Tag: Middle East
Turkey arrests 4 in new digital currency platform probe
ISTANBUL — Turkish authorities arrested four people Monday on fraud charges in connection with an investigation into a local cryptocurrency trading platform — the...
EU chief felt ‘hurt,’ ‘alone’ at meeting with Turkish leader
BRUSSELS — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Monday that she felt hurt and alone during a meeting with Turkey’s president earlier...
Turkey announces strictest lockdown so far as virus surges
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s president has announced the country's strictest pandemic restrictions so far, closing businesses and schools and limiting travel for nearly three weeks...
Biden’s first 100 days: Where he stands on key promises
WASHINGTON — As he rounds out his first 100 days in office, President Joe Biden’s focus on reigning in the coronavirus during the early...
Spokesman: Israel to deport dozens of African Hebrews
JERUSALEM — Dozens of members of a polygamous, vegan sect in Israel have received deportation orders from the government, the group's spokesman said Monday,...
EXPLAINER: New players add volatility in Jerusalem tensions
JERUSALEM — The holy city of Jerusalem, a tinderbox of competing religious and political claims, has repeatedly triggered bouts of Israeli-Palestinian violence.
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Virus surge in crowded Gaza threatens to overwhelm hospitals
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — More than a year into the coronavirus pandemic, some of the worst fears are coming true in the crowded...
UN faces tough task to get Cyprus peace talks restarted
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Normally, trying to get the two sides on ethnically divided Cyprus to sit down for yet another round of talks is...
Iraq’s PM fires key hospital officials after deadly blaze
BAGHDAD — Iraq's prime minister fired key hospital officials Sunday hours after a fire broke out in an intensive care unit for coronavirus patients...
Syria schools begin final exams weeks early because of virus
DAMASCUS, Syria — Hundreds of thousands of students in government-controlled parts of Syria began taking final exams Sunday after a three-week schools closure to...