Tag: Middle East
Officials say carrier to help protect Afghanistan pullout
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has decided to keep an aircraft carrier in the Middle East to help provide protection for American and coalition troops...
Israeli police say dozens arrested in Jerusalem clashes
<p>JERUSALEM — Israeli police say 44 people were arrested and 20 officers were wounded in a night of chaos in Jerusalem, where security forces...
Israeli police say dozens arrested in Jerusalem clashes
JERUSALEM — Israeli police say 44 people were arrested and 20 officers were wounded in a night of chaos in Jerusalem, where security forces...
130 Europe-bound migrants feared dead off Libyan coast
<p>CAIRO — More than 100 Europe-bound migrants are feared dead in a shipwreck off the Libyan Mediterranean coast, independent rescue groups said. </p>
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130 Europe-bound migrants feared dead off Libyan coast
CAIRO — More than 100 Europe-bound migrants are feared dead in a shipwreck off the Libyan Mediterranean coast, independent rescue groups said.
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German woman convicted of IS membership over stay in Syria
<p>BERLIN — A Berlin court on Friday convicted a German woman of membership in the Islamic State group over her time spent in territory...
Russia to resume flights to Egypt after 6-year hiatus
MOSCOW — Russia plans to resume direct flights to Egypt’s Red Sea resort towns more than six years after the downing of a Russian...
Saudi bans Lebanese produce because of drug smuggling
<p>BEIRUT — Saudi Arabia will ban Lebanese fruits and vegetables entering the kingdom or passing through it because those shipments have been increasingly used...
10,000 march in Armenian capital to commemorate killings
YEREVAN, Armenia — About 10,000 people held a torchlight parade in Armenia’s capital Friday to commemorate the estimated 1.5 million Armenians killed in Ottoman...
Russia to resume flights to Egypt after 6-year hiatus
<p>MOSCOW — Russia plans to resume direct flights to Egypt’s Red Sea resort towns more than six years after the downing of a Russian...