Wife: No signs of torture on body of slain Hezbollah critic
BEIRUT — An independent autopsy revealed no signs of torture on the body of a well-known Lebanese publisher and vocal critic of the Shiite...
3 Turkish soldiers killed in clashes in northern Iraq
ANKARA, Turkey — Three Turkish soldiers were killed in a new Turkish military offensive against a Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, Turkey’s Defense Ministry...
Israel, Greece sign tourism deal to boost economies
JERUSALEM — Israeli and Greek officials agreed Monday to clear the way for vaccinated tourists to travel between their Mediterranean nations in a bid...
Turkey: 9 detained over student protests against new rector
ISTANBUL — Turkish police on Thursday detained nine people who had gathered outside an Istanbul courthouse to show solidarity with others detained for graffiti...
Iran summons Belgium envoy over sentencing of diplomat
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran has summoned Belgium’s ambassador in response to the 20-year prison sentence given an Iranian diplomat convicted of planning a thwarted...
Yad Vashem concerned over Polish case against researchers
JERUSALEM — Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial said Thursday it was “deeply disturbed” by the implications of a libel case in Poland in which...
Stevie Wonder awarded Israel’s prestigious Wolf Prize
JERUSALEM — Music legend Stevie Wonder on Tuesday was awarded Israel's Wolf Prize, headlining a group of laureates in the arts and sciences receiving...
Israeli commander says Hamas has amassed vast arsenal
JERUSALEM — The Hamas militant group ruling Gaza has replenished its arsenal since a 2014 war with Israel and now has a vast collection...
UN urges foreign fighters and mercenaries to leave Libya
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council called the establishment of a transitional government in Libya “an important milestone” Tuesday and urged all countries...
UAE sheikh’s investment in Israeli soccer club put on hold
JERUSALEM — Plans for an Emirati sheikh to purchase a 50% ownership stake in Israel's famed and controversial Beitar Jerusalem soccer club have been...
