Tag: Middle East
Iran’s army test fires short-range ‘smart’ missile
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s army test fired a sophisticated short-range missile on Sunday, state media reported.
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Thousands protest wave of violence in Israel’s Arab sector
JERUSALEM — Thousands of Arab citizens of Israel demonstrated Saturday to protest a rising crime wave and what is seen as poor police protection...
IAEA: Iran has started producing uranium metal
BERLIN — The United Nations’ atomic watchdog agency said Wednesday its inspectors have confirmed that Iran has begun the production of uranium metal —...
Israel, Cyprus reach tourism deal for vaccinated travelers
JERUSALEM — Israel and Cyprus announced a tourism agreement Sunday to allow citizens who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus to travel between the...
Israeli protesters call on PM Netanyahu to step down
JERUSALEM — Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the official residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday night, demanding his resignation.
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UN: Bring home kids from Syria with possible extremist links
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. counter-terrorism chief on Wednesday urged the repatriation of tens of thousands of women and children suspected of links to...
Palestinian leader’s path to elections is fraught with peril
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' call for elections has thrown his political future into peril, forcing him to negotiate competing demands...
Timeline: Yemen war began in 2014 when Houthis seized Sanaa
CAIRO — Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Wednesday targeted an airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia, causing a civilian plane on the tarmac to catch fire....
Turkish man strikes up 37-year friendship with swan
EDIRNE, Turkey — An unusual friendship between a Turkish man and a swan he rescued has endured for decades.
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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...
