Turkey arrests 4 in new digital currency platform probe
ISTANBUL — Turkish authorities arrested four people Monday on fraud charges in connection with an investigation into a local cryptocurrency trading platform — the...
Lebanon urges Saudi Arabia to reconsider ban on produce
<p>BEIRUT — Lebanon called on Saudi Arabia on Monday to reconsider its decision to ban Lebanese produce from entering the oil-rich kingdom over a...
Virus surge in crowded Gaza threatens to overwhelm hospitals
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — More than a year into the coronavirus pandemic, some of the worst fears are coming true in the crowded...
Spokesman: Israel to deport dozens of African Hebrews
JERUSALEM — Dozens of members of a polygamous, vegan sect in Israel have received deportation orders from the government, the group's spokesman said Monday,...
Turks demonstrate against Biden’s Armenian genocide decision
<p>ISTANBUL — A small group of Turkish protestors gathered outside the American consulate in Istanbul Monday to protest U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to...
UN faces tough task to get Cyprus peace talks restarted
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Normally, trying to get the two sides on ethnically divided Cyprus to sit down for yet another round of talks is...
EXPLAINER: New players add volatility in Jerusalem tensions
<p>JERUSALEM — The holy city of Jerusalem, a tinderbox of competing religious and political claims, has repeatedly triggered bouts of Israeli-Palestinian violence.</p>
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Turkey arrests 4 in new digital currency platform probe
<p>ISTANBUL — Turkish authorities arrested four people Monday on fraud charges in connection with an investigation into a local cryptocurrency trading platform — the...
108 on trial in Turkey for 2014 Kobani protests
ISTANBUL — More than 100 people linked to a pro-Kurdish party are to go on trial Monday in Turkey’s capital, Ankara, for their alleged...
Turkey announces strictest lockdown so far as virus surges
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s president has announced the country's strictest pandemic restrictions so far, closing businesses and schools and limiting travel for nearly three weeks...