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International donors meet to pledge billions in aid to Afghanistan

International donors meet to pledge billions in aid to Afghanistan

GENEVA (Reuters) – Dozens of nations began pledging billions of dollars in aid for Afghanistan at a conference in Geneva…
Iran sees foreign firms returning if US lifts sanctions

Iran sees foreign firms returning if US lifts sanctions

DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran expects foreign companies to return to the country if US sanctions are lifted under President-elect Joe…
Israel’s Netanyahu says he will pay a visit to Bahrain soon

Israel’s Netanyahu says he will pay a visit to Bahrain soon

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that he spoke with the crown prince of Bahrain and…
Israel delegation to Sudan talks agriculture, health care cooperation

Israel delegation to Sudan talks agriculture, health care cooperation

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel sent a first delegation to Sudan to discuss potential economic and humanitarian cooperation on Monday after…
Qatar: Police face 3-year sentences over invasive searches

Qatar: Police face 3-year sentences over invasive searches

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Prosecutors in Qatar said Monday that the airport police officers who ordered forced vaginal…
UAE eases limits on foreign ownership to attract investors

UAE eases limits on foreign ownership to attract investors

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has relaxed and removed a range of limits on foreign…
Oil-rich Kuwait faces reckoning as debt crisis looms

Oil-rich Kuwait faces reckoning as debt crisis looms

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — When Kuwait emerged from a months-long coronavirus lockdown, hundreds of Kuwaitis flocked to reopened…
European powers see hope for Iran accord in US transition

European powers see hope for Iran accord in US transition

BERLIN (AP) — The German, French and British foreign ministers were meeting Monday to discuss the future of the international…
Germany says Turkey stopped it checking ship for arms-running to Libya

Germany says Turkey stopped it checking ship for arms-running to Libya

BERLIN (Reuters) – Turkey prevented German forces belonging to a European Union military mission carrying out a full search of…
Libya’s rivals meet to discuss transitional government

Libya’s rivals meet to discuss transitional government

CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s rivals on Monday began a second round of talks on a mechanism to choose a transitional…
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