Tag: Middle East
A tough sell: Israel promotes tourism in Dubai amid conflict
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — As violence flares within Israel and on a day in which Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City killed at least...
Calls mount for Gaza-Israel cease-fire, greater US efforts
The U.N. Security Council and Muslim nations convened emergency meetings Sunday to demand a stop to civilian bloodshed as Israeli warplanes carried out the...
Protesters in major US cities decry airstrikes over Gaza
<p>LOS ANGELES — Pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets of Los Angeles, Boston, Philadelphia and other U.S. cities on Saturday to demand an end...
Afghan cease-fire ends amid calls for fresh peace talks
<p>KABUL, Afghanistan — A three-day cease-fire marked by violent attacks — some claimed by the Islamic State group — ended Sunday in Afghanistan amid...
North Korea withdraws from World Cup qualification
<p>SEOUL — The Asian Football Confederation has announced North Korea has pulled out of qualification for the 2022 World Cup.</p>
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Turkey eases COVID-19 restrictions but keeps many curfews
<p>ISTANBUL — Turkey’s interior ministry on Sunday lifted a full lockdown that had ordered people to stay home to fight COVID-19 infections, shifting to...
Islamic nations hold emergency summit on Israel-Gaza attacks
<p>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The 57-nation Organization of Islamic Cooperation opened an emergency meeting Sunday over the heavy fighting between Israel and the...
Protesters in major US cities decry airstrikes over Gaza
LOS ANGELES — Pro-Palestinian protesters took to the streets of Los Angeles, Boston, Philadelphia and other U.S. cities on Saturday to demand an end...
Indiana refugee groups plan rebuilding with higher limits
<p>INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana resettlement groups are eager to resume their work with an increase in U.S. refugee admissions that had been slashed under former...
Afghan cease-fire ends amid calls for fresh peace talks
KABUL, Afghanistan — A three-day cease-fire marked by violent attacks — some claimed by the Islamic State group — ended Sunday in Afghanistan amid...