Tag: Middle East
EU companies could face legal action over Iran contracts
BRUSSELS — European companies doing business with Iran could face legal troubles if they have terminated their contracts with Iranian banks or firms solely...
UN diplomats: Martin Griffiths to be UN humanitarian chief
<p>UNITED NATIONS — Martin Griffiths, a U.N. diplomat with wide global experience who has spent the last three years trying to help end the...
Gaza teeters on the brink as fighting with Israel escalates
<p>GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Screams and flying debris enveloped Umm Majed al-Rayyes as explosions hurled her from her bed in Gaza City. Groping...
UN watchdog: Iran has enriched uranium to highest purity yet
BERLIN — Iran has enriched uranium to slightly higher purity than previously thought due to “fluctuations” in the process, the United Nations' atomic watchdog...
UN seeks proposals to end force on Sudan-South Sudan border
<p>The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Tuesday to extend the mandate of the nearly 3,700-strong peacekeeping force in the disputed Abyei region on the...
Russia pushes for ‘Quartet’ meeting on Mideast conflict
<p>MOSCOW — Russia called Wednesday for a quick meeting of international mediators to help defuse the spiraling Israeli-Palestinian conflict.</p>
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Official says fire at ICU in Egypt hospital kills 2 patients
CAIRO — A fire broke out in an intensive care unit of an Egyptian hospital Wednesday, leaving at least two patients dead, an official...
As ethnic violence rocks Israel, Arabs cite deep grievances
JERUSALEM — As rockets from Gaza streaked overhead, Arabs and Jews fought each other on the streets below and rioters torched vehicles, a restaurant...
Analysis: Violence upends Biden’s Israel-Palestinian outlook
<p>WASHINGTON — The surge in Israeli-Palestinian violence has flummoxed the Biden administration in its first four months as it attempts to craft a Middle...
The 3 biggest US airlines are suspending flights to Israel
<p>American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines have suspended flights to Israel through Thursday <a href="https://apnews.com/article/united-nations-africa-gaza-middle-east-violence-cb885f54369c7f4799aff0d8e421212c"> amid rising violence</a> in the conflict between...