Iran deal moves forward as U.S. and EU line up sanction waivers
NEW YORK/BRUSSELS - The United States and the European Union both took formal legal steps on Sunday that will lift sanctions once Iran meets the conditions tied to a landmark nuclear agreement with major world powers.
Germany sees Iran sanctions in place until January at least
TEHRAN - Germany's foreign minister said on Sunday sanctions against Iran would likely remain in place until at least January as world powers wait to see whether Tehran sticks to its commitments under a plan to curb its nuclear program.
EU lays ground for lifting Iran sanctions by publishing legal acts
BRUSSELS - The European Union on Sunday published legal acts that open the way for the bloc to lift sanctions if Tehran meets the conditions tied to a landmark nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers.
Yemen's abundant guns fuel its messy civil war
MARIB, YEMEN - Celebratory tracer fire from a wedding lights up the night sky over Marib, a city that is heavily armed even by the standards of Yemen, where the ready availability of weapons helped start civil war and is now preventing anyone coming out on top.
Turnout low in Egypt's long-awaited parliamentary election
CAIRO - Egyptians turned out in low numbers on Sunday to vote in the first phase of an election hailed by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as a milestone on the road to democracy but shunned by critics who say the new chamber will rubber stamp his decisions. | Video
Four Israeli cities, citing security, ban Arab workers from schools
JERUSALEM - At least four Israeli cities, including the commercial capital Tel Aviv, have temporarily banned Arab laborers from working in their schools as they struggle to calm public fears fueled by the worst surge of Palestinian street attacks in years. | Video
Pentagon says al Qaeda financier killed in Syria air strike
WASHINGTON - A U.S.-led coalition air strike has killed Sanafi al-Nasr, a Saudi citizen and the leading financier for al Qaeda and its Khorasan Group offshoot, the Pentagon said on Sunday.
Relief trucks enter besieged Syrian towns: sources
BEIRUT - Several trucks loaded with humanitarian aid entered four besieged Syrian towns and villages as part of a deal agreed last month between Syria's warring sides with U.N. help, sources said on Sunday.
Merkel, in bind on migrants, ready to back faster Turkish EU bid
ISTANBUL/BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel offered Turkey the prospect of support for faster progress on its bid to join the European Union on Sunday in return for cooperation in stemming the flow of migrants and taking back those rejected by Europe.
In school on Syria border, Turkey’s challenges as EU gatekeeper are clear
SURUC, Turkey - So remote are their hopes of returning to Syria that even some of the teachers in the schools for refugees in Turkey quit to go to Europe.
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