Tag: Territorial disputes
On the sidelines, Hezbollah looms large over Gaza battle
BEIRUT — Ever since their last war in 2006, Israel and Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah militia have constantly warned that a new round between them...
Biden and Netanyahu face rough early test of relationship
President Joe Biden's efforts to persuade Benjamin Netanyahu to halt military strikes against Hamas in Gaza are plunging the two leaders into a difficult...
Israel unleashes strikes after vowing to press on in Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel unleashed a wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Thursday, killing at least one Palestinian and wounding...
Spain: Stream of migrants stops as Morocco beefs up security
CEUTA, Spain — Authorities in Ceuta, the Spanish enclave at the center of a humanitarian crisis and a diplomatic dispute between Morocco and Spain,...
EXPLAINER: How did Hamas grow its arsenal to strike Israel?
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — In this fourth war between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers, the Islamic militant group has fired more than 4,000...
Spain’s migrant drama highlights EU outsourcing policy flaws
BRUSSELS — The sight of hundreds of migrants swimming or climbing fences separating the Spanish enclave of Ceuta from the rest of Africa this...
Mediating in Gaza conflict, Egypt seeks broader influence
CAIRO — Egypt is trying to prove itself to the world once again as an indispensable mediator as it rushes to broker a cease-fire...
An ailing Sahrawi leader shakes Spain and Morocco’s alliance
LOGRONO, Spain — The mysterious COVID-19 patient arrived at an airport in northern Spain in a private jet. An ambulance ferried the 71-year-old man...
AP Interview: Hamas official says ‘no shortage of missiles’
BEIRUT — A senior Hamas official said in an interview Thursday that he expects a cease-fire between the group’s Gaza branch and Israel within...
Violence tests Biden’s pullback from Middle East hotspots
Surges in violence and scenes of civilian suffering are testing President Joe Biden’s resolve to wrench America’s foreign policy focus and troops away from...
