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Saudi Arabia, 20 years after 9/11: ‘A country in the making’
September 11, 2021
Saudi Arabia, 20 years after 9/11: ‘A country in the making’
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Saudi Arabia of today is far different from the Saudi Arabia of Sept.…
Analysis: Taliban hard-line path worsens Afghanistan dilemma
September 9, 2021
Analysis: Taliban hard-line path worsens Afghanistan dilemma
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Reminiscent of their previous harsh rule in the 1990s, the Taliban have already begun to wipe…
Analysis: The West owes Qatar a favour over Afghanistan. That was the point
September 8, 2021
Analysis: The West owes Qatar a favour over Afghanistan. That was the point
DUBAI, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the world’s top diplomats have been beating a path…
COVID-19 boosters are coming but who will get them and when?
September 8, 2021
COVID-19 boosters are coming but who will get them and when?
COVID-19 booster shots may be coming for at least some Americans but already the Biden administration is being forced to…
Analysis: Turkey and UAE rein in dispute that fueled conflict and hurt economy
September 7, 2021
Analysis: Turkey and UAE rein in dispute that fueled conflict and hurt economy
ANKARA, Sept 5 (Reuters) – A truce between bitter regional rivals Turkey and the United Arab Emirates has calmed tensions…
Explainer: What we know about Japan’s contaminated Moderna COVID-19 vaccines
August 31, 2021
Explainer: What we know about Japan’s contaminated Moderna COVID-19 vaccines
TOKYO, Aug 31 (Reuters) – Japan’s COVID-19 vaccination push suffered a blow from widening reports of contamination in supplies of…
What does full approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine mean?
August 26, 2021
What does full approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine mean?
What does full approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine mean? It means Pfizer’s shot for people 16 and older has now…
In exclusive Al-Masry Al-Youm interview, Tunisian MP Samia Abbou says President Kais Saied saved Tunisia
August 17, 2021
In exclusive Al-Masry Al-Youm interview, Tunisian MP Samia Abbou says President Kais Saied saved Tunisia
Tunisian parliament member Samia Abbou, a member of the Democratic Current Party, said that President Kais Saied’s decisions to dismiss…
Explained: Who are the Taliban?
August 17, 2021
Explained: Who are the Taliban?
They call themselves “students” ― that’s the verbatim translation of the word “Taliban” from Pashto. Today, the name of the Islamist…
Hydrogen-powered vehicles: A realistic path to clean energy?
August 16, 2021
Hydrogen-powered vehicles: A realistic path to clean energy?
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Each morning at a transit facility in Canton, Ohio, more than a dozen buses pull up…