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US convoy transports stolen Syrian oil to Iraq: SANA A US military vehicle patrols near the Rumaylan (Rmeilan) oil fields in Syrias Kurdish-controlled northeastern Hasakah Province, on September 17, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
A US convoy, consisting of 30 tanker trucks laden with stolen Syrian oil, has left the war-stricken country and sneaked into neighboring... |
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French MPs under fire for protesting Muslim womans hijab at parliament Maryam Pougetoux, the spokesperson of the National Union of Students in France (AFP file photo)
A lawmaker from the ruling party of French President Emmanuel Macron has been accused of racism after she led a walkout at the countrys national assembly in protest at the presence of a Muslim student union... |
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Drone footage shows gridlocked Buenos Aires as Argentines protest against government Members of leftist organizations hold signs during a protest against economic measures taken by the government of Argentine President Alberto Fernandez in Buenos Aires on September 17, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Reuters)
Traffic came to a standstill in Buenos Aires on Saturday as... |
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Evacuating Incirlik Airbase Could Mark End To US-Turkey Alliance While Turkish-Western relations have been overshadowed by clouds of differences over the past few years, Greek media recently reported that the US eyes relocating its forces from Turkeys Incirlik airbase to another base in one of the Greek islands. Washington Examiner news website, quoting Senator... |
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Former UNAMA chief warns peace talks will not be easy Former UNAMA chief Tadamichi Yamamoto said this week peace talks, underway in Qatar between Afghanistan and the Taliban, will not be easy especially as there is a wide gap between the two parties when it comes to some key fundamental issues.
But its imperative that both parties continue their dialogue... |
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Khalilzad welcomes UN Security Councils support of peace process Commenting on the UN Security Councils statement on peace talks, US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said it underscores international commitment to Afghanistans sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and national unity.
He said: "This is a unique moment for Afghanistan. Not only are Afghan... |
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MoF Prepares for Geneva Aid Conference in November The Afghan government is expecting more aid from the international community at the upcoming Geneva conference, as the Ministry of Finance says 90 percent of past commitments have been addressed.
The government made 63 commitments in the last Geneva conference in November 2018.
The 2020 Afghanistan... |
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Taiwan scrambles warplanes as China holds aerial drills nearby File photo of Taiwanese domestically built Indigenous Defense Fighters (IDF) taking part in a live-fire military drill. (Photo by Reuters)
Taiwans air force has scrambled its jet fighters for a second consecutive day as numerous Chinese warplanes crossed the sensitive midline of the Taiwan Strait,... |
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France rejects US allegation Hezbollah storing chemicals to make explosives in Europe US State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Nathan Sales (Photo by AFP)
France has rejected allegations by a senior US State Department official that the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has stored chemicals that can be used to make explosives in the European country, emphasizing that... |
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US military deploys more troops, armored vehicles to oil-rich eastern Syria A US military convoy makes a stop in the western countryside of the northeastern Syrian town of al-Malikiyah, as it patrols Kurdish towns near the border with Turkey, on June 7, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The US military has sent a new convoy of military vehicles and troops to oil-rich eastern Syria amid... |
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Ankara blasts Napoleon Macron for interfering in row with Athens Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar speaks during an interview with the UK-based Channel 4 News.
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has blasted French President Emmanuel Macron over siding with Greece in Ankaras row with Athens, accusing him of further exacerbating and fueling the dispute by trying... |
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Trump calls Taliban tough but says US military cant police Afghanistan US President Donald Trump said Friday night that the Taliban was tough and smart but also "tired of fighting."
Speaking to journalists at a press conference, Trump reiterated his decision on troop withdrawals and said "well be down very shortly over the next couple of weeks to 4,000 - less than 4,000... |
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Two Security Force Members Killed in Balkh, Paktika Blasts At least two security force members were killed in separate blasts in the northern province of Balkh and the eastern province of Paktika on Saturday, local officials said.
Paktika police spokesman Adil Shah Adil said that one security force member was killed and eight others were wounded in a suicide... |
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Ghani condemns attack on yet another government official President Ashraf Ghani has condemned the attack on Ayub Gharwal, deputy head of Paktia Provincial Council, who was gunned down on Saturday in Gardez city.
In a statement issued by the Presidential Palace (ARG), Ghani reiterated his call to the Taliban to call for a humanitarian and lasting ceasefire... |
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UK to allow more interpreters to start new lives in Britain The UK government on Saturday announced an expanded relocation scheme for former Afghan interpreters who supported British Armed forces in Helmand province.
