Middle East
Five killed at chaotic Afghan airport as Taliban proclaim peace
August 16, 2021
Five killed at chaotic Afghan airport as Taliban proclaim peace
KABUL, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Five people were killed in chaos at Kabul airport on Monday, witnesses said, as US…
Israeli forces kill 4 Palestinians in West Bank clash -Palestinian official
August 16, 2021
Israeli forces kill 4 Palestinians in West Bank clash -Palestinian official
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Israeli forces on a raid in the occupied West Bank exchanged fire on…
Iran’s ‘hostage diplomacy’ traps foreign nationals
August 16, 2021
Iran’s ‘hostage diplomacy’ traps foreign nationals
The 67-year-old German-Iranian activist Nahid Taghavi is still in detention after being arrested in the Iranian capital in October 2020. Last…
Detainee says China has secret jail in Dubai, holds Uyghurs
August 16, 2021
Detainee says China has secret jail in Dubai, holds Uyghurs
A young Chinese woman says she was held for eight days at a Chinese-run secret detention facility in Dubai along…
Taliban seek to project calm as US speeds chaotic evacuation
August 16, 2021
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…
Death toll from northern Turkey floods rises to 58
August 15, 2021
Death toll from northern Turkey floods rises to 58
BOZKURT, Turkey, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Flash floods that have swept through towns in the Turkish Black Sea region have…
Biden orders 1,000 more troops to aid Afghanistan departure
August 15, 2021
Biden orders 1,000 more troops to aid Afghanistan departure
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden authorized an additional 1,000 US troops for deployment to Afghanistan, raising to roughly 5,000…
At least 22 killed in Lebanon fuel tank explosion -health officials
August 15, 2021
At least 22 killed in Lebanon fuel tank explosion -health officials
BEIRUT, Aug 15 (Reuters) – At least 22 people were killed and 79 injured when a fuel tank exploded in…
Taliban at door of Afghan capital after eastern city falls, US starts evacuating embassy
August 15, 2021
Taliban at door of Afghan capital after eastern city falls, US starts evacuating embassy
KABUL, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Taliban insurgents captured the key eastern Afghanistan city of Jalalabad without a fight on Sunday,…
In Yemen’s north, Huthis face virus with outright denial
August 15, 2021
In Yemen’s north, Huthis face virus with outright denial
CAIRO (AP) — For three days last month, Nasser joined hundreds of others jammed into emergency rooms in Yemen’s capital,…