Tag: Middle East
USA wrestlers to push Russian men, Japan women for Gold
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US hits 17 nations for not combating human trafficking
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday designated 17 countries as not doing enough to combat human trafficking and warned them of potential U.S....
Russia rejects renewing aid from Iraq to Syria’s northeast
UNITED NATIONS — Russia’s U.N. ambassador on Wednesday called a proposal to reopen a border crossing from Iraq to Syria’s northeast for delivering humanitarian...
Among Iraqis, the name Rumsfeld evokes nation’s destruction
BAGHDAD — When he heard on the news that Donald Rumsfeld had died, Ali Ridha al-Tamimi and his wife sat down with their four...
Israel scrambles to curb jump in COVID infections
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel, a world leader in coronavirus vaccinations, reported its highest daily infection rate in three months as it scrambles to...
Rumsfeld, a cunning leader who oversaw a ruinous Iraq war
WASHINGTON — Calling Donald H. Rumsfeld energetic was like calling the Pacific wide. When others would rest, he would run. While others sat, he...
Israel welcomes German leader as ally against antisemitism
JERUSALEM — Israel's president warmly welcomed his German counterpart on Monday, praising him as an ally in combatting antisemitism.
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Jordan tribes, bedrock of monarchy, on edge as economy tanks
KARAK, Jordan — Jordan has drawn a curtain of secrecy on the unprecedented public rift within its royal family, but the social tensions laid...
Port operator DP World buys US logistics firm in $1.2B deal
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — One of the world’s largest port operators, DP World, said Thursday it has acquired an American logistics firm in...
Asian qualifying: Japan, Australia in Group B for last round
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Japan and Australia have been grouped together along with Saudi Arabia, China, Oman and Vietnam in the final round of...