Tag: Middle East
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...
Erdogan pledges measures to lift economy, tame inflation
<p>ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday outlined a series measures that he said would lift the country's economy, and pledged to...
Max Verstappen fastest as F1 testing starts in Bahrain
SAKHIR, Bahrain — Red Bull driver Max Verstappen was fastest Friday on the first of three days of Formula One testing ahead of the...
Turkey signals warming ties with Egypt after long freeze
<p>ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey and Egypt have started holding diplomatic talks, top Turkish officials said Friday, in a sign of warming ties between the...
Iran reports attack on its cargo vessel in Mediterranean Sea
TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian cargo vessel was targeted this week in a “terrorist attack” in the Mediterranean Sea, the country's state TV reported...
Max Verstappen fastest as F1 testing starts in Bahrain
<p>SAKHIR, Bahrain — Red Bull driver Max Verstappen was fastest Friday on the first of three days of Formula One testing ahead of the...
Lebanese parliament approves World Bank loan to help poor
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s parliament on Friday approved a $246 million loan from the World Bank that would provide cash assistance for more than 160,000...
Muguruza beats Mertens in Dubai to reach 3rd final of 2021
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Garbiñe Muguruza reached her third final of the season after needing seven match points to beat Elise Mertens 6-4,...
EU worried by shooting incidents near Turkey-Greece border
BRUSSELS — The European Union’s top migration official expressed concern Friday about a spike in the number of shooting incidents on the Turkish side...
Muguruza beats Mertens in Dubai to reach 3rd final of 2021
<p>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Garbiñe Muguruza reached her third final of the season after needing seven match points to beat Elise Mertens 6-4,...