Tag: Middle East
US Navy seizes arms shipment in Arabian Sea amid Yemen war
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. Navy announced Sunday it seized an arms shipment hidden aboard a vessel in the Arabian Sea, the...
Egypt executes defrocked monk convicted of abbot’s killing
<p>CAIRO — Egyptian authorities on Sunday executed a defrocked monk convicted of killing an abbot in a desert monastery north of Cairo, officials said.</p>
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Long-haul carrier Emirates to ship aid for free into India
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai's long-haul carrier Emirates will begin shipping aid for free into India to help fight a crushing outbreak of...
British government in talks over venue switch for CL final
<p>LONDON — The British government is holding talks about getting the all-English Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea moved to Wembley Stadium.</p>
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In tense Jerusalem, flag-waving Israeli march to go ahead
JERUSALEM — Police on Sunday gave the go-ahead to the annual Jerusalem Day parade, a flag-waving display of Israeli claims to all of the...
‘Sitting duck’ Max Verstappen laments loss in Spanish GP
<p>MONTMELÓ, Spain — Track violations were not Max Verstappen's undoing this time. </p>
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Fire at Syrian oil refinery extinguished after leakage
DAMASCUS, Syria — Firefighters extinguished a blaze Sunday in a distillation unit at one of Syria’s two oil refineries, Syrian state TV reported.
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Sudan says Ethiopian peacekeepers deported to refugee camp
<p>CAIRO — Sudanese authorities on Sunday deported around three dozen Ethiopian peacekeepers, working on the U.N. mission in Darfur, to a refugee camp, the...
Prominent female Saudi activist summoned for questioning
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Prominent Saudi women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul has been summoned for questioning by Saudi security three months after her...
Protests erupt in Iraqi city after killing of activist
<p>BAGHDAD — Protesters set fire to trailers belonging to Iran’s consulate in Karbala on Sunday amid widespread anger over the killing of a prominent...