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Kabul on lockdown as assembly discusses peace with the Taliban

Kabul on lockdown as assembly discusses peace with the Taliban

Afghanistan’s usually bustling capital Kabul slowed to a crawl Tuesday amid massive security for a high-stakes peace summit that has…
146 migrants land in Italy in UN-organized Libya evacuation

146 migrants land in Italy in UN-organized Libya evacuation

ROME (AP) — A group of 146 asylum-seekers have arrived in Italy as part of a U.N.-backed humanitarian evacuation from…
$13.6B record-breaking solar park rises from Dubai desert

$13.6B record-breaking solar park rises from Dubai desert

Under the Arabian sun, a monumental construction effort is making headway. Located deep within Dubai’s desert interior, the Mohammed Bin…
Some executed in Saudi Arabia had protested their innocence

Some executed in Saudi Arabia had protested their innocence

Beirut, Lebanon (CNN)–Long before Saudi Arabia announced it had carried out one of the largest mass executions in its history…
Turkey’s Academics for Peace punished for anti-war protest

Turkey’s Academics for Peace punished for anti-war protest

Zafer Guzey is employed three days a week at a studio for string instruments. Sitting hunched over on a wooden…
Syrian refugees risk journey home amid dire situation in Lebanon

Syrian refugees risk journey home amid dire situation in Lebanon

The sparsely furnished room lights up when Bassam H. enters it. His smile comes from the heart. He feels he…
IS chief refers to Syria defeat in first video in five years

IS chief refers to Syria defeat in first video in five years

The Islamic State group’s elusive supremo Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi made his first purported appearance in five years in a propaganda…
‘He’s no Abraham Lincoln’: Libya UN envoy warns against backing eastern commander

‘He’s no Abraham Lincoln’: Libya UN envoy warns against backing eastern commander

PARIS, France (Reuters) – The United Nations envoy for Libya on Monday warned countries tempted to continue backing eastern strongman…
Airstrikes, roadblocks trap civilians in Libya’s Tripoli

Airstrikes, roadblocks trap civilians in Libya’s Tripoli

CAIRO (AP) — Libyan forces loyal to a former military commander have intensified their airstrikes on Tripoli, where heavy fighting…
Algeria’s finance minister, ex police chief in court amid graft investigations

Algeria’s finance minister, ex police chief in court amid graft investigations

ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria’s finance minister and ex police chief appeared in court on Monday, joining a list of powerful…
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