Lebanon PM-designate steps down after months of deadlock
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri said Thursday he was stepping down, nine months after he was named to the post by the...
Turkey marks 5th anniversary of crushed military coup
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey marked the fifth anniversary of a failed military coup with a series of events Thursday commemorating the people who died...
UAE inaugurates embassy in Israel in downtown Tel Aviv
JERUSALEM — The United Arab Emirates formally opened its embassy in Israel on Wednesday, inaugurating its diplomatic offices in Tel Aviv less than a...
Iran’s president warns weapons-grade enrichment possible
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's outgoing president on Wednesday warned his country could enrich uranium at weapons-grade levels of 90% if it chose, though it...
Bennett: Israel could beat COVID-19 variant without lockdown
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Wednesday that the country can beat a concerning rise in new coronavirus cases without a nationwide...
Explosion strikes unused ammunition dump in Saudi Arabia
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia says an explosion has struck an unused ammunition dump in an area southeast of the kingdom's capital,...
Lithuania struggles with migrant flood opened by Belarus
VEREBIEJAI, Lithuania — Mustafa Hussein Hamad kicked a dirty ball between two old tires in the schoolyard where he spends most of his time....
Russian fund: India’s top vaccine maker to produce Sputnik V
MOSCOW — Russia's sovereign fund on Tuesday announced a deal with a top Indian vaccine manufacturer to produce the Russia-designed Sputnik V vaccine.
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Israel faces calls to let jailed Palestinian attend funeral
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian activists and human rights groups have called on Israel to allow a prominent jailed lawmaker to attend her daughter's...
French official warns Lebanese leaders of upcoming sanctions
BEIRUT — A French Cabinet minister criticized Lebanese leaders on Tuesday, warning them of upcoming sanctions from Paris that will target Lebanese officials blocking...
