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Syrian military chief makes rare visit to Jordan to discuss border security

Syrian military chief makes rare visit to Jordan to discuss border security

AMMAN, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Syria’s defense minister visited Jordan on Sunday to discuss stability on their mutual border, the…
Abu Dhabi’s state holding firm ADQ hires more bankers as it steps up deal-making

Abu Dhabi’s state holding firm ADQ hires more bankers as it steps up deal-making

DUBAI, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi’s $110 billion state holding company ADQ has hired scores of investment bankers from…
Two Afghans who trekked to France have lessons for evacuees

Two Afghans who trekked to France have lessons for evacuees

PARIS (AP) — One slept on the streets of Paris, the other in a massive makeshift migrant camp in northern…
Israel captures last two escaped Palestinian militants

Israel captures last two escaped Palestinian militants

TEL AVIV/RAMALLAH, West Bank, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Israeli forces on Sunday caught the last two of six Palestinian militants…
Taliban-run Kabul municipality to female workers: Stay home

Taliban-run Kabul municipality to female workers: Stay home

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Female employees in the Kabul city government have been told to stay home, with work only…
UAE rejects European Parliament resolution on human rights as ‘incorrect’

UAE rejects European Parliament resolution on human rights as ‘incorrect’

DUBAI, Sept 17 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates rejected on Friday as “factually incorrect” a resolution passed by the…
Fearful US residents in Afghanistan hiding out from Taliban

Fearful US residents in Afghanistan hiding out from Taliban

Every night in yet another house in Afghanistan’s capital, a US green card-holding couple from California take turns sleeping, with…
Taliban replace ministry for women with one restricting them

Taliban replace ministry for women with one restricting them

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers set up a ministry for the “propagation of virtue and the prevention…
Abu Dhabi cancels COVID-19 entry testing for UAE travelers

Abu Dhabi cancels COVID-19 entry testing for UAE travelers

DUBAI, Sept 18 (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi will cancel COVID-19 testing requirements to enter the emirate for travelers from the…
UN concerned about detained migrants vanishing in Libya

UN concerned about detained migrants vanishing in Libya

ON BOARD THE GEO BARENTS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA (AP) — A UN migration agency official expressed concerns Friday over…
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