Tag: Middle East
EU mulls ways to help defuse Israel-Palestinian fighting
<p>BRUSSELS — European Union foreign ministers are meeting Tuesday to discuss how to use the 27-nation bloc’s political clout to help diplomatic efforts to...
Rockets from Gaza rain havoc on Israeli cities in latest war
<p>JERUSALEM — Sirens wailed just before the Jewish holiday of Shavuot began on Sunday evening, sending Chen Farag and her family once again running...
Rights group urges Egypt to free detained mother of inmate
<p>CAIRO — A leading international rights group on Tuesday urged Egyptian authorities to release a woman who was arrested apparently over publishing a letter...
EXPLAINER: Are Israel, Hamas committing war crimes in Gaza?
JERUSALEM — A week into their fourth war, Israel and the Hamas militant group already face allegations of possible war crimes in Gaza. Israel...
Blinken brings Biden’s anti-Trump climate policy to Iceland
<p>REYKJAVIK, Iceland — On a trip overshadowed by the crisis in the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday touted the...
Israel, Hamas trade fire in Gaza as war enters 2nd week
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel carried out a wave of airstrikes on what it said were militant targets in Gaza, leveling a six-story...
Leaders hold talks in Paris to revive African economies
<p>PARIS — More than 20 heads of state and government from Africa held talks in Paris with the heads of international organizations Tuesday on...
EU mulls ways to help defuse Israel-Palestinian fighting
BRUSSELS — European Union foreign ministers are meeting Tuesday to discuss how to use the 27-nation bloc’s political clout to help diplomatic efforts to...
‘I am a real contender,’ says Syria presidential candidate
<p>DAMASCUS, Syria — One of two candidates running against longtime Syrian ruler Bashar Assad is casting himself as the first opposition representative to vie...
Dogged by Mideast crisis, Blinken visits Denmark
<p>COPENHAGEN, Denmark — </p>
<p>U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is...