Tag: Middle East
Asian World Cup qualifiers to be moved from China to UAE
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — China’s COVID-19 travel restrictions have forced World Cup qualifying matches scheduled for the eastern city of Suzhou to be relocated...
Iran TV: ‘Technical problem’ on fighter jet kills 2 pilots
TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian fighter jet on Tuesday developed a “technical problem” that killed both of the aircraft's pilots, state TV reported.
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World Bank: Lebanon’s crisis among world’s worst since 1850s
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s severe economic and financial crisis is likely to rank as one of the worst the world has seen in more than...
German minister laments choice of Syria for WHO board seat
BERLIN — Germany’s health minister says he is “anything but happy” that Syria’s government — which has waged a devastating, deadly decade-long war against...
OPEC and allies expected to gradually increase output
FRANKFURT, Germany — Members of the OPEC oil cartel and allied producing countries are juggling conflicting pressures in global oil markets as they establish...
Judge tosses lawsuit from ex-Marine who was jailed in Iran
WASHINGTON — A judge has thrown out a lawsuit from a former Marine who was jailed in Iran for more than four years and...
Germany, UN to host conference on Libya in Berlin on June 23
BERLIN — Germany and the United Nations plan to host a conference on Libya in Berlin on June 23, a gathering that aims to...
UN says bodies of 3 migrant children wash ashore in Libya
CAIRO — The bodies of three children who apparently were among Europe-bound migrants drowned in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya washed ashore in the...
Israeli official rolls back army chief comments on AP Gaza
JERUSALEM — Israel’s defense minister on Monday distanced himself from comments made by his military chief after Israel bombed a Gaza Strip high-rise housing...
Politics still pack a punch(line) for Iranian-American comic
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — For Iranian-American Maz Jobrani, a stand-up show in Dubai marked the first time he's been in front of a...