Tag: Middle East
High-level talks resume on returning US to Iran nuclear deal
VIENNA — World powers began a fourth round of high-level talks in Austria aimed at bringing the United States back into the nuclear deal...
US envoy in Sudan in a bid to resolve Ethiopia’s dam dispute
CAIRO — The U.S. envoy for the Horn of Africa was in Sudan on Friday, the latest stop on his tour of the region...
New English travel curbs for Turkey jeopardize CL final
LONDON — The ability for Turkey to stage the all-English Champions League final has been placed into jeopardy after England added the country to...
US slams Iran-backed Yemen rebels for snubbing UN envoy
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration lashed out at Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Friday for refusing to meet with a senior U.N. official to...
UN official reports undeclared Syrian chemical warfare agent
<p>UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. disarmament chief reported the discovery of an undeclared chemical warfare agent at a Syrian site to a Security Council...
African World Cup qualifying groups postponed to September
<p>ZURICH — African qualifying groups for next year's World Cup have been postponed and will start in September instead of June, FIFA said Thursday.</p>
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Italian Navy rescues fisherman reportedly shot off Libya
MILAN — An Italian Navy ship has rescued a crew member of an Italian fishing boat reportedly injured by warning shots fired by the...
Gaza reporter says she was beaten for not wearing headscarf
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A female Palestinian reporter said Thursday that a member of the Hamas-run border patrol in Gaza beat her with...
Israel accuses Spanish woman of aiding banned militant group
<p>JERUSALEM — Israeli authorities on Thursday charged a Spanish woman under the country's anti-terrorism laws, accusing her of funneling large sums of donations from...
Israeli spymaster visits Bahrain to discuss Mideast security
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency visited Bahrain for talks with officials on Thursday, the Bahrain state-run news...