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Hundreds go missing in Burkina Faso amid extremist violence
World
November 17, 2021
Hundreds go missing in Burkina Faso amid extremist violence
FADA N’GOURMA, Burkina Faso (AP) — The last time Polenli Combary spoke to her son on the phone she prayed…
Syria violence worsening, not safe for refugee return, UN investigators say
Middle East
September 14, 2021
Syria violence worsening, not safe for refugee return, UN investigators say
GENEVA, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Syria is still unsafe for the return of refugees a decade after its conflict began,…
Worst Tripoli fighting in a year shows limits of Libya peace push
Middle East
September 3, 2021
Worst Tripoli fighting in a year shows limits of Libya peace push
TRIPOLI, Sept 3 (Reuters) – Fighting broke out in Tripoli early on Friday between rival armed forces, the heaviest clashes…
Afghan media brace for what’s next under Taliban rule
Middle East
September 3, 2021
Afghan media brace for what’s next under Taliban rule
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Afghanistan’s most popular private television network has voluntarily replaced its risque Turkish soap operas…
Fuel dispute triggers sectarian clash in Lebanon’s south
Middle East
August 30, 2021
Fuel dispute triggers sectarian clash in Lebanon’s south
BEIRUT, Aug 30 (Reuters) – A dispute over scarce fuel supplies ignited sectarian tensions between neighboring Shi’ite Muslim and Christian…
Lebanese army deploys to area in north after deadly violence
Middle East
August 26, 2021
Lebanese army deploys to area in north after deadly violence
BEIRUT, Aug 26 (Reuters) – The Lebanese army has deployed troops to an area of the north where two men…
Afghans told to leave Kabul airport over ‘very credible’ Islamic State threat
Middle East
August 26, 2021
Afghans told to leave Kabul airport over ‘very credible’ Islamic State threat
Aug 26 (Reuters) – The United States and allies urged people to move away from Kabul airport on Thursday due…
G-7 grapples with Afghanistan, an afterthought not long ago
Middle East
August 24, 2021
G-7 grapples with Afghanistan, an afterthought not long ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two months ago, the leaders of the world’s seven major industrialized democracies met in summer sunshine on…
Video: Egyptian mission evacuated from Afghanistan
Egypt
August 24, 2021
Video: Egyptian mission evacuated from Afghanistan
Embassy officials, an Al-Azhar delegation, and Egyptians living in Afghanistan were evacuated and brought back to Egypt via military plane…
Firefight involving Western forces erupts amid Kabul airport evacuation chaos
Middle East
August 23, 2021
Firefight involving Western forces erupts amid Kabul airport evacuation chaos
KABUL, Aug 23 (Reuters) – A firefight involving Western forces erupted at Kabul airport on Monday when Afghan guards exchanged…