Middle East

Holocaust survivor who led Yad Vashem memorial dies at 94

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<p>JERUSALEM &mdash; Yitzhak Arad, a Holocaust survivor and scholar who was the director of Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial for more than two decades,...

German man extradited from Senegal to face terrorism charges

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BERLIN — A German man has been extradited from Senegal to face allegations of membership in an al-Qaida linked extremist group, federal prosecutors said...

French FM in Lebanon with a message of ‘great firmness’

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<p>BEIRUT &mdash; France's foreign minister began a visit to Lebanon Thursday with a message of “great firmness” to its political leaders, threatening to take...

Iraq pushes vaccine rollout amid widespread apathy, distrust

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BAGHDAD — Iraq’s vaccine roll-out had been faltering for weeks. Apathy, fear and rumors kept many from getting vaccinated despite a serious surge in...

Shadowy Hamas commander warns Israel over Jerusalem

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The shadowy leader of the armed wing of the Islamic militant group Hamas has issued his first public statement...

Israeli coalition talks resume after PM misses deadline

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<p>JERUSALEM &mdash; Israel's president on Wednesday signaled he would move quickly to task a new candidate with forming a government after Prime Minister Benjamin...

Beirut sends hazardous material to Germany for destruction

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BEIRUT — A German company has removed dangerous chemicals stored in dozens of containers from Beirut’s port and is shipping them abroad as part...

Iraq pushes vaccine rollout amid widespread apathy, distrust

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<p>BAGHDAD &mdash; Iraq’s vaccine roll-out had been faltering for weeks. Apathy, fear and rumors kept many from getting vaccinated despite a serious surge in...

US envoy in Egypt for talks on Ethiopia’s dam dispute

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CAIRO — The U.S. envoy for the Horn of Africa on Wednesday met with the Egyptian president as part of Washington's new push to...

Shadowy Hamas commander warns Israel over Jerusalem

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<p>GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip &mdash; The shadowy leader of the armed wing of the Islamic militant group Hamas has issued his first public statement...