Tag: Middle East
Hamas-ruled Gaza launches coronavirus vaccination drive
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip began its coronavirus vaccination drive on Monday following the arrival of the first vaccines to...
Trial of Olympic sheikh on forgery charge pushed back
GENEVA — The trial of an influential Olympic official was adjourned Monday before any evidence was presented of alleged forgery to implicate a political...
COVID-19 kills former Lebanese militant Anis Naccache
DAMASCUS, Syria — Anis Naccache, a former pro-Palestinian militant who participated in the 1975 kidnapping of oil ministers in Vienna, died Monday after battling...
As Iran backs away, US still ready to revive nuclear accord
GENEVA — The United States is prepared to return to the Iran nuclear deal if Tehran shows “strict compliance” with it, U.S. Secretary of...
Yemen: Tribal leaders say Houthis kill 5 from allied tribe
SANAA, Yemen — Yemen’s Houthi rebels killed a tribal leader and four of his immediate family in the rebel-held capital, tribal leaders said on...
California man charged with trying to help terrorist group
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Russian man has been charged in California with attempting to provide support to a foreign terrorist organization, authorities said Friday.
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UK urges UN resolution for pause in conflicts for virus jabs
UNITED NATIONS — Britain circulated a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council on Friday demanding that all warring parties immediately institute a “sustained...
Israel says Equatorial Guinea to move embassy to Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that Equatorial Guinea would move its embassy to Jerusalem in the latest sign of improving...
UN gives green light to fund Lebanon tribunal for 2021
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council has given a green light to keep the U.N.-backed tribunal investigating the 2005 assassination of Lebanon’s former...
Jordan says troops kill 2 drug smugglers near Syria border
AMMAN, Jordan — Jordanian troops clashed with drug smugglers on the border with Syria on Friday, killing two people and seizing a shipment of...
