Tag: Middle East
Hamilton: F1 can’t ignore race hosts’ human rights issues
<p>Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton on Thursday urged the global racing series to not ignore human rights violations in the countries where it stages...
EU top diplomats in Libya to support interim authorities
CAIRO — The foreign ministers of France, Italy and Germany arrived Thursday in Tripoli to show their support to Libya's newly elected transitional authorities,...
AP Interview: Alonso returns to F1 with ‘positive feeling’
<p>MADRID — Fernando Alonso recently drove up behind the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton entering the straightway and quickly pulled to the side to overtake...
Turkey asks Kosovo to reconsider embassy in Jerusalem
PRISTINA, Kosovo — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asked Kosovo’s new prime minister to reconsider the Balkan nation's recent opening of an embassy...
African Cup: Egypt, Ghana qualify; Gambia, Comoros to debut
<p>CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Egypt and Ghana qualified for the African Cup of Nations on Thursday and were joined by Comoros and Gambia,...
US gives $15 million to Palestinians to deal with COVID-19
UNITED NATIONS — The United States said Thursday it is giving $15 million to vulnerable Palestinian communities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip...
Germany starts WCup bid with win, support for human rights
<p>DUISBURG, Germany — Germany coach Joachim Löw won't be at the World Cup in 2022, but his team took a step toward qualifying with...
Hamilton: F1 can’t ignore race hosts’ human rights issues
Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton on Thursday urged the global racing series to not ignore human rights violations in the countries where it stages...
Greece kicks off events for bicentenary of independence war
<p>ATHENS, Greece — Greece on Wednesday kicked off two days of celebrations to mark the bicentenary of the start of the country’s war of...
Dubai’s deputy ruler Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid dies at 75
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, deputy ruler of Dubai and the United Arab Emirates minister of finance, has...