Middle East

Erdogan: ‘Highest Levels’ of Saudi Government Targeted Khashoggi

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the order to kill Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi came from the "highest levels" of the Saudi government. In an op-ed piece published Friday by The Washington Post, Erdogan said he...

UN Chief: Yemen on ‘Precipice’

UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday that Yemen is teetering "on a precipice" and called on the international community to stop the violence and prevent a catastrophe."The consequences of...

Pakistan Negotiates End to Protests Over Acquittal in Blasphemy Case

ISLAMABAD — A Pakistan government team negotiated a deal late Friday with Islamist groups, apparently defusing three days of crippling protests over the Supreme Court's acquittal of a Christian woman accused of...

Pakistani Cleric Known as ‘Father’ of Afghan Taliban Assassinated

ISLAMABAD — Unknown assailants in Pakistan have assassinated the top Islamist leader known as the father of Afghanistan's Taliban movement. Family members confirmed that Maulana Sami-ul Haq, 81, was resting at his home...

Palestinian Militants Eye Gaza Cease-Fire Pact

Palestinian militants said Saturday they would halt their rocket attacks on Israel from Gaza, after Egypt negotiated a cease-fire agreement. "A comprehensive cease-fire agreement was reached which came into force immediately in...

Millions of Afghans Vote Despite Attacks, Threats

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — Fifteen people were killed and another 60 wounded Saturday when a suicide bomber tried to enter a polling station in northern Kabul. Eight of the dead were policemen who stopped...

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