Report: Crowd attacks Iran coast guard after smuggler shot
TEHRAN, Iran — Protesters attacked a coast guard station in southern Iran after a patrol from the force shot and killed a fuel smuggler,...
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian family in West Bank
JERUSALEM — A group of Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian family on Saturday near a settlement outpost in the occupied West Bank, an Israeli...
Protests around Lebanon as local currency continues to slide
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s currency plummeted to a new record low on Saturday, continuing its crash amid a worsening economic crisis that has triggered near-daily...
Afghan bomb kills at least 8; UN slams high civilian deaths
KABUL, Afghanistan — A powerful car bomb killed at least eight people and injured 47 in Afghanistan's western Herat province, officials said Saturday.
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Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israeli PM, recovering after surgery
JERUSALEM — Sara Netanyahu, the wife of the Israeli prime minister, is recovering after having her appendix removed, his office said Friday.
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Journalists’ group: 65 media workers killed in 2020
BRUSSELS — A total of 65 journalists and media workers were killed worldwide in 2020 while doing their jobs, according to the International Federation...
Erdogan pledges measures to lift economy, tame inflation
ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday outlined a series measures that he said would lift the country's economy, and pledged to...
Turkey signals warming ties with Egypt after long freeze
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey and Egypt have started holding diplomatic talks, top Turkish officials said Friday, in a sign of warming ties between the...
Iran reports attack on its cargo vessel in Mediterranean Sea
TEHRAN, Iran — An Iranian cargo vessel was targeted this week in a “terrorist attack” in the Mediterranean Sea, the country's state TV reported...
Lebanese parliament approves World Bank loan to help poor
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s parliament on Friday approved a $246 million loan from the World Bank that would provide cash assistance for more than 160,000...
