Middle East

Saudi Arabia to stop contracting with firms without local HQ

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<p>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates &mdash; Saudi Arabia announced on Monday that it plans to stop signing contracts with foreign companies that don’t have their...

Bulgarian prosecutors say heroin found in cargo from Iran

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SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgarian customs officials confiscated more than 400 kilograms (880 pounds) of heroin from a ship transporting goods from Iran, prosecutors said...

US Navy seizes large cache of smuggled weapons off Somalia

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<p>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates &mdash; The U.S. Navy seized a large cache of weapons being smuggled by two small ships off the coast of...

US Navy seizes large cache of smuggled weapons off Somalia

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. Navy seized a large cache of weapons being smuggled by two small ships off the coast of...

Pandemic politicking: Israel’s election sprint echoes US’s

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<p>JERUSALEM &mdash; In Israel, the sprint to the March 23 election is striking a notable resemblance to the American presidential brawl in 2020.</p> ...

Pandemic politicking: Israel’s election sprint echoes US’s

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JERUSALEM — In Israel, the sprint to the March 23 election is striking a notable resemblance to the American presidential brawl in 2020. ...

Moderate quake injures at least 10 people in central Iran

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<p>TEHRAN, Iran &mdash; A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck central Iran on Wednesday, injuring at least 10 people, Iranian media reported. </p> ...

Israeli protesters call on PM Netanyahu to step down

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JERUSALEM — Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the official residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday night, demanding his resignation. ...

UAE sheikh’s investment in Israeli soccer club put on hold

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<p>JERUSALEM &mdash; Plans for an Emirati sheikh to purchase a 50% ownership stake in Israel's famed and controversial Beitar Jerusalem soccer club have been...

Call me maybe? Nervous Israelis fear a Biden snub

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JERUSALEM — It's been three weeks, and he still hasn't called. ...