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Saudi soccer team refuses to play in Iran over busts of slain general, in potential diplomatic row
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi soccer team refused to play a match in Iran on Monday because of the presence of busts of a slain Iranian general placed on the sidelines, Saudi state media reported. The Saudi Al Ittihad club was scheduled to play Iran's Sepahan in the...
Fourth soldier from Bahrain dies of wounds after Yemen's Houthi rebels attack troops on Saudi border
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A fourth Bahraini soldier has died of wounds from an attack earlier this week by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted forces patrolling Saudi Arabia's southern border, the island kingdom said late Friday. The state-run Bahrain News Agency, citing a...
Is climate change bad for democracy? Future-watchers see threats, and some opportunities
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Instability driven by climate change could threaten democracies in the future, even though representative governments are best equipped to provide solutions, experts gathered at an annual conference have argued. The Athens Democracy Forum, an event backed by...
Cardin eyes changes on Egypt, Turkey and around the world as he takes powerful Senate foreign post
WASHINGTON (AP) — The new chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee pointed Thursday to possible policy shifts affecting Egypt, Turkey, the war in Ukraine and other issues around the globe as he took over the powerful leadership of the panel, replacing indicted Sen. Bob Menendez. ...
Russia accuses US of promoting ties between Israel and Arabs before Israeli-Palestinian peace deal
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia accused the United States on Wednesday of promoting Israel’s normalization of relations with Arab nations and circumventing the Arab Peace Initiative launched by Saudi Arabia in 2002, which calls for a settlement to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict before any...
UN summit of world leaders, by the numbers: The longest speech, the language that dominated and more
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nearly all the world's on stage, and all the men and but 20 women merely players. That's what a less-inspired Shakespeare might have written about this year's U.N. General Assembly meeting of leaders, which concluded Tuesday. Over six days, a cavalcade of...
Bahrain rights group says 13 convicted over prison sit-in that authorities say was violent
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Bahrain has sentenced 13 prisoners to an additional three years over a sit-in held in a detention facility in 2021 that prison authorities say was violent. The Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy said Wednesday that the convictions issued...
Bahrain says attack by Yemen rebels kills a Bahraini officer and a soldier on the Saudi border
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A drone attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels killed a Bahraini officer and soldier who were patrolling Saudi Arabia's southern border early Monday, Bahrain's military command said. The Houthis did not immediately acknowledge carrying out the attack as efforts to...
Today in History: September 23, Nixon’s “Checkers” speech
Today in History Today is Saturday, Sept. 23, the 266th day of 2023. There are 99 days left in the year. Autumn arrives at 2:50 a.m. EDT. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 23, 1952, Sen. Richard M. Nixon, R-Calif., salvaged his...
Saudi Arabia praises 'positive results' after Yemen's Houthi rebels visit kingdom for peace talks
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Wednesday praised the “positive results” of negotiations with Yemen's Houthi rebels after they visited the kingdom for peace talks, though Riyadh released few details on their discussions to end the war tearing at the Arab world's poorest...
