Tag: Middle East
Max Verstappen fastest as F1 testing starts in Bahrain
SAKHIR, Bahrain — Red Bull driver Max Verstappen was fastest Friday on the first of three days of Formula One testing ahead of 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...
Muguruza beats Mertens in Dubai to reach 3rd final of 2021
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Garbiñe Muguruza reached her third final of the season after needing seven match points to beat Elise Mertens 6-4,...
EU worried by shooting incidents near Turkey-Greece border
BRUSSELS — The European Union’s top migration official expressed concern Friday about a spike in the number of shooting incidents on the Turkish side...
Israel’s rescue chief steps down over sexual assault claims
JERUSALEM — The head of Israel's renowned ZAKA rescue service stepped down from his post on Friday and relinquished a prestigious national prize amid...
Bautista Agut ends Rublev’s Qatar Open defense in semis
DOHA, Qatar — Roberto Bautista Agut ended Andrey Rublev's Qatar Open title defense in the semifinals by upsetting the Russian 6-3, 6-3 on Friday.
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South Sudan faces conflict, a humanitarian crisis and famine
UNITED NATIONS — The director-general of the International Committee of the Red Cross warned that South Sudan is “a forgotten conflict” facing a “humanitarian...
Cyprus peace group condemns arrests over ‘Love Erdogan’ sign
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Left-wing peace organizations on both side of Cyprus' ethnic divide have condemned the arrest in the breakaway north of four Turkish...
For Syrians, a decade of displacement with no end in sight
BAR ELIAS, Lebanon — Mohammed Zakaria has lived in a plastic tent in eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley for almost as long as war has...
