Middle East
Turkey eases COVID-19 restrictions but keeps many curfews
May 16, 2021
Turkey eases COVID-19 restrictions but keeps many curfews
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s interior ministry on Sunday lifted a full lockdown that had ordered people to stay home to…
Israeli strikes kill 26, topple buildings in Gaza City
May 16, 2021
Israeli strikes kill 26, topple buildings in Gaza City
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City flattened three buildings and killed at least 26 people…
DIARY: Shouts, a hurried evacuation, and then the bombs came
May 16, 2021
DIARY: Shouts, a hurried evacuation, and then the bombs came
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — My colleagues’ shouts awakened me, and the pounding of my heart drowned out the…
Israel bombs home of Gaza’s top Hamas leader
May 16, 2021
Israel bombs home of Gaza’s top Hamas leader
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military said Sunday it destroyed the home of Gaza’s top Hamas leader,…
Iran’s hard-line judiciary chief registers presidential run
May 15, 2021
Iran’s hard-line judiciary chief registers presidential run
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The hard-line cleric in charge of Iran’s judiciary who also took part in a…
Israel strike in Gaza destroys building with AP, other media
May 15, 2021
Israel strike in Gaza destroys building with AP, other media
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of…
West Bank erupts in protest amid more Israel-Hamas fighting
May 15, 2021
West Bank erupts in protest amid more Israel-Hamas fighting
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Turmoil from the battle between Israel and Hamas spilled over into the West Bank…
Israeli military accused of using media to trick Hamas
May 15, 2021
Israeli military accused of using media to trick Hamas
JERUSALEM (AP) — Early Friday, just after midnight, the Israeli military put out an ominous statement to the media: “IDF…
Lebanese man killed by Israeli troops on border, Lebanese agency says
May 15, 2021
Lebanese man killed by Israeli troops on border, Lebanese agency says
A Lebanese man was shot and killed by Israeli troops after he and others protesting in support of Palestinians tried…
Beset by virus, Gaza’s hospitals now struggle with wounded
May 15, 2021
Beset by virus, Gaza’s hospitals now struggle with wounded
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Just weeks ago, the Gaza Strip’s feeble health system was struggling with a runaway…