Tag: North Africa
Kenya camps with 400,000 refugees to be closed next year
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya wants two refugee camps which hosts hundreds of thousands of refugees from war-torn countries closed by June 30 next year,...
Olesen sets course record with 62 to lead at Tenerife Open
TENERIFE, Spain — Denmark’s Thorbjorn Olesen set a course record with a 9-under 62 Thursday to take a one-shot lead after the first round...
Tampa Bay event moves to late April date, LPGA goes to Asia
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Column: Catlin’s hot streak around the world gets him to PGA
The bus to the Asian Development Tour event in Indonesia was three minutes from leaving and John Catlin was staring at his phone as...
UN experts say South Sudan divisions widen, new war possible
UNITED NATIONS — U.N. experts are warning that political, military and ethnic divisions in South Sudan are widening, leading to multiple violent incidents between...
Egyptian officials: Palestinians plan to call off elections
JERUSALEM — Egyptian officials say the Palestinian Authority plans to call off its first elections in 15 years, citing Israel's refusal to allow voting...
Egypt archeologists unearth 110 ancient tombs in Nile Delta
CAIRO — Egyptian archeologists unearthed 110 burial tombs at an ancient site in a Nile Delta province, the Tourism and Antiquities Ministry said Tuesday.
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EXPLAINER: New players add volatility in Jerusalem tensions
JERUSALEM — The holy city of Jerusalem, a tinderbox of competing religious and political claims, has repeatedly triggered bouts of Israeli-Palestinian violence.
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Virus surge in crowded Gaza threatens to overwhelm hospitals
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — More than a year into the coronavirus pandemic, some of the worst fears are coming true in the crowded...
Pope: Migrants begged for help at sea, shamefully ignored
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Sunday decried as shameful the deaths of 130 migrants in the Mediterranean, saying they pleaded for two days...
