Tag: Middle East
5 key takeaways from AP’s interview with Carlos Ghosn
In a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press, former star auto executive Carlos Ghosn shared his frustrations surrounding his stunning downfall and delved into...
Turkish teams on mission to persuade the vaccine-reluctant
MARDIN, Turkey — In the medieval Turkish city of Mardin, Medine Ereli calls out to a team of medical workers walking along the town’s...
Iran’s president appeals to top leader to add candidates
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday he wrote the country’s supreme leader to protest a decision by an election watchdog to...
Yemen officials demand answers after AP report on air base
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemeni officials demanded answers Wednesday after an Associated Press report highlighted a mysterious air base being built on a...
UN body asked to up scrutiny of Israel’s human rights record
GENEVA — Member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation are calling on the U.N. Human Rights Council to set up a permanent commission...
Italy orders trial for 4 Egyptians accused in student death
ROME — A Rome judge on Tuesday ordered four high-ranking members of Egypt’s security forces to stand trial for the abduction, torture and killing...
Israel media urge Twitter, Facebook to stop anti-press hate
JERUSALEM — Major Israeli news outlets Tuesday called on Facebook and Twitter to halt what they said were social media posts inciting violence against...
AP Source: Biden to name Tom Nides ambassador to Israel
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is expected to name former senior State Department official Tom Nides to serve as ambassador to Israel, according to...
100 Iraqi families from IS-linked camp in Syria repatriated
QAYARA, Iraq — Nearly a dozen buses carrying 100 Iraqi families who lived in a sprawling Syrian camp for supporters and families of Islamic...
Hezbollah leader: Breach of Jerusalem means regional war
BEIRUT — The leader of Lebanon’s militant group Hezbollah said Tuesday any violations of Jerusalem and the sites holy to Muslims and Christians would...