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Tue, 24 Aug 2021 07:33:29 +0000Foreign Ministry: Ukrainian Plane Seized From Kabul, Taken to Iran
A Ukrainian plane, which was sent to evacuate citizens from from Afghanistan, following the Taliban's control of key cities including the capital Kabul, was kidnapped and taken to Iran, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in&nb...
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 07:24:58 +0000Europe: Lead Efforts to Protect At-Risk Afghans
The European Union, the United Kingdom, and other European countries should lead global efforts to urgently facilitate safe passage from Afghanistan of civilians at risk from the Taliban, Human Rights Watch said today...
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 07:13:09 +0000Israeli Soldier Storm Refugee Camp, Kill a Palestinian Youth in The West Bank
Israeli forces shot a Palestinian youth to death early on Tuesday after soldiers stormed the Balata refugee camp in the northern West Bank...
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 07:04:37 +0000In Moscow: King Abdullah Holds Talks With President Putin
His Majesty King Abdullah held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday in Moscow, covering the deep-rooted bilateral relations, as well as the latest regional and international developments...
Tue, 24 Aug 2021 07:02:19 +0000White House: Around 48,000 People Evacuated from Afghanistan
The White House stated on Monday that the US has evacuated or helped evacuate about 48,000 people from Afghanistan since Aug...
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 14:06:24 +0000Hospitals in Lebanon Slowly Come to a Standstill
ALBAWABA – Say a little prayer for Lebanon! There is no medicine in Lebanon and if there is its, very little...
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 11:46:41 +0000Fear of an ISIS Suicide Attack on Kabul Airport Shoots up
Fears have been raised that ISIS will carry out a suicide attack at Kabul airport amid the chaos of the evacuation...
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 11:28:47 +0000Why is Belarus Pushing Afghan Migrants to Poland at Gunpoint?
Afghan migrants in Belarus were pushed toward the Polish border as they were forced at gunpoint to cross as strongman dictator Alexander Lukashenko plays a 'dirty game' to destabilise the EU...
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:29:08 +0000Qatar Sets 2nd October For Its First Legislative Elections
A decree issued on Sunday by the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, set next October 2 as the date for holding the country’s very first legislative elections, ignoring the protests of the al-Murra tribe, whose members are prevented fro...
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:18:34 +0000So What's Happening on The Iran Nuclear Deal Front?
ALBAWABA – So what is happening with the Iran nuclear deal? Nobody really knows despite the fact that hardliner Ibrahim Raisi has been now in the presidential seat in Tehran since early August...
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 08:57:57 +0000Why Hasn't The Afghan Panjshir Valley Fallen to The Taliban?
Tucked away in the mountains, the region has withstood forces wishing to tame its population for 200 years...
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 08:49:31 +0000Afghan Guard Killed in Clashes at The Kabul Airport
A clash erupted between unidentified gunmen, Western security forces and Afghan guards at Kabul airport...
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 08:28:22 +0000Boris Johnson Appeals to Biden: 'Delay US Troop Pullout'
The UK wants to double its Kabul airlift numbers to 12,000 this week as Boris Johnson pleads with Joe Biden to delay the US withdrawal from Afghanistan...
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 07:49:21 +0000World Covid-19 Cases Decrease by 2% in One Week
Covid-19 cases are hiking in Japan at record levels, days before the start of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympics, joining hotspots in the US and Indonesia...
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 07:26:02 +0000Taiwan's President Jabbed Locally-Produced COVID-19 Vaccine
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen received on Monday her first dose of a locally made COVID-19 vaccine as it began its rollout of the two-shot regimen...
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 07:11:07 +0000Hezbollah Leader: The US Embassy is Leading a War on Lebanon
Hezbollah resistance movement leader announced the current crisis in Lebanon is a sign of a war waged against the resistance front, which is being led by the US embassy and its ambassador in Beirut...
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 06:52:00 +0000The Saudis Are Coming to Tunis. Here's How One Minister Was Received
Tunisian President Kais Saied welcomed on Sunday the Saudi minister of state for African affairs, Ahmad bin Abdul Aziz Qattan, along with his Saudi delegation...
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 06:41:35 +0000Disabled Palestinian Shot in The Foot by Israeli Soldiers Near Bethlehem
Local news agency WAFA reported that a Palestinian young man with special needs sustained was shot and injured by Israeli forces at the Container military checkpoint, near Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank...
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 06:33:50 +0000Biden: US Forces Extend Security Zone Near Kabul Airport
US President Joe Biden said on Sunday that American forces have increased the size of the security zone around Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport...
Mon, 23 Aug 2021 06:28:48 +0000Gaza: Israel’s May Airstrikes on High-Rises
The Israeli military’s airstrikes that destroyed four high-rise buildings in Gaza City during the May 2021 fighting apparently violated the laws of war and may amount to war crimes, Human Rights Watch said today...