Month: August 2021

Hamid Karzai steps in from the shadows — and it appears he is following his old playbook of traditional tribal deal-making.

Abu Dhabi emirate, the second-most populous in the United Arab Emirates, will on Thursday end a partial lockdown imposed last month as part of efforts to prevent the spread of … Read More

The Lebanese pound was little changed on the black market Thursday, trading at 18,350 to the dollar, snapping a three-day winning run, exchange dealers said.

Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said Thursday a ship carrying fuel oil will sail from Iran to Lebanon within hours, warning the United States and Israel against trying to intercept it.

Nasrallah warns US, Israel against intercepting Iranian shipment

The Taliban on Thursday urged crowds of Afghans waiting outside Kabul airport in the hope of fleeing the country to go home, saying they did not want to hurt anyone, … Read More