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Palestinians protest in support of escaped prisoners

Palestinians protest in support of escaped prisoners

RAMALLAH, West Bank, Sept 8 (Reuters) – A few hundred Palestinians held protests in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday…
Iran-Afghanistan water dispute to test Tehran’s ties to Taliban

Iran-Afghanistan water dispute to test Tehran’s ties to Taliban

“The situation on the border isn’t about to get any better with the Taliban in power,” according to Nik Kowsar,…
Pentagon chief: al-Qaeda may seek comeback in Afghanistan

Pentagon chief: al-Qaeda may seek comeback in Afghanistan

KUWAIT CITY (AP) — US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday the al-Qaeda extremist group that used Afghanistan as a…
Scores of Westerners, including Americans, fly out of Kabul

Scores of Westerners, including Americans, fly out of Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Some 200 foreigners, including Americans, flew out of Afghanistan on an international commercial flight from Kabul…
Saudi Arabia welcomes release of classified documents of Sept 11 attacks

Saudi Arabia welcomes release of classified documents of Sept 11 attacks

Sept 8 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia welcomed on Wednesday the release of classified documents relating to the Sept. 11, 2001…
Algeria detains 30 people over devastating wildfires

Algeria detains 30 people over devastating wildfires

ALGIERS, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Algeria has detained 30 people, including seven members of a separatist group that the government…
Taliban interim government agrees to let foreigners leave Afghanistan

Taliban interim government agrees to let foreigners leave Afghanistan

Sept 9 (Reuters) – Two hundred Americans and other foreigners who remain in Afghanistan are set to depart the war-ravaged…
Moroccans elect new leaders in shadow of virus

Moroccans elect new leaders in shadow of virus

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Moroccans are choosing a new parliament and new local leaders Wednesday in elections reshaped by the…
Abu Dhabi wealth fund to focus on tech, climate change after COVID-19

Abu Dhabi wealth fund to focus on tech, climate change after COVID-19

DUBAI, Sept 8 (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), the United Arab Emirates’ biggest sovereign wealth fund, sees technology…
Israel strikes Gaza as Palestinians celebrate prison break

Israel strikes Gaza as Palestinians celebrate prison break

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel launched airstrikes on what it said was a militant site in the Gaza Strip…
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