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Taliban seek to project calm as US speeds chaotic evacuation
Middle East

Taliban seek to project calm as US speeds chaotic evacuation

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The US military struggled to manage a chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan on Monday as the Taliban…
UK tops US, Australia as study destination for Emirati students in 2019/20
Middle East

UK tops US, Australia as study destination for Emirati students in 2019/20

Despite the United Arab Emirates being a popular destination among international students due to its strong universities and English study…
Fear and hope on Libya’s reopened highway
Middle East

Fear and hope on Libya’s reopened highway

SIRTE, Libya, Aug 12 (Reuters) – The green bus rumbling from Benghazi to Tripoli this week was the first to…
Afghanistan: Taliban offensive puts Iran in a bind
Middle East

Afghanistan: Taliban offensive puts Iran in a bind

Iran has been beefing up its military presence along its border with Afghanistan since early May when US-led foreign troops…
Is Morocco’s ‘Arab Spring’ moment finally here?
Middle East

Is Morocco’s ‘Arab Spring’ moment finally here?

Earlier this week, hundreds of Moroccans protested the death of Yassine Lekhmidi, a 25-year-old man in the city of Sidi…
Taliban capture Afghanistan’s Kandahar, Herat; embassies getting staff out
Middle East

Taliban capture Afghanistan’s Kandahar, Herat; embassies getting staff out

KABUL, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Taliban insurgents tightened their grip on Afghanistan on Friday, wresting control of its second and…
Death toll from floods in northern Turkey reaches 27
Middle East

Death toll from floods in northern Turkey reaches 27

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Search-and-rescue crews in northern Turkey recovered 10 more bodies overnight, raising the death toll from the…
Some Afghans blame neighboring Pakistan for Taliban gains
Middle East

Some Afghans blame neighboring Pakistan for Taliban gains

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — When Wahab disappeared from his home in Afghanistan to sign on for jihad, it was in…
Crypto fashion: why people pay real money for virtual clothes
World

Crypto fashion: why people pay real money for virtual clothes

LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – People care what their avatars are wearing. When the virtual world Decentraland said in June…
Israel to OK new homes for West Bank settlers, Palestinians -security official
Middle East

Israel to OK new homes for West Bank settlers, Palestinians -security official

TEL AVIV, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Israel is set to approve construction of new homes for Jewish settlers in the…
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