Tag: Middle East
Nukes, Oil and a Prince’s Redemption: A Trip Fraught With Perils for Biden
JERUSALEM — President Biden left Washington for a four-day trip to the Middle East on Tuesday to try…
Biden to Make First Visit as President to Israel and Saudi Arabia
JERUSALEM — When President Biden arrives in the Middle East this week, on his first visit as American…
The Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh: Tracing a Bullet to an Israeli Convoy
JENIN, West Bank — The journalists thought they were safe.Several blocks away, a gunfight between Israeli soldiers and…
Fears Grow Over Iran’s Nuclear Program as Tehran Digs a New Tunnel Network
The deal, which President Donald J. Trump abandoned in 2018, limited Tehran’s ability to install new centrifuges and…
Biden Trip to Saudi Arabia Is Set, but Energy Help Is Not
WASHINGTON — President Biden’s much-anticipated trip to Saudi Arabia has been formally set for next month, the White…
John R. Allen Resigns as Brookings President After Qatar Revelations
John R. Allen, the retired four-star general who once commanded American troops in Afghanistan, resigned on Sunday as…
Israel Tells U.S. It Killed Iranian Officer, Official Says
At the funeral in Tehran for a colonel in Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps, thousands of mourners packed the…
Mohammed Bin Zayed Becomes U.A.E. President
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan became the president of the United Arab Emirates on…
Blinken to Press Mideast Allies for Stronger Support for Ukraine
SDE BOKER, Israel — When he joins a summit on Sunday focused on Middle East unity, Secretary of…
BA.2 Omicron Subvariant Driving Most Global Cases, W.H.O. Says
The World Health Organization reported that the highly contagious Omicron subvariant, BA.2, that is helping to drive another…
Mass Graves Identified in Syria Could Hold Evidence of War Crimes
BERLIN — By day, the workers used heavy machinery to dig pits and trenches. After dark, the corpses…
Leader’s Death Is Another Blow for ISIS, but It’s Hardly the End
BEIRUT, Lebanon — For a man who sought to disappear, the leader of the Islamic State seemed to…