Tag: Middle East
Greek police pressed to answer migrant pushback claims
ATHENS, Greece — An independent investigation in Greece says authorities have failed to adequately respond to multiple allegations of summary deportations of migrants at...
Italy: Hearing delayed in slaying case against Egyptians
<p>ROME — A judge in Rome on Thursday postponed a hearing to decide if four high-ranking members of Egypt’s security forces should go on...
Shakeup in Iran’s presidential office after leaked tape
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's president has replaced the head of a think tank that recorded an interview with the country's foreign minister that leaked...
Gazan behind Mars drone says visiting home is no small step
<p>BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip — Space engineer Loay Elbasyouni was part of the NASA team that made history this month by launching an experimental...
Turks leave cities, fill shops in preparation for lockdown
ANKARA, Turkey — People in Turkey stocked up on groceries, filled markets and left cities for their hometowns or the southern coast Thursday as...
France to restrict suspect Lebanese officials from entering
<p>PARIS — France will restrict Lebanese officials suspected of corruption or obstructing the formation of a government from entering the country, the foreign minister...
Coronavirus surges in northeast Syria amid oxygen shortages
BEIRUT — Kurdish-led authorities in northeast Syria announced Thursday that they will extend a partial lockdown for another week amid a surge in cases...
Iran gets 4-year ban from world judo over anti-Israel policy
<p>LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Iran was suspended by judo’s world governing body on Thursday as punishment for refusing to let its athletes face opponents from...
Turkish lockdown to slow virus before Champions League final
NYON, Switzerland — The Champions League final in Istanbul on May 29 should not be affected by a near three-week lockdown in Turkey to...
Jordanian prince, brother of late King Hussein, dies at 80
<p>AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan's Prince Mohammad bin Talal, the younger bother of the late King Hussein who served as his crown prince for 10...