Middle East

Cash-strapped Sudan clears overdue payments to World Bank

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CAIRO — The Sudanese government said Friday it cleared all of its overdue payments to the World Bank, a move that gives the highly-indebted...

Radioactive material found inside oil facility in Lebanon

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BEIRUT — A German company has found dangerous nuclear material stored in an oil facility in southern Lebanon, officials said Friday. ...

Uyghurs in Turkey protest Chinese foreign minister’s visit

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<p>ISTANBUL &mdash; Hundreds of Uyghurs staged protests in Ankara and Istanbul on Thursday, denouncing Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to Turkey and demanding...

EU to offer Turkey aid, trade help despite rights concerns

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BRUSSELS — European Union leaders are set Thursday to provide new incentives to Turkey to improve cooperation on migration and trade despite democratic backsliding...

EU top diplomats in Libya to support interim authorities

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<p>CAIRO &mdash; The foreign ministers of France, Italy and Germany arrived Thursday in Tripoli to show their support to Libya's newly elected transitional authorities,...

Uyghurs in Turkey protest Chinese foreign minister’s visit

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ISTANBUL — Hundreds of Uyghurs staged protests in Ankara and Istanbul on Thursday, denouncing Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to Turkey and demanding...

Turkey asks Kosovo to reconsider embassy in Jerusalem

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<p>PRISTINA, Kosovo &mdash; Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asked Kosovo’s new prime minister to reconsider the Balkan nation's recent opening of an embassy...

EU top diplomats in Libya to support interim authorities

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CAIRO — The foreign ministers of France, Italy and Germany arrived Thursday in Tripoli to show their support to Libya's newly elected transitional authorities,...

US gives $15 million to Palestinians to deal with COVID-19

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<p>UNITED NATIONS &mdash; The United States said Thursday it is giving $15 million to vulnerable Palestinian communities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip...

Turkey asks Kosovo to reconsider embassy in Jerusalem

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PRISTINA, Kosovo — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asked Kosovo’s new prime minister to reconsider the Balkan nation's recent opening of an embassy...