Middle East News Headlines

Turkish candidate drops out in boost to Erdogan's main challenger
A candidate in Turkey's presidential election has withdrawn from the race
WHO downgrades COVID pandemic, says it's no longer emergency
The World Health Organization says that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency
AP Month in Pictures: Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan
This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan in March 2023