Middle East
US commander warns against attacks on troops in Afghanistan as deadline passes
May 2, 2021
US commander warns against attacks on troops in Afghanistan as deadline passes
The commander of foreign forces in Afghanistan warned on Saturday it would be a mistake for insurgents to attack foreign…
Progress noted at diplomats’ talks on Iran nuclear deal
May 2, 2021
Progress noted at diplomats’ talks on Iran nuclear deal
VIENNA (AP) — High-ranking diplomats from China, Germany, France, Russia and Britain made progress at talks Saturday focused on bringing…
10 boys and teens among the dead in Israel festival stampede
May 2, 2021
10 boys and teens among the dead in Israel festival stampede
JERUSALEM (AP) — At least 10 children and teens younger than 18 were among 45 ultra-Orthodox Jews killed in a…
Vaccine campaign begins amid virus surge in rebel-held Syria
May 1, 2021
Vaccine campaign begins amid virus surge in rebel-held Syria
IDLIB, Syria (AP) — A COVID-19 vaccine campaign kicked off in Syria’s last rebel-held enclave on Saturday, with a 45-year-old…
Turkish police detain hundreds at lockdown May Day marches
May 1, 2021
Turkish police detain hundreds at lockdown May Day marches
Turkish police detained 212 demonstrators after scuffles broke out at May Day marches on Saturday amid a coronavirus-related curfew, according…
Palestinian leader delays parliamentary and presidential elections, blaming Israel
May 1, 2021
Palestinian leader delays parliamentary and presidential elections, blaming Israel
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday postponed planned elections amid a dispute over voting in Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem and divisions…
Formal start of final phase of Afghan pullout by US, NATO
May 1, 2021
Formal start of final phase of Afghan pullout by US, NATO
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The final phase of ending America’s “forever war” in Afghanistan after 20 years formally began Saturday,…
US-mediated Lebanon-Israel talks on border at sea to resume
May 1, 2021
US-mediated Lebanon-Israel talks on border at sea to resume
BEIRUT (AP) — Months after they stalled, indirect talks between Lebanon and Israel over their disputed maritime border are to…
Israel mourns deaths of 45 in stampede at religious festival
May 1, 2021
Israel mourns deaths of 45 in stampede at religious festival
JERUSALEM (AP) — The holiday of Lag BaOmer is one of the happiest days on the calendar for Israel’s ultra-Orthodox…
US fines German software company SAP $8M over Iran sanctions
April 30, 2021
US fines German software company SAP $8M over Iran sanctions
US prosecutors said Thursday that German software giant SAP will pay more than $8 million in penalties in acknowledging that…