Afghanistan
Six months of Taliban: Afghans safer, poorer, less hopeful
Middle East
February 15, 2022
Six months of Taliban: Afghans safer, poorer, less hopeful
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan has undergone a dramatic transformation in half a year of Taliban rule. The country feels…
Afghans protest US move to unfreeze $3.5B for 9/11 victims
Middle East
February 13, 2022
Afghans protest US move to unfreeze $3.5B for 9/11 victims
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Demonstrators in Afghanistan’s capital on Saturday condemned President Joe Biden’s order freeing up $3.5 billion in…
Afghan refugees in UAE protest for third day, call for US resettlement
Middle East
February 12, 2022
Afghan refugees in UAE protest for third day, call for US resettlement
DUBAI, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Afghan refugees held in the United Arab Emirates for months since fleeing Afghanistan last year…
COVID infections, deaths on the rise in Middle East – WHO
Middle East
February 9, 2022
COVID infections, deaths on the rise in Middle East – WHO
CAIRO, Feb 9 (Reuters) – Middle Eastern countries have seen a rise in coronavirus infections in the last six weeks…
Biden to talk Ukraine energy shock, Iran with Qatar’s emir -U.S. officials
Middle East
January 31, 2022
Biden to talk Ukraine energy shock, Iran with Qatar’s emir -U.S. officials
WASHINGTON, Jan 31 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden and Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, will huddle on Monday…
Rejected by New Zealand, reporter turns to Taliban for help
Middle East
January 29, 2022
Rejected by New Zealand, reporter turns to Taliban for help
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A pregnant New Zealand journalist says she turned to the Taliban for help and is…
Talks with Taliban begin in Norway
Middle East
January 23, 2022
Talks with Taliban begin in Norway
OSLO, Norway (AP) — A Taliban delegation led by acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Sunday started three days…
The AP Interview: Taliban pledge all girls in schools soon
Middle East
January 16, 2022
The AP Interview: Taliban pledge all girls in schools soon
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers say they hope to be able to open all schools for girls…
Baby lost in chaos of Afghanistan airlift found, returned to family
Middle East
January 9, 2022
Baby lost in chaos of Afghanistan airlift found, returned to family
KABUL, Afghanistan, Jan 8 (Reuters) – An infant boy handed in desperation to a soldier across an airport wall in…
Parents selling children shows desperation of Afghanistan
Middle East
January 3, 2022
Parents selling children shows desperation of Afghanistan
SHEDAI CAMP, Afghanistan (AP) — In a sprawling settlement of mud brick huts in western Afghanistan housing people displaced by…