Tag: Middle East
Driving diversity: Hamilton ready to chase 8th F1 title
PARIS — If Lewis Hamilton wins an eighth Formula One title, he will stand alone among the sport's greats. And that might be the...
Europe starts World Cup qualifying amid pause for pandemic
<p>GENEVA — The 55 national soccer teams in Europe will start World Cup qualifying this week for the 2022 tournament in Qatar even as...
Israeli election seen as referendum on divisive Netanyahu
JERUSALEM — Israelis vote Tuesday in their fourth parliamentary election in just two years. Once again, the race boils down to a referendum on...
Injured Márquez to miss opening MotoGP races in Qatar
<p>MADRID — Six-time MotoGP champion Marc Márquez will not compete in the first two races of the year in Qatar as he continues to...
Turkish lira plummets after Erdogan fires central bank chief
ANKARA, Turkey — The Turkish currency plummeted against the U.S. dollar on Monday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fired the central bank governor over...
Durable Ibrahimovic targets playing at 2022 World Cup, at 41
<p>STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Zlatan Ibrahimovic has unfinished business at the World Cup.</p>
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Chad disqualified from African Cup of Nations qualifying
CAIRO — Chad was disqualified from African Cup of Nations qualifying on Monday because the country's government dissolved the soccer federation.
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Saudi oil giant Aramco reports 30% drop in payments to state
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia’s state-backed oil giant Aramco paid the Saudi government 30% less in taxes in 2020, the company reported...
Turkish police detain politician staging parliament sit-in
<p>ISTANBUL — Turkish police have detained a prominent pro-Kurdish party politician who was staging a days-long protest in parliament.</p>
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State TV: Explosion kills 1, wounds 3 in southeastern Iran
<p>TEHRAN, Iran — An explosion Sunday killed one person and wounded three others in the restive southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchistan, state...