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Why a distracted Russia points to an unstable future for Syria

Sunday 04-12-2022 01:27 PM

The Islamic State (IS) group announced this week that its leader had been killed in Syria, while the US-backed group that destroyed its so-called caliphate in the country declared it was halting all ...

We’re ready for Ukraine peace talks, Kremlin claims

Saturday 03-12-2022 07:26 PM

The Kremlin has claimed it is ready for peace talks with the US over the war in Ukraine but rejected western terms for opening the negotiations. It comes a day after President Biden appeared to ...

Joy as Afghan lives are rebuilt from the rubble

Saturday 03-12-2022 07:17 PM

The night the Taliban attacked Lokah Mazar, Ghulam Sarwat was at home in his mud-built house below a distinctive rocky crag jutting up from the centre of the village. The Taliban’s target was a ...

Women in conservative region of Iran join Mahsa Amini protests

Saturday 03-12-2022 07:08 PM

Black-clad women in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchistan province have joined nationwide protests on Friday sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, in what a rights group called a rare move in the staunchly ...

Iranian state media: Construction begins on nuclear plant

Saturday 03-12-2022 06:56 PM

Iran on Saturday began construction on a new nuclear power plant in the country’s southwest, Iranian state TV announced, amid tensions with the U.S. over sweeping sanctions imposed after Washington ...

Joint patrols resume in north Syria amid tension with Turkey

Saturday 03-12-2022 06:36 PM

U.S. troops Saturday resumed joint patrols with Kurdish-led forces in northeast Syria days after they were stopped amid Turkish threats of a new ground incursion into the war-torn country. A patrol ...

In Libya, reconciliation outweighs everything else

Saturday 03-12-2022 06:25 PM

Reconciliation has become the basic principle in Libya, driving efforts by the international community to crystallize a political solution. There are expectations that a comprehensive ...

Sudan army chief of staff pays 'unique' visit to Algiers

Saturday 03-12-2022 06:17 PM

Chief of Staff of the Sudanese army, Mohamed Osman al-Hussein, arrived in Algiers on November 22 for an official visit, described by some people as unique. Accompanying the Sudanese ...

How U.S. Support for Syrian Kurds Actually Benefits Erdogan

Thursday 01-12-2022 02:30 PM

Of the many issues that divide the United States and Turkey, Washington’s support for the Kurdish People’s Defense Units (YPG) in Syria is the thorniest. The YPG makes up the bulk of the Syrian ...

Ukraine’s Power Shortages Force Millions of Refugees Into Lengthier Exile

Thursday 01-12-2022 01:59 PM

Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure are forcing millions of Ukrainian refugees who intended to return home to stay put, prolonging their ordeal and straining Europe’s ability to ...

Pakistan Taliban Attacks Police After Calling Off Cease-Fire

Thursday 01-12-2022 01:45 PM

An attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban killed at least four people Wednesday, just two days after the group announced the end of a shaky cease-fire. An explosion hit a truck carrying policemen ...

Archbishop of Canterbury praises Ukraine on historic visit to Kyiv

Thursday 01-12-2022 01:36 PM

The Archbishop of Canterbury praised the “extraordinary courage” of the Ukrainian people as he arrived in the country’s capital for a landmark visit. Justin Welby arrived by sleeper train in Kyiv ...

U.N. Calls Ambassadors for Meeting With Taliban in Kandahar

Thursday 01-12-2022 01:22 PM

As the people of Afghanistan prepare for winter by drugging their children to stop them crying from hunger, the United Nations has invited ambassadors for a meet and greet with leaders of the ...

Biden urged to threaten Israel weapons halt over far-right concerns

Thursday 01-12-2022 01:07 PM

Two former senior US diplomats have made a highly unusual call for the Biden administration to cut weapons supplies to Israel if the incoming far-right government uses them to annex Palestinian ...

IS says leader Abu al-Hassan al-Qurayshi killed in battle

Thursday 01-12-2022 12:58 PM

The leader of the Islamic State group, Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, was killed in battle recently, the group’s spokesman said in audio released Wednesday. He gave no further details. ...