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UAEs flag carrier suspends Tunisian pilot for refusing to fly to Israel An Emirates Airbus A380-842 aircraft is pictured grounded at Dubai international Airport in Dubai. (File photo by AFP)
The United Arab Emirates flag carrier has suspended a Tunisian pilot for refusing to fly a plane to Israel, in a controversial move that has prompted condemnation in the Arab world.
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Lebanon files complaint with UN Security Council over Israeli violations In this undated file picture taken from Israeli media, an Israeli F-16 fighter jet takes off en route to an exercise in Germany.
Lebanese caretaker Foreign Minister Charbel Wehbe has filed a complaint with the UN Security Council (UNSC) and UN Secretary-General António Guterres against the Israeli... |
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US rejects claims its pushing for interim government in Afghanistan US Chargé dAffaires to Kabul Ross Wilson said Wednesday afternoon that the United States has not advocated for an interim government nor is it advocating for one.
"We have not advocated, and the United States is not advocating, an interim government," Wilson tweeted.
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Millions of WhatsApp users migrate to Signal and Telegram WhatsApp users this week flocked in their millions to other more privacy-based apps like Signal and Telegram after WhatsApp announced they will soon start sharing data with Facebook.
According to Telegram, they recorded an increase of 25 million users in the past 72 hours.
Signals Brian Acton said... |
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Ethiopia warns Sudan against igniting war at disputed border region Ethiopian refugees arrive at the Tenedba camp in Mafaza, in eastern Sudan, on January 8, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Ethiopia has accused Sudan of a military build-up in a contested border region, warning that a military confrontation could be imminent as its "peaceful" approach to the decades-old dispute... |
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US faces extraordinary humiliation as Europeans refuse to meet with Pompeo US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, on January 12, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
European leaders have refused to meet with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, forcing him to cancel a trip to Europe, and the US envoy to the United Nations (UN) has scrapped a... |
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EU, OIC slam Israels plan to build more illegal settler homes in West Bank In this file photo taken on October 13, 2020, new buildings are pictured under construction in the Beit El settlement in the occupied West Bank. (By AFP)
The European Union and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) have condemned the Israeli regimes plan to advance the construction of hundreds... |
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Israel launches fresh airstrikes on Syrias east: SANA An image grab taken on November 20, 2019, shows a ball of fire during a reported Israeli airstrike on the outskirts of the Syrian capital Damascus. (By AFP)
Syrian media say the Israeli regime has launched fresh airstrikes on eastern parts of the country near the Iraqi border, with reports falling short... |
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EU slams US blacklisting of Yemens Houthis, warns of aid delivery disruption European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell addresses a video press conference at the conclusion of a video conference of EU foreign affairs ministers in Brussels, April 22, 2020. (Photo by AP)
The European Union has censured a US decision to blacklist Yemens Houthi Ansarullah movement, warning... |
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UK troops should stay until peace talks are over: House of Lords A House of Lords committee on Tuesday recommended that British troops should stay in Afghanistan until peace talks with the Taliban are over and urged the British government to shape its own policy rather than simply follow the United States.
Releasing their report on "The UK and Afghanistan", the... |
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Peaceful, Stable Afghanistan Will Bring Opportunity: Imran Khan Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday during his meeting with Karim Khalili, the head of Hizb-e-Wahdat-e-Islami in Islamabad said that "a peaceful and stable Afghanistan will open up new vistas of cooperation in trade and regional connectivity."
Khalili and Khan during the meeting exchanged... |
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UN and partners seek $1.3 billion to help 16 million Afghans The UN and humanitarian partners in Afghanistan need $1.3 billion to assist almost 16 million people in need of life-saving assistance as a result of decades of conflict, recurrent natural disasters, and the added impact of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.
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Khalili meets with Pakistans speaker of the house to discuss peace process Hizb-e-Wahadat-e-Islami Chairman Muhammad Karim Khalili met with Pakistan National Assembly Speaker, Asad Qaiser in Islamabad on Monday and discussed the Afghan peace process among other issues.
Khalili, who is leading a delegation on a three-day visit to Islamabad, has also already met with Foreign... |
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Gunmen target Mazar army personnel in military vehicle Armed men attacked an army vehicle in northern Balkh province early on Tuesday morning, sources said.
Eyewitnesses said that armed motorcyclists opened fire on a vehicle carrying the 209 Shaheen Corps personnel in PD5 of Mazar-e-Sharif city in the province.
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US Troop Drawdown in Afghanistan Not Halted: Report The US military has not halted a US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Department of Defense told Reuters on Monday, despite a new law prohibiting further reductions without the Pentagon sending Congress an assessment of the risks, Reuters reported.