Defense Secretary Ben Wallace and Home Secretary Priti Patel announced the changes will significantly expand the eligibility criteria for former... |
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EU parliament urges arms embargo on Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi murder, Yemen war This file pictures shows a view of the European Parliament in session. (Photo by Reuters)
The European Parliament has called on European Union (EU) member states to impose an arms embargo on Saudi Arabia over its gruesome murder of well-known dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and the Saudi devastating... |
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Qamishli residents call for removal of US, Turkish occupation forces from Syria Image shows Syrians protesting in Qabba Zeki village, in the suburb of Qamishli, Hasakah province, on September 18, 2020. (Photo by SANA)
Syrians in northern Hasakah province have staged protest against US and Turkish occupation of the Arab country.
Syrias SANA news agency reported on Friday that... |
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President Maduro: EU demand to delay election in Venezuela impossible File photo of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has dismissed as "impossible" the EUs suggestion to postpone the countrys December 6 election to meet the blocs conditions to dispatch an observer mission, blaming the idea on US pressure.
"It is impossible because... |
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UAE cracking down hard on anti-Israel sentiment with 10-year prison sentences: Dissident File photo shows United Arab Emirates dissident Hamad al-Shamesi. (Image via Arabi21)
A dissident Emirati activist has said that the United Arab Emirates is cracking down hard on anti-Israel sentiment with 10-year prison sentences amid the Persian Gulf countrys push to establish formal relations with... |
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India building tunnel in Himalayas to get soldiers to Chinese border in 10 minutes Indias military trucks carrying supplies move towards forward areas in the Ladakh region, September 15, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
India has stepped up an infrastructure program on the disputed Himalayan region to bring to an end the construction of a tunnel that will provide an all-weather route for... |
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Trumps Former NSA says withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan is an unwise policy US President Trumps former national security adviser, H.R. McMaster says that Trump Administrations withdrawal plan from Afghanistan is "an unwise policy."
In an interview with the CBS News, the retired lieutenant general claimed that Trump with his new policy is "partnering with the Taliban against... |
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US Embassy warns of extremist attacks against women The US Embassy in Kabul has warned that extremists groups are planning to carry out attacks against a "variety of targets in Afghanistan."
The Embassy issued the warning on Thursday but did not specify which organizations were plotting the attacks.
"The U.S. Embassy in Kabul warns U.S. citizens that... |
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Afghanistan, Tajikistan discuss Afghan peace, bilateral trade and economic ties Acting Foreign Minister Hanif Atmar met with Tajikistans President Emomali Rahmon on Thursday afternoon and discussed the Afghan peace talks, and strengthening trade and economic cooperations.
In a statement released on Friday, the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) stated that Emomali Rahmon... |
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Asian, European markets sink after US Fed warning of uncertain outlook Currency traders work at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. (AP photo)
Asian and European markets dropped on Thursday following a warning by the US Federal Reserve of "uncertain" outlook for the American economy badly... |
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China files formal complaint with US over senior official visiting Taiwan Chinas Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin
China says it has filed a formal complaint with the United States over a visit by US Undersecretary for Economic Affairs Keith Krach to Taiwan, the highest-ranking State Department official to visit Taipei in four decades, in open defiance of China, which... |
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UAE, Bahrain activists highlight public resentment of deals with Israel Palestinians protest in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip against Israeli normalization deals with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on September 15, 2020, hours ahead of a signing ceremony at the White House. (Photo by AFP)
Emirati campaigners and Bahraini NGOs have expressed their opposition to... |
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Mexico asks US for info about reported abuse of migrants, hysterectomies In this file photo, taken on July 17, 2020, a flag of the US Department of Homeland Security is seen flying outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) headquarters in Washington, DC, the US. (By AFP)
Mexico says it has formally requested information from the United States about reports of... |
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Venezuela blasts UN rights report as riddled with falsehoods Venezuelas Minister of Foreign Affairs Jorge Arreaza addresses the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Councils main annual session in Geneva, Switzerland, on February 25, 2020. (Photo by AFP)
The Venezuelan government has censured as "riddled with falsehoods" a United Nation (UN) report that accused... |
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Hurricane Sally swamps US Gulf Coast with massive floods, unreal rain A man surveys a damaged marina caused by Hurricane Sally in Pensacola, Florida, US, September 16, 2020. (Photo by Reuters)
Hurricane Sally has uprooted trees, flooded streets and cut power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses on Wednesday as it brought what the US National Hurricane Center... |
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Palestinian resistance groups know no red lines in war with Israel: Islamic Jihad leader A file photo of members of the al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Gaza-based Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance movement
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) says Gaza-based resistance groups are fully prepared to respond to any act of aggression by the Israeli military, warning that there are... |
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