Tag: Middle East
Verstappen leads practice at Imola ahead of qualifying
<p>IMOLA, Italy — Max Verstappen posted the fastest time in the final practice for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix to boost his chances of taking...
Detention of Jerusalem candidates threatens Palestinian poll
<p>JERUSALEM — Israeli briefly detained three Jerusalem-based candidates for Palestinian legislative elections on Saturday, deepening a dispute over whether banning Palestinian residents of east...
Turkey to ban cryptocurrencies for buying goods, services
<p>ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s central bank is banning the use of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin in payments for goods and services, according to a...
Muslims mark 1st Ramadan Friday prayers in Jerusalem
<p>JERUSALEM — Tens of thousands of Muslim worshippers gathered at a sacred Jerusalem plaza for the first Friday prayers of Ramadan after coronavirus lockdowns...
Israel says it will ‘definitely’ stop Iran from getting bomb
<p>ATHENS, Greece — Israel’s foreign minister said Friday that his country was determined to stop Iran from building a nuclear weapon, after Tehran promised...
Veteran AP producer, cameraman in Iraq dies of COVID-19
<p>BEIRUT — Khodeir Majid, who covered Iraq’s numerous conflicts as a video producer and cameraman for the Associated Press over 17 years has died,...
Israel: Rocket from Gaza is 2nd in 24 hours; no injuries
<p>GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Israeli military says Palestinian militants fired a rocket from Gaza into the country’s south Friday, the second incident...
UN: 40 civilian casualties in central Yemen in March alone
<p>CAIRO — The ongoing battle between Yemen's Houthi rebels and government forces in the central province of Marib has caused 40 civilian casualties in...
Turkey to ban cryptocurrencies for buying goods, services
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s central bank is banning the use of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin in payments for goods and services, according to a...
UN agrees to deploy cease-fire monitors in Libya
<p>UNITED NATIONS — International monitors will watch over a nearly six-month-old cease-fire agreement in Libya, the U.N. Security Council decided in a vote announced...