Tag: Middle East
Jerusalem tension triggers Gaza-Israel fire exchange
JERUSALEM — Tensions in Jerusalem sparked the worst round of cross-border violence between Israel and the Gaza Strip in months on Saturday, with Palestinian...
Biden to recognize atrocities against Armenians as genocide
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Saturday plans to follow through on a campaign pledge to formally recognize that atrocities committed against the Armenian...
Report: Iran Guard kills 3 militants near Afghanistan border
TEHRAN, Iran — Members of Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard shot dead three militants and dismantled their cell in eastern Iran near the border with...
‘Look after my babies’: In Ethiopia, a Tigray family’s quest
Gunfire crackled near the straw-woven home of Abraha Kinfe Gebremariam. He hoped it drowned out the cries of his wife, curled up in pain,...
Denmark tells some Syrians to leave, separating families
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — An email brought Faeza Satouf’s world to a standstill.
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Shooting revives criticism of Israel’s use of deadly force
JERUSALEM — Hours after Israeli soldiers shot and killed Osama Mansour at a temporary checkpoint in the occupied West Bank, the military announced that...
Turkey detains dozens for alleged cryptocurrency fraud
ISTANBUL — Turkish police have detained 62 people as part of an investigation into a cryptocurrency exchange that is being accused of defrauding investors,...
Israeli police say dozens arrested in Jerusalem clashes
JERUSALEM — Israeli police say 44 people were arrested and 20 officers were wounded in a night of chaos in Jerusalem, where security forces...
130 Europe-bound migrants feared dead off Libyan coast
CAIRO — More than 100 Europe-bound migrants are feared dead in a shipwreck off the Libyan Mediterranean coast, independent rescue groups said.
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German woman convicted of IS membership over stay in Syria
BERLIN — A Berlin court on Friday convicted a German woman of membership in the Islamic State group over her time spent in territory...