Middle East
Palestinians protest in support of escaped prisoners
September 10, 2021
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
September 10, 2021
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
September 9, 2021
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
September 9, 2021
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
September 9, 2021
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
September 9, 2021
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
September 9, 2021
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
September 8, 2021
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
September 8, 2021
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
September 8, 2021
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…