World Jan 03 Israel’s hopes for United Arab Emirates tourism fall short Israel's agreement with the United Arab Emirates to open diplomatic ties in 2020 brought an electrifying sense of achievement to a country long ostracized in the Middle East.
World Nov 25 Pro-government Iranians clash with protesters at World Cup Tensions ran high at Iran’s second match at the World Cup on Friday as fans supporting the Iranian government harassed those protesting against it.
Arts Nov 24 World Cup fans facing costly hotels and alcohol restrictions turn to international shuttle flights Travel at this World Cup was supposed to be easy in the tiny host nation of Qatar after fans had to take long flights between cities at the last three tournaments.
Arts Nov 24 Qatar allows Israelis to fly directly to Doha for World Cup, but conflict with Palestinians catches up The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has become the latest political flash point at the first World Cup in the Arab world — never mind that neither Israeli or Palestinian national teams are competing in the tournament.
World Nov 21 Iran’s historic women’s protest overshadows World Cup performance Some Iran fans at the team's World Cup opener against England showed their support for protests against the Islamic Republic's regime.
World Nov 11 Israel and Iran bring their politics to 1st World Cup in the Middle East Qatar may hope that soccer fans will ignore politics at the first World Cup in the Middle East, but Israel and Iran are bringing sensitive flashpoints to the tournament's doorstep.
World Nov 03 As Israel’s far right parties celebrate electoral victories, many Palestinians expect not much will change The apparent comeback of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the dramatic rise of his far-right and ultra-Orthodox allies in Israel's general election this week have prompted little more than shrugs from many Palestinians.
World Oct 19 Israel’s balancing act between Russia and the West complicated by Russia’s use of Iranian drones The Iranian-made drones that Russia sent slamming into central Kyiv this week are complicating Israel's balancing act between Russia and the West.
World Aug 08 Talks to revive Iran nuclear deal end, decision on ‘final text’ rests with Iranian and U.S. governments Diplomats say talks to revive Tehran's tattered nuclear accord with world powers in Vienna have ended as the parties closed a final text and key negotiators prepared to consult with their capitals.
Politics Jul 19 FBI arrests Saudi man for using fake accounts to harass and threaten nation’s critics U.S. federal prosecutors have charged a Saudi man with lying to federal officials about using a fake Instagram account to harass Saudi critics — mostly women — living in the U.S.