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Iran was suspended by judo’s world governing body on Thursday as punishment for refusing to let its athletes face opponents from...
Jordanian prince, brother of late King Hussein, dies at 80
AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan's Prince Mohammad bin Talal, the younger bother of the late King Hussein who served as his crown prince for 10...
Sheikh’s missing daughter casts shadow over Derby favorite
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has spent millions trying to win the Kentucky Derby, and in the process plowing money...
Blinken meets Israeli spy chief as Iran talks continue
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other top Biden administration national security aides met Thursday with the chief of Israel’s Mossad spy...
Young women, grown up without Taliban, dread their return
KABUL, Afghanistan — Inside Ms. Sadat’s Beauty Salon in Afghanistan’s capital, Sultana Karimi leans intently over a customer, meticulously shaping her eyebrows. Make-up and...
Hamas rejects idea of postponing Palestinian elections
JERUSALEM — The Islamic militant group Hamas has rejected the idea of postponing Palestinian elections ahead of a leadership meeting Thursday in which President...
UN runs aground in informal Cyprus talks, new round planned
GENEVA — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday that Turkish Cypriots and Greek Cypriots failed to make headway in informal talks on the future...
Shakeup in Iran’s presidential office after leaked tape
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's president has replaced the head of a think tank that recorded an interview with the country's foreign minister that leaked...