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Afghanistan: Flash floods leave dozens dead north of Kabul
Middle East
August 26, 2020
Afghanistan: Flash floods leave dozens dead north of Kabul
At least 70 people have been killed and hundreds of houses destroyed by flash floods in northern Afghanistan, local officials…
Cops quit in Belarus: ‘That’s not why we entered the force’
World
August 23, 2020
Cops quit in Belarus: ‘That’s not why we entered the force’
On August 18, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree awarding medals to more than 300 security officials for “impeccable…
Can Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi stay the course?
Middle East
August 21, 2020
Can Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi stay the course?
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi headed to Washington for the first time this week since taking office in May —…
Will the Israel-UAE deal really help to heal old wounds?
Middle East
August 18, 2020
Will the Israel-UAE deal really help to heal old wounds?
Over the past 10 years, Jon Medved and his team traveled several times from Israel to the United Arab Emirates…
Afghanistan halts Taliban prisoner release, stalls peace talks
Middle East
August 18, 2020
Afghanistan halts Taliban prisoner release, stalls peace talks
The Afghan government said Monday it would not release the remaining 320 Taliban prisoners, stalling peace talks that are set…
Lebanon faces ‘grim’ prospect of food, medical and housing shortages
Middle East
August 9, 2020
Lebanon faces ‘grim’ prospect of food, medical and housing shortages
The UN described the situation in Beirut as “really dire” on Friday as hundreds of thousands of people face the…
Afghanistan frees over 300 Taliban prisoners in Eid cease-fire deal
Middle East
August 2, 2020
Afghanistan frees over 300 Taliban prisoners in Eid cease-fire deal
Afghanistan’s government released hundreds of Taliban prisoners over the weekend as a rare cease-fire between the groups appeared to hold…
UAE launches Arab world’s first nuclear power plant
Middle East
August 1, 2020
UAE launches Arab world’s first nuclear power plant
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said on Saturday it had successfully opened a nuclear power plant, becoming the first Arab…
Lebanon swings between humor and tragedy as economy crumbles
Middle East
July 25, 2020
Lebanon swings between humor and tragedy as economy crumbles
The first signs of Lebanon’s coming collapse appeared when its banks started limiting withdrawals amid nationwide protests late last year.…
Syria: Assad’s party wins expected majority in parliamentary polls
Middle East
July 22, 2020
Syria: Assad’s party wins expected majority in parliamentary polls
Syria’s Baath party and its allies have won a majority in parliamentary elections that were delayed twice due to the…