Tag: Middle East
Turkish high court accepts indictment against Kurdish party
Turkey’s highest court on Monday has accepted an indictment by a top prosecutor seeking to disband the country’s opposition pro-Kurdish party on terror-related charges.
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Sedition trial linked to Jordan palace drama kicks off
AMMAN, Jordan — A former top adviser to King Abdullah II and a relative of the monarch went on trial at Jordan's state security...
Israel cites progress in laser that shoots down drones
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said Monday it has successfully tested an airborne high-power laser that can shoot down drones, technology it hopes to...
Biden outlines vaccine plan, set to miss global-sharing goal
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is expected to fall short of his commitment to shipping 80 million COVID-19 vaccine doses abroad by the end...
Erdogan says Turkey and US entering ‘new era’ of relations
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that Turkey and the United States are entering a “new era” in ties, after...
Photo shows Dubai princess, focus of UN concern, in Spain
A Dubai princess who has been the subject of concern from a United Nations panel after being seized trying to flee the sheikhdom in...
Palestinians say Israel has eased some restrictions on Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel on Monday eased some restrictions on the Gaza Strip that have threatened a fragile cease-fire which halted an...
Diplomats to meet in Vienna for more Iran nuclear talks
VIENNA — Further talks between Iran and global powers were planned Sunday to try to negotiate and restore a landmark 2015 agreement to contain...
Israeli PM: World powers must ‘wake up’ on Iran nuke deal
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday opened his first Cabinet meeting since swearing in his new coalition government last week with...
Jordan’s unprecedented palace drama moves to the courtroom
AMMAN, Jordan — Jordan's version of a trial of the century gets under way this week when a relative of King Abdullah II and...
