Israeli PM threatens defamation suit against predecessor
<p>JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is threatening to sue his predecessor, Ehud Olmert, if he does not apologize for saying the Israeli leader's...
Turkey probes human trafficking using official passports
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s Interior Ministry has launched a probe into six more municipalities in connection with an alleged human smuggling scheme where Turkish...
Sudan repeals Israel boycott law amid normalization efforts
<p>CAIRO — Sudan on Monday abolished a decades-old law on boycotting Israel, part of efforts to establish normal ties with the Jewish state.</p>
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Veteran Syria opposition figure Michel Kilo dies of COVID-19
PARIS — Michel Kilo, an exiled veteran Syrian opposition figure, died Monday of complications from COVID-19 in a hospital in Paris where he lived,...
‘No Sweets’: For Syrian refugees in Lebanon, a tough Ramadan
BHANNINE, Lebanon — It was messy and hectic in Aisha al-Abed’s kitchen, as the first day of Ramadan often is. Food had to be...
High-ranking Iranian general dies of heart disease at 65
<p>TEHRAN, Iran — A high-ranking general key to Iran's security apparatus has died, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced on Sunday. </p>
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Refugees win rare victory in Serbia landmark pushback ruling
BELGRADE, Serbia — Hamid Ahmadi still can feel the cold of the February night when Serbian police left him and two dozen other refugees...
Israeli police clash with Palestinian crowd in Jerusalem
<p>JERUSALEM — Israeli police clashed with hundreds of Palestinian protesters outside Jerusalem's Old City on Sunday, firing stun grenades and a water cannon to...
Iran sees highest daily death toll in months as virus surges
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's daily coronavirus death toll climbed over 400 for the first time in months on Sunday, as the country, which has...
Passenger train derails in Egypt; some 100 injured
CAIRO — A passenger train derailed Sunday north of Cairo, injuring around 100 people, Egyptian authorities said. It was the latest of several rail...