Tag: Middle East
UN chief: 52 armies and groups suspected of sexual violence
UNITED NATIONS — The COVID-19 pandemic led to a spike in gender-based violence last year and combatants continued to use sexual violence “as a...
Syrian leader sacks Central Bank chief amid currency crash
<p>BEIRUT — President Bashar Assad sacked the governor of war-ravaged Syria’s Central Bank on Tuesday amid a crash in the currency in recent months.</p>
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Kurds impose 10-day curfew in NE Syria amid coronavirus wave
BEIRUT — A 10-day curfew in areas controlled by U.S.-backed fighters in northeast Syria went into effect Tuesday in an attempt to try limit...
Turkey to host Afghan peace talks later this month
<p>ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey announced Tuesday that it will host a 10-day peace conference in Istanbul between Afghanistan’s warring sides later this month.</p>
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Forgery trial of Olympic powerbroker now set for August
GENEVA — The delayed trial of Olympic powerbroker Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah, charged with forgery in an alleged Kuwaiti coup plot, is now set...
Israel to accept foreign tourists after year-long break
<p>JERUSALEM — Israel on Tuesday said it will reopen the country to vaccinated foreign tourists in May, more than a year after closing its...
Suez Canal chief: Vessel impounded amid financial dispute
CAIRO — Egyptian authorities impounded a massive cargo vessel that blocked the Suez Canal last month amid a financial dispute with its owner, the...
Syrian leader sacks Central Bank chief amid currency crash
BEIRUT — President Bashar Assad sacked the governor of war-ravaged Syria’s Central Bank on Tuesday amid a crash in the currency in recent months.
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Turkey to host Afghan peace talks later this month
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey announced Tuesday that it will host a 10-day peace conference in Istanbul between Afghanistan’s warring sides later this month.
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Israel to accept foreign tourists after year-long break
JERUSALEM — Israel on Tuesday said it will reopen the country to vaccinated foreign tourists in May, more than a year after closing its...