Middle East

ICC prosecutor urges Libya to hand over Gadhafi’s son

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<p>UNITED NATIONS &mdash; The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court urged Libya’s new interim government Monday to arrest the son of longtime dictator...

France holds global talks to offer debt relief for Sudan

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PARIS — French and African leaders and international organizations were holding a conference Monday in Paris to negotiate debt relief and raise global support...

EU vows to boost efforts to end Israeli-Palestinian fighting

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BRUSSELS — The European Union will redouble its efforts to end the upsurge in violence between the Israeli military and Palestinian militants, and seek...

Ex-Turkish presidential contender forms new political party

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ANKARA, Turkey — A politician who once ran as a presidential challenger to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, formed a new political party on...

Saudi Arabia eases travel ban for vaccinated citizens

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<p>JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia &mdash; Vaccinated Saudis will be allowed to leave the kingdom for the first time in more than a year on Monday...

Emirates Air faced “tough year” as virus looms over travel

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Passenger levels for the Middle East's largest airlines plummeted by 70% last year and it furloughed more than a...

Israel says Gaza tunnels destroyed in heavy airstrikes

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<p>GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip &mdash; The Israeli military unleashed a wave of heavy airstrikes on the Gaza Strip early Monday, saying it destroyed 15...

Erdogan: High-ranking PKK militant killed in Iraq operation

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ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish security forces have killed an alleged high-ranking Kurdish militant in an operation in northern Iraq, Turkey’s president said Monday. ...

Dogged by Mideast crisis, Blinken visits Denmark

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<p>COPENHAGEN, Denmark &mdash; </p> <p>U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is...

ICC prosecutor urges Libya to hand over Gadhafi’s son

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UNITED NATIONS — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court urged Libya’s new interim government Monday to arrest the son of longtime dictator...