Tag: Middle East
Turks leave cities, fill shops in preparation for lockdown
ANKARA, Turkey — People in Turkey stocked up on groceries, filled markets and left cities for their hometowns or the southern coast Thursday as...
Coronavirus surges in northeast Syria amid oxygen shortages
BEIRUT — Kurdish-led authorities in northeast Syria announced Thursday that they will extend a partial lockdown for another week amid a surge in cases...
Greek police pressed to answer migrant pushback claims
ATHENS, Greece — An independent investigation in Greece says authorities have failed to adequately respond to multiple allegations of summary deportations of migrants at...
Turkish lockdown to slow virus before Champions League final
NYON, Switzerland — The Champions League final in Istanbul on May 29 should not be affected by a near three-week lockdown in Turkey to...
Italy: Hearing delayed in slaying case against Egyptians
ROME — A judge in Rome on Thursday postponed a hearing to decide if four high-ranking members of Egypt’s security forces should go on...
Turkish jets, troops hit PKK targets in new Iraq incursion
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish warplanes were continuing on Wednesday to strike suspected Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq, while commando troops were conducting a...
Turkey says it’s glad a woman leads EU’s executive branch
ANKARA, Turkey — The Turkish government again rejected the accusation that it snubbed the head of the European Union's executive arm because she is...
F1’s Canadian GP replaced by Turkish GP amid pandemic
MONTREAL — Formula One's Canadian Grand Prix has been canceled for the second year in a row amid coronavirus restrictions and will be replaced...
Review: Michael B. Jordan seeks revenge in ‘Without Remorse’
In the new Tom Clancy adaptation, “Without Remorse,” Michael B. Jordan is a Navy SEAL about to trade military life for private security...
UN Syria envoy says there’s interest in stepped up diplomacy
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. special envoy for Syria said Wednesday that key global players are interested in stepped-up international diplomacy to “unlock progress”...