"Currently, no new orders have been issued which... |
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Bahrain to reopen airspace to Qatar after reconciliation People walk past the Qatar Airways office in Manama, Bahrain, on June 8, 2017. (Photo by Reuters)
Bahrains civil aviation affairs authority says the country will open its airspace to Qatar as of Monday, following a deal to end the Saudi-led Persian Gulf row with Doha.
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Top EU diplomat: US Capitol siege wake-up call for democracies File photo of EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell
The European Unions top diplomat has described last weeks deadly siege of the US Congress as a "wake-up call" for democracies, saying it exposed the perils of tolerating unchecked degradation of democratic values and the spread of disinformation... |
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Pakistans Imran Khan: Iran capable of turning into regional economic power Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan at Asia Society New York. (Photo by Asia Society)
Pakistans prime minister has expressed hope that the sanctions against Tehran will be lifted, saying the Islamic Republic of Iran has the capacity to turn into an economic power in the region.
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UK ramps up COVID vaccinations as it faces worst weeks of pandemic Paramedics tidy up an ambulance wearing PPE outside the Royal London hospital in London on January 10, 2021 as surging cases of the novel coronavirus are placing health services under increasing pressure. (AFP photo)
Britain is ramping up its mass rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations as its top medical... |
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Hundreds of cars stranded due to historic heavy snowfall in northern Japan A historic heavy snowfall hit Japans northern prefectures, stranding hundreds of cars, Japans public broadcaster NHK reported on Sunday.
According to NHK, more than 1000 vehicles were stuck at its peak on a motorway running through the countys northern prefectures including Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa,... |
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UAE has converted Yemens Balhaf gas facility into secret prison A man walks to the airport building in Yemens southern city of Aden on January 3, 2021. (AFP)
Over the past few years, the United Arab Emirates has been pursuing a plethora of agendas in Southern Yemen, whether directly or via backing the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC).
Among Abu... |
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Assuming fathers title, N Koreas Kim elected ruling partys general secretary This picture released by North Koreas official KCNA news agency on January 11, 2021 shows leader Kim Jong-un (C) attending the 8th Congress of the Workers Party of Korea (WPK) in Pyongyang. (Photo by AFP)
North Koreas leader Kim Jong-un has been elected as the ruling Workers Partys general secretary... |
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38 Taliban killed, incl 9 Pakistanis, in airstrikes in Farah and Nimroz At least 29 Taliban militants were killed and seven others wounded in airstrikes by Afghan forces in western Farah province, the Afghan army said Monday.
The Afghan National Army (ANA) said in a statement that insurgents attacked several security outposts on Sunday night but "faced fierce resistance... |
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Govt says NYT claims of misinforming media are baseless President Ashraf Ghanis spokesman Sediq Sediqqi has rejected claims in an article by The New York Times on Monday that the Afghan government has "sidelined spokesmen in an escalating misinformation war".
Sediqqi said the claims are "baseless".
Taking to Twitter, Sediqqi said "bizarre claims! For... |
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BBLs Afghan stars set to join national team for Ireland series The KFC BBLs cadre of Afghanistan stars will leave Australia this week ahead of the countrys one-day international (ODI) series against Ireland in the UAE.
Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi and Mujeeb ur Rahman have all been named in their countrys 16-man squad that will face Ireland in three ODIs from... |
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Imported Power from Uzbekistan Increases to 400MW The imported power from Uzbekistan has increased to 400 megawatts from 300 megawatts, the countrys power distributor, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), announced Monday, quelling complaints from Kabul residents who have been faced with an electricity shortage over the last few weeks.
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Electrical power restored in Pakistan after grid breakdown Minister for Energy Omar Ayub Khan speaks during a media briefing along with Information Minister Shibli Faraz (L) in Islamabad on January 10, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
Electrical power has been restored in many areas across Pakistan after a nationwide blackout plunged the whole country into darkness and... |
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Kyrgyzstan heads to polls to cast ballots in critical presidential polls People vote during Kyrgyzstans presidential election and a referendum on government system in the village of Koy-Tash outside Bishkek on January 10, 2021. (Photo by AFP)
People in Kyrgyzstan have voted in presidential elections in possibly one of the most challenging polls since the Central Asian countrys... |
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UK nurse catches COVID-19 three weeks after getting Pfizer vaccine The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine (File photo)
A British nurse has caught COVID-19 three weeks after getting the vaccine, prompting experts to issue warnings that it would take time for immunity to build up.
The nurse, who has been working for the Hywel Dda University Health Board area in west Wales, said... |
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Ex-Qatari PM urges dialogue between Iran, GCC countries Former Qatari prime minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani (File photo)
Former Qatari Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani has called on Iran and the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states to engage in talks amid the resolution of the Qatar crisis and the upcoming inauguration... |
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