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Libyan interim PM aims for presidency, despite rules
Middle East
November 22, 2021
Libyan interim PM aims for presidency, despite rules
CAIRO (AP) — Libya’s interim prime minister filed a request Sunday to run for president, despite being barred from elections…
Egypt participates in meeting in Athens to discuss the situation in Libya
Egypt
November 20, 2021
Egypt participates in meeting in Athens to discuss the situation in Libya
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry participated on Friday, in a ministerial meeting, which included the foreign ministers of Egypt, Greece,…
North African migrants, adrift, tell of last-minute rescue
Middle East
September 29, 2021
North African migrants, adrift, tell of last-minute rescue
ABOARD GEO BARENTS (AP) — The small fiberglass boat had begun to take on water not long after the engine…
Belarus leader warns on NATO troops in Ukraine, migrant ‘catastrophe’
World
September 27, 2021
Belarus leader warns on NATO troops in Ukraine, migrant ‘catastrophe’
KYIV, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko warned on Monday of a joint response with Russia to military…
Russia and Belarus begin active phase of huge war games
World
September 10, 2021
Russia and Belarus begin active phase of huge war games
MOSCOW, Sept 10 (Reuters) – Russia and ex-Soviet ally Belarus on Friday launched the active phase of vast military exercises…
Taliban guard airport as most NATO troops leave Afghanistan
Middle East
August 29, 2021
Taliban guard airport as most NATO troops leave Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban forces sealed off Kabul’s airport Saturday to most Afghans hoping for evacuation, as the US…
Biden says Afghan evacuation on track; humanitarian crisis looms
Middle East
August 25, 2021
Biden says Afghan evacuation on track; humanitarian crisis looms
Aug 25 (Reuters) – US President Joe Biden said US troops in Afghanistan faced mounting danger as they pushed to…
Longest war: Were America’s decades in Afghanistan worth it?
Middle East
August 14, 2021
Longest war: Were America’s decades in Afghanistan worth it?
Here’s what 19-year-old Lance Cpl. William Bee felt flying into southern Afghanistan on Christmas Day 2001: purely lucky. The U.S.…
Taliban press on, take another Afghan provincial capital
Middle East
August 9, 2021
Taliban press on, take another Afghan provincial capital
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban on Monday took control of another provincial capital in Afghanistan, an official said. The…
To reach a peace deal, Taliban say Afghan president must go
Middle East
July 23, 2021
To reach a peace deal, Taliban say Afghan president must go
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban say they don’t want to monopolize power, but they insist there won’t be peace in…