Tag: Middle East
UEFA finalizing plans for Champions League final in Porto
<p>UEFA is finalizing plans with Portugal to act as replacement host for the all-English Champions League final between Chelsea and Manchester City.</p>
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UN: Bodies of 10 Europe-bound migrants wash up in Libya
CAIRO — At least 10 bodies of Europe-bound migrants washed up ashore in western Libya on Tuesday, a U.N. migration official said, after two...
Egypt plans Suez Canal expansion after vessel was grounded
<p>CAIRO — Egypt on Tuesday announced plans to widen and deepen the southern part of the Suez Canal where a hulking vessel ran aground...
AP’s Sally Buzbee named exec editor of The Washington Post
NEW YORK — Sally Buzbee, senior vice president and executive editor of The Associated Press, was named Tuesday as executive editor of The Washington...
Group: Sudan forces disperse protest in Khartoum; 2 killed
<p>CAIRO — Two protesters were killed when Sudanese security forces dispersed a demonstration late Tuesday in the capital of Khartoum, a local medical group...
Italy navy: Turkish, Italian fishing boats involved in clash
ROME — Turkish fishing boats north of Cyprus launched stones and smoke bombs at two Italian fishing vessels in the Mediterranean on Tuesday, according...
Palestinians fear loss of family homes as evictions loom
<p>JERUSALEM — When Samira Dajani’s family moved into their first real home in 1956 after years as refugees, her father planted trees in the...
Qatar ruler in Saudi Arabia for first time since rift eased
<p>JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Qatar’s ruling emir is visiting Saudi Arabia on Monday for the first time since signing a declaration with the kingdom...
UN says 5 migrants downed; over 700 intercepted off Libya
CAIRO — At least five people, including a woman and a child, drowned when a boat carrying at least 45 Europe-bound migrants capsized off...
UEFA meeting with British government on CL final at Wembley
LONDON — UEFA was meeting virtually with the British government on Monday to discuss the logistics of using Wembley for the all-English Champions League...