AP Interview: Iraq oil minister says gas sector a priority
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
BEIRUT — Hospitals in Lebanon warned Thursday they may be forced to suspend kidney dialysis next week amid severe shortages in supplies, the latest...