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Attacks surge in northwest Pakistan as Afghan peace effort brings shifting sands
Middle East

Attacks surge in northwest Pakistan as Afghan peace effort brings shifting sands

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Militants have stepped up attacks on security forces in northwest Pakistan raising fears of a revival of…
Pakistan: Several dead after marble mine collapse
Middle East

Pakistan: Several dead after marble mine collapse

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A collapse at a marble quarry in a remote area of Pakistan on Monday has killed…
Mideast’s confirmed coronavirus death toll goes over 50,000
Middle East

Mideast’s confirmed coronavirus death toll goes over 50,000

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The confirmed death toll from the coronavirus went over 50,000 in the Middle East…
Pakistani army chief visits Saudi Arabia to revive strained ties
Middle East

Pakistani army chief visits Saudi Arabia to revive strained ties

RIYADH (Reuters) – Pakistan’s army chief arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday amid a row between the two countries that…
Pakistan says mediation between Saudi and Iran going slowly
Middle East

Pakistan says mediation between Saudi and Iran going slowly

DUBAI (Reuters) – Pakistan’s US-requested mediation efforts between Gulf rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran have been making slow progress, Prime…
Kuwait bans flights to 31 ‘high risk’ countries due to coronavirus
Middle East

Kuwait bans flights to 31 ‘high risk’ countries due to coronavirus

DUBAI (Reuters) – Kuwait has banned until further notice commercial flights to 31 countries it said that it regarded as…
UN says thousands of anti-Pakistan militants in Afghanistan
Middle East

UN says thousands of anti-Pakistan militants in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A UN report says more than 6,000 Pakistani insurgents, most belonging to the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)…
UAE’s migrant workers fret over future in coronavirus economy
Middle East

UAE’s migrant workers fret over future in coronavirus economy

DUBAI (Reuters) — When Kapil left his Nepali village for an airport job packing cargo in the United Arab Emirates,…
Minorities under attack as PM pushes ‘tolerant’ Pakistan
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Minorities under attack as PM pushes ‘tolerant’ Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — It’s been a tough month for religious minorities in Pakistan, and observers warn of even tougher…
US envoy forges ahead with troubled Taliban peace deal
Middle East

US envoy forges ahead with troubled Taliban peace deal

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Washington’s envoy to Afghanistan on Saturday emphasized the economic benefits of the peace deal with the Taliban,…
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