Israel says it foiled 3 Iranian assassinations in Europe
Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency, has said it stopped three assassination attempts in Europe by operatives working for Iran. It added that Tehran had sought to target a US general…
Israel, furious over Lavrov’s Hitler comment, cannot burn its bridges with Russia
RAMALLAH: There are signs that a diplomatic crisis between Israel and Russia, caused by a comment by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, could escalate. Israeli leaders were furious when, during…
Washington faces a moment of reckoning as Iran nuclear talks reach an impasse
WASHINGTON: White House officials believe Iran is inching closer to becoming a nuclear threshold power and could be just weeks away from producing both sufficient fissile material and the necessary…
Transit and ‘torture’: Rescued migrants recount Libya horrors
TRIPOLI: On a medical ship off the Italian coast, rescued migrants are coloring in a map of Africa, where many started their perilous journeys toward Europe. The countries are brightly…
Years after Daesh defeat, northern Iraq struggles to rebuild
HABASH, Iraq: In Iraq, “maku” means “nothing,” and father-of-five Issa Al-Zamzoum says “maku” a lot: no electricity, no home, no rebuilding and no job. Eight years after heavy fighting between…