Tag: Middle East
Hamilton and Verstappen to resume title fight in Barcelona
MADRID — The race for the Formula One title has quickly become a two-man show, and it’s not expected to change when the circuit...
Lawyer: Iran diplomat will not appeal bomb plot conviction
BRUSSELS — An Iranian diplomat convicted of masterminding a thwarted bomb attack against an exiled Iranian opposition group in France has decided against appealing...
Shadowy Hamas commander warns Israel over Jerusalem
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The shadowy leader of the armed wing of the Islamic militant group Hamas has issued his first public statement...
Grosjean gets special test with Mercedes at French GP
BRACKLEY, England — Romain Grosjean will make a brief return to Formula One with a special one-off test for Mercedes exactly seven months after...
Beirut sends hazardous material to Germany for destruction
BEIRUT — A German company has removed dangerous chemicals stored in dozens of containers from Beirut’s port and is shipping them abroad as part...
Holocaust survivor who testified against Eichmann dies at 91
<p>JERUSALEM — Joseph Zalman Kleinman, a Holocaust survivor who survived the Auschwitz death camp and testified against Adolf Eichmann in the Nazi commander's trial...
Deaths at sea highlight failings in Europe migration policy
CAIRO — As the waves pounded the gray rubber boat carrying more than 100 Africans hoping to reach Europe from Libya, those aboard dialed...
Flurry of diplomatic contacts fuel Iran deal speculation
<p>WASHINGTON — A flurry of diplomatic contacts and reports of major progress suggest that indirect talks between the U.S. and Iran may be nearing...
Lebanon and Israel resume indirect talks on maritime border
NAQOURA, Lebanon — After a nearly six-month pause, Lebanon and Israel on Tuesday resumed indirect talks with U.S. mediation over their disputed maritime border....
Israel’s Netanyahu faces midnight deadline to form coalition
<p>JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced a midnight deadline on Tuesday to put together a new coalition government — or be looking...