Middle East

At least 2 dead in Iran protests

At least two demonstrators were reportedly killed during clashes between anti-government protesters and police in Iran on Saturday. A video posted on social media purported to show two protesters after they were...

Cholera cases in Yemen dropping, but epidemic not over

GENEVA — The World Health Organization reports the number of cholera cases in war-torn Yemen has decreased significantly. But the U.N. agency warns the epidemic is far from over and more...

Christmas returns to Mosul after Islamic state defeat

MOSUL, IRAQ — For the first time in the more than three years since Islamic State militants took over vast swaths of Iraq and Syria, Iraqi Christians have gone to church...

Deadly suicide bombing hits near Afghan intelligence compound

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — Afghanistan’s interior ministry says a suicide bombing Monday on a busy road in Kabul killed at least five civilians and wounded two others. The blast happened near a compound...

Erdogan hopes to open Embassy in East Jerusalem

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday that Turkey hopes to open an embassy to a Palestinian state in East Jerusalem in the future.. "Because it is under occupation we can't just...

EU to Netanyahu: Jerusalem must be capital of two states

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he believes most or all European countries will move their embassies to Jerusalem and recognize the city as Israel's capital, following a move to...

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