Middle East
Gunfire at Kabul airport kills 1; Taliban mass near Panjshir
Middle East
August 23, 2021
Gunfire at Kabul airport kills 1; Taliban mass near Panjshir
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A firefight at one of the gates of Kabul’s international airport killed at least one Afghan…
US to help Lebanon with electricity: Lebanese presidency
Middle East
August 20, 2021
US to help Lebanon with electricity: Lebanese presidency
The US has agreed to help Lebanon obtain electricity, as the country struggles with mass fuel shortages, the Lebanese presidency…
Russia supports withdrawal of foreign fighters from Libya
Middle East
August 20, 2021
Russia supports withdrawal of foreign fighters from Libya
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top diplomat assured his Libyan counterpart Thursday that Moscow supports the withdrawal of all foreign fighters…
Erdogan says Turkey will not be “Europe’s migrant storage unit” amid Afghanistan turmoil
Middle East
August 20, 2021
Erdogan says Turkey will not be “Europe’s migrant storage unit” amid Afghanistan turmoil
ANKARA, Aug 19 (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday urged European countries to take responsibility for migrants coming from…
Egypt-Libya electricity project successful, plans linkage with Europe: minister
Egypt
August 20, 2021
Egypt-Libya electricity project successful, plans linkage with Europe: minister
Egypt succeeded recently in generating electric power to Libya through existing projects, and is planning an eventual electricity linkage with…
Meet the Middle Eastern migrants trapped in Lithuania
Middle East
August 20, 2021
Meet the Middle Eastern migrants trapped in Lithuania
The trip from the center of the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius, to the refugee reception center in Rudninkai takes about 40 minutes. It’s…
Afghan president latest leader on the run to turn up in UAE
Middle East
August 20, 2021
Afghan president latest leader on the run to turn up in UAE
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Afghanistan’s president, driven out by the Taliban, is the latest leader on the run…
Israel announces resumption of Qatari payments to Gaza
Middle East
August 20, 2021
Israel announces resumption of Qatari payments to Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Thursday announced it reached an agreement with Qatar for the Gulf Arab country to resume…
Taliban hunting down Afghans on blacklist — report
Middle East
August 20, 2021
Taliban hunting down Afghans on blacklist — report
The Taliban have begun rounding up Afghans on a blacklist of people with suspected links to the previous Afghan administration,…
Abu Dhabi says ends partial lockdown
Middle East
August 19, 2021
Abu Dhabi says ends partial lockdown
DUBAI, Aug 19 (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi emirate, the second-most populous in the United Arab Emirates, will on Thursday end…