Middle East

Greece lifts quarantine requirement for US, EU, others

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<p>ATHENS, Greece &mdash; Greece on Monday lifted quarantine restrictions for travelers from most European countries, as well as Israel and the United States as...

Russia says its airstrike in Syria killed 200 militants

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MOSCOW — The Russian military said Monday that its airstrike killed about 200 militants in eastern Syria. ...

Egypt: 3 militants involved in Christian’s slaying killed

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<p>CAIRO &mdash; Egypt police killed three suspected militants allegedly involved in the slaying of a Coptic Christian man kidnapped more than five months ago...

EXPLAINER: Jerusalem dispute could derail Palestinian vote

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<p>JERUSALEM &mdash; A dispute over voting in east Jerusalem is threatening to cancel or delay the first Palestinian elections in more than 15 years.</p> ...

Turkey probes human trafficking using official passports

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<p>ANKARA, Turkey &mdash; Turkey’s Interior Ministry has launched a probe into six more municipalities in connection with an alleged human smuggling scheme where Turkish...

Greece lifts quarantine requirement for US, EU, others

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ATHENS, Greece — Greece on Monday lifted quarantine restrictions for travelers from most European countries, as well as Israel and the United States as...

Veteran Syria opposition figure Michel Kilo dies of COVID-19

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<p>PARIS &mdash; Michel Kilo, an exiled veteran Syrian opposition figure, died Monday of complications from COVID-19 in a hospital in Paris where he lived,...

Egypt: 3 militants involved in Christian’s slaying killed

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CAIRO — Egypt police killed three suspected militants allegedly involved in the slaying of a Coptic Christian man kidnapped more than five months ago...

Israel’s Netanyahu backs bill for direct election for PM

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<p>JERUSALEM &mdash; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing for a new law to allow the direct election of the nation's leader as a...

EXPLAINER: Jerusalem dispute could derail Palestinian vote

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JERUSALEM — A dispute over voting in east Jerusalem is threatening to cancel or delay the first Palestinian elections in more than 15 years. ...