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Host Cameroon, surprise Burkina Faso into African Cup semis

DOUALA, Cameroon (AP) — Cameroon marched on at the African Cup of Nations on Saturday with a brace by striker Karl Toko Ekambi sending the tournament host into the semifinals with a 2-0 win over Gambia. Burkina Faso joined Cameroon in the last four by surprising Tunisia 1-0. Teenage...

First Arabic Netflix film tackles taboos, sparks controversy

A Lebanese father tells his teenage daughter she is free to choose whether to have sex with her boyfriend despite his reservations. An Egyptian wife discreetly slips off her black, lacy underwear from under her clothes before heading out for dinner, and it’s not her husband she’s trying...

Rare snowfall carpets Jerusalem

Snow carpeted Jerusalem and its holy places Thursday as a rare wintry storm swept across Israel and the Palestinian territories as well as the wider Middle East. The cold snap, which has already caused major disruption in Athens and Istanbul, saw heavy snowfall in areas better known for...

Snowstorm strands thousands in Istanbul, Athens

ISTANBUL (AP) — Rescue crews in Istanbul and Athens scrambled on Tuesday to clear roads that came to a standstill after a massive cold front and snowstorms hit much of Turkey and Greece, leaving countless people and vehicles in both cities stranded overnight in freezing conditions....