Tag: Middle East
Somalia says it has resumed diplomatic ties with Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya — Somalia says it has resumed diplomatic ties with neighboring Kenya after severing relations late last year.
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Netanyahu challenger issues call for national unity
<p>JERUSALEM — Israel's opposition leader on Thursday called for a unity government and vowed to find common ground among the ideologically diverse parties seeking...
Man City follows Milan path to final from UEFA legal clash
GENEVA — The club UEFA wanted banned from the Champions League before the season has gone all the way to the final.
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General: China’s Africa outreach poses threat from Atlantic
<p>WASHINGTON — The top U.S general for Africa is warning that a growing threat from China may come not just from the waters of...
US says fate of nuclear pact up to Iran as talks resume
<p>WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is signaling that Iran shouldn't expect major new concessions from the United States as a new round of indirect...
An online post helps both the hungry and a chef in Ramadan
A few years ago, Mariam Yehia, her mom and a friend started a Ramadan tradition — they bought hot meals and handed them out...
Dubai luxury home market soars as world’s rich flee pandemic
<p>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — After nearly three decades in London, Christophe Reech was fed up with the city's pandemic lockdowns. This spring, he...
Holocaust survivor who led Yad Vashem memorial dies at 94
<p>JERUSALEM — Yitzhak Arad, a Holocaust survivor and scholar who was the director of Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial for more than two decades,...
Iraq’s prank TV show depicting IS attacks taken off air
BAGHDAD — Responding to viewer outrage, Iraq's media regulator canceled a TV prank show that lured guests into simulated ambushes by militants, forcing participants...
Palestinian arrested over West Bank attack after 3-day chase
<p>JERUSALEM — Israel's military and the Shin Bet security service said Thursday that they arrested a Palestinian suspect in a weekend drive-by shooting in...