Middle East

Israel, Cyprus reach tourism deal for vaccinated travelers

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JERUSALEM — Israel and Cyprus announced a tourism agreement Sunday to allow citizens who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus to travel between the...

Ex-presidential contender leaves Turkish opposition party

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ANKARA, Turkey — A politician who once ran as a presidential challenger to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan resigned Monday from Turkey’s main opposition...

Timeline: Yemen war began in 2014 when Houthis seized Sanaa

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CAIRO — Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Wednesday targeted an airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia, causing a civilian plane on the tarmac to catch fire....

Call me maybe? Nervous Israelis fear a Biden snub

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<p>JERUSALEM &mdash; It's been three weeks, and he still hasn't called.</p> ...

Turkish sailors abducted by pirates return home from Nigeria

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<p>ANKARA, Turkey &mdash; Fifteen Turkish sailors who were kidnapped by pirates off west Africa last month returned to Turkey on Sunday. </p> ...

Wife: No signs of torture on body of slain Hezbollah critic

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BEIRUT — An independent autopsy revealed no signs of torture on the body of a well-known Lebanese publisher and vocal critic of the Shiite...

3 Turkish soldiers killed in clashes in northern Iraq

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ANKARA, Turkey — Three Turkish soldiers were killed in a new Turkish military offensive against a Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, Turkey’s Defense Ministry...

IAEA: Iran has started producing uranium metal

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<p>BERLIN &mdash; The United Nations’ atomic watchdog agency said Wednesday its inspectors have confirmed that Iran has begun the production of uranium metal —...

United Arab Emirates publishes first photo from Mars probe

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<p>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates &mdash; The United Arab Emirates on Sunday published the first image for its Mars probe now circling the red planet....

Israel, Greece sign tourism deal to boost economies

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JERUSALEM — Israeli and Greek officials agreed Monday to clear the way for vaccinated tourists to travel between their Mediterranean nations in a bid...