Tag: Middle East
Prominent female Saudi activist summoned for questioning
<p>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...
Congo’s leader in Sudan amid efforts to resolve Nile dispute
CAIRO — Congo’s president, the current head of the African Union, arrived in Khartoum Saturday for talks with Sudanese leaders amid international and regional...
Medics: 200 Palestinians hurt in Al-Aqsa clashes with police
<p>JERUSALEM — A night of heavy clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound and elsewhere in Jerusalem, where tensions have...
Drone attack on Iraqi base hosting US troops; no casualties
<p>BAGHDAD — In mid-April, A drone strike early on Saturday targeted a military base in Iraq that hosts U.S. troops, causing only minor damage...
Verstappen edges Hamilton in 3rd practice at Spanish GP
<p>MONTMELÓ, Spain — Max Verstappen edged Lewis Hamilton for the fastest time in the third and final practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix...
Congo’s leader in Sudan amid efforts to resolve Nile dispute
<p>CAIRO — Congo’s president, the current head of the African Union, arrived in Khartoum Saturday for talks with Sudanese leaders amid international and regional...
Medics: 200 Palestinians hurt in Al-Aqsa clashes with police
JERUSALEM — A night of heavy clashes between Palestinians and Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound and elsewhere in Jerusalem, where tensions have...
Drone attack on Iraqi base hosting US troops; no casualties
BAGHDAD — In mid-April, A drone strike early on Saturday targeted a military base in Iraq that hosts U.S. troops, causing only minor damage...
Verstappen edges Hamilton in 3rd practice at Spanish GP
MONTMELÓ, Spain — Max Verstappen edged Lewis Hamilton for the fastest time in the third and final practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix...
With ambassador picks, Biden faces donor vs. diversity test
<p>President Joe Biden is facing a fresh challenge to his oft-repeated <a href="https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-race-and-ethnicity-cabinets-coronavirus-pandemic-2da5b94270676e9a42643b9b2d67d2db"> commitment to diversity</a> in his administration: assembling a diplomatic corps that...