Tag: Middle East
Israel, Greece, Cyprus hold naval drill as they deepen ties
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said Friday that it has conducted a joint naval exercise with Greece and Cyprus, in the latest sign of...
Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israeli PM, recovering after surgery
JERUSALEM — Sara Netanyahu, the wife of the Israeli prime minister, is recovering after having her appendix removed, his office said Friday.
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For Syrians, a decade of displacement with no end in sight
<p>BAR ELIAS, Lebanon — Mohammed Zakaria has lived in a plastic tent in eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley for almost as long as war has...
Journalists’ group: 65 media workers killed in 2020
BRUSSELS — A total of 65 journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2020 while doing their jobs, according to the International Federation...
Iraqi woman who met the pope sees little chance for change
<p>BAGHDAD — The story of Doha Sabah Abdallah's personal tragedy and loss deeply resonated with Pope Francis during his historic visit last weekend to...
Asian soccer gets 8 host hubs for World Cup qualifying games
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The delayed World Cup qualifying matches in Asia will be completed in June with each of the eight groups playing...
Israel, Greece, Cyprus hold naval drill as they deepen ties
<p>JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said Friday that it has conducted a joint naval exercise with Greece and Cyprus, in the latest sign of...
Erdogan pledges measures to lift economy, tame inflation
ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday outlined a series measures that he said would lift the country's economy, and pledged to...
Journalists’ group: 65 media workers killed in 2020
<p>BRUSSELS — A total of 65 journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2020 while doing their jobs, according to the International Federation...
Turkey signals warming ties with Egypt after long freeze
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey and Egypt have started holding diplomatic talks, top Turkish officials said Friday, in a sign of warming ties between the...