Tag: Middle East
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...
Greece says Turkey’s 2-state model for Cyprus a non-starter
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Greece’s prime minister said on Monday that it’s unlikely “substantial” talks to reunify ethnically split Cyprus could resume if Turkey and...
Chile hires Lasarte as coach ahead of World Cup qualifiers
SANTIAGO, Chile — Martín Lasarte has been hired to coach Chile’s national soccer team, replacing Reinaldo Rueda.
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Ex-presidential contender leaves Turkish opposition party
ANKARA, Turkey — A politician who once ran as a presidential challenger to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan resigned Monday from Turkey’s main opposition...
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...
