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International donors meet to pledge billions in aid to Afghanistan
Middle East
November 24, 2020
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…
Libya’s rivals meet to discuss transitional government
Middle East
November 23, 2020
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…
UN-led Libya talks end without naming interim government
Middle East
November 16, 2020
UN-led Libya talks end without naming interim government
GAMMARTH, Tunisia (AP) — Libya’s rival sides wrapped up a week of UN-brokered talks without agreeing on a transitional government…
Armenians torch their homes on land ceded to Azerbaijan
World
November 14, 2020
Armenians torch their homes on land ceded to Azerbaijan
KALBAJAR, Azerbaijan (AP) — In a bitter farewell to his home of 21 years, Garo Dadevusyan wrenched off its metal…
Warring Libya sides to open main road, implement truce, UN says
Middle East
November 13, 2020
Warring Libya sides to open main road, implement truce, UN says
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Libya’s warring sides will immediately reopen the main coastal road connecting the vast country’s east and…
Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to end fight in Nagorno-Karabakh
World
November 10, 2020
Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to end fight in Nagorno-Karabakh
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Armenia and Azerbaijan announced an agreement early Tuesday to halt fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh region of…
UN opens Libya peace talks in Tunis with eye on elections
Middle East
November 9, 2020
UN opens Libya peace talks in Tunis with eye on elections
TUNIS (Reuters) – The United Nations opened talks on Libya’s future in Tunisia on Monday aimed at ending nearly a…
Azerbaijani leader: Forces seize key Nagorno-Karabakh city
World
November 8, 2020
Azerbaijani leader: Forces seize key Nagorno-Karabakh city
MOSCOW (AP) — Azerbaijani forces have taken control of the strategically key city of Shushi in Nagorno-Karabakh where fighting with…
Libya’s rivals urge Security Council to back cease-fire
Middle East
November 4, 2020
Libya’s rivals urge Security Council to back cease-fire
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s rivals wrapped up their military talks with a call to the UN Security Council to adopt…
Scarred by war but home at last, two Libyan families pray for peace
Middle East
October 29, 2020
Scarred by war but home at last, two Libyan families pray for peace
TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Libya’s warring armies have agreed a ceasefire and, years after being forced to flee for their…