Tag: Middle East
Turkey probes human trafficking using official passports
<p>ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s Interior Ministry has launched a probe into six more municipalities in connection with an alleged human smuggling scheme where Turkish...
Veteran Syria opposition figure Michel Kilo dies of COVID-19
<p>PARIS — Michel Kilo, an exiled veteran Syrian opposition figure, died Monday of complications from COVID-19 in a hospital in Paris where he lived,...
PSG, Bayern the big names missing from Super League plan
DÜSSELDORF, Germany — The new Super League soccer competition in Europe is, surprisingly, missing the names of Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain.
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Israel’s Netanyahu backs bill for direct election for PM
<p>JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing for a new law to allow the direct election of the nation's leader as a...
Greece lifts quarantine requirement for US, EU, others
ATHENS, Greece — Greece on Monday lifted quarantine restrictions for travelers from most European countries, as well as Israel and the United States as...
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...
Egypt: 3 militants involved in Christian’s slaying killed
CAIRO — Egypt police killed three suspected militants allegedly involved in the slaying of a Coptic Christian man kidnapped more than five months ago...
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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EXPLAINER: Jerusalem dispute could derail Palestinian vote
JERUSALEM — A dispute over voting in east Jerusalem is threatening to cancel or delay the first Palestinian elections in more than 15 years.
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Supreme Court likely to bar some ‘green card’ applicants
<p>WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared ready Monday to prevent thousands of people living in the U.S. for humanitarian reasons from applying to become...