Middle East

Pollard defends spying on US for Israel in rare interview

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JERUSALEM — Jonathan Pollard, an American who served a 30-year sentence for spying for Israel, defends his actions in his first interview since arriving...

Cabinet formation talks in Lebanon collapse amid crisis

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BEIRUT — Talks on the formation of a new Cabinet in Lebanon collapsed Monday, heralding more economic and financial collapse for the small Arab...

State TV: Explosion kills 1, wounds 3 in southeastern Iran

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<p>TEHRAN, Iran &mdash; An explosion Sunday killed one person and wounded three others in the restive southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchistan, state...

Palestinians expand vaccination campaign after UN shipment

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Palestinian Health Ministry began administering the first doses of coronavirus vaccines it received from the global COVAX initiative...

Acclaimed Egyptian feminist Nawal Saadawi dies at age 89

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<p>CAIRO &mdash; Nawal Saadawi, a renowned Egyptian feminist, psychiatrist and novelist, whose writings have stirred controversy for decades in an overwhelming conservative society, died...

Acclaimed Egyptian feminist Nawal Saadawi dies at age 89

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CAIRO — Nawal Saadawi, a renowned Egyptian feminist, psychiatrist and novelist, whose writings have stirred controversy for decades in an overwhelming conservative society, died...

Italian minister meets Libya’s new Tripoli government

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<p>CAIRO &mdash; Italy’s top diplomat on Sunday became the most senior western official to travel to Libya after an interim government took power in...

Italian minister meets Libya’s new Tripoli government

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CAIRO — Italy’s top diplomat on Sunday became the most senior western official to travel to Libya after an interim government took power in...

US, Belgium, France and Japan hold Mideast naval exercise

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. Navy said Sunday it will hold a major naval exercise alongside Belgium, France and Japan in the...

US, Belgium, France and Japan hold Mideast naval exercise

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<p>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates &mdash; The U.S. Navy said Sunday it will hold a major naval exercise alongside Belgium, France and Japan in the...