Middle East

AP Interview: Iraq oil minister says gas sector a priority

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BAGHDAD — Iraq’s oil sector is rebounding after a catastrophic year triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, with key investment projects on the horizon, Iraq's...

Israeli fire kills Palestinian teen in West Bank protest

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RAMALLAH, West Bank — A Palestinian teenager was killed by Israeli fire on Friday during clashes between protesters and Israeli troops in the occupied...

UN says over 200 migrants intercepted off Libyan shores

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CAIRO — More than 200 migrants bound for Europe were intercepted on Friday by Libya's coast guard just off the shore of the North...

Ex-Mossad chief signals Israel behind Iran nuclear attacks

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The outgoing chief of Israel's Mossad intelligence service has offered the closest acknowledgment yet his country was behind recent...

Biden embraces a Trump policy in backing Arab-Israeli deals

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The Biden administration is laying the groundwork for a renewed push to encourage more Arab countries to sign accords with Israel and working to...

In rare move, Iran sends warships on lengthy Atlantic voyage

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TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has dispatched two warships to the Atlantic Ocean, a rare mission to demonstrate the country's maritime power, state TV reported...

ICC prosecutor urges Sudan to hand over Darfur suspects

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UNITED NATIONS — Fatou Bensouda briefed the U.N. Security Council for the last time as chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Wednesday,...

Hundreds hold rare protest in Bahrain after prisoner’s death

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Hundreds have held a rare protest in Bahrain over the death of a vaccinated prisoner from the coronavirus held...

Lithuania readies for more migrants entering via Belarus

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VILNIUS, Lithuania — Lithuania will set up a border tent village to shelter increasing numbers of asylum-seekers from third countries who are entering through...

Lebanese hospitals warn of dangerous shortages in supplies

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BEIRUT — Hospitals in Lebanon warned Thursday they may be forced to suspend kidney dialysis next week amid severe shortages in supplies, the latest...