US Defense Secretary Seeks to Continue Peace Talks With The Taliban
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin visited Kabul on Sunday to meet Afghan President Ashraf Ghani ahead of a key international peace conference on Afghanistan in Turkey…
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Jordan-US Defense Accord Under Fire!
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi on Sunday said that the defence agreement signed with the US does not affect Jordanian sovereignty…
Turkish lira plummets after Erdogan fires central bank chief
The Turkish currency plummeted against the U.S. dollar Monday after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fired the central bank governor over the weekend for hiking interest rates.
Hopes for free media dashed in post-Kadhafi Libya
A decade after the fall of Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi and the end of his regime’s stranglehold on information, hopes for a free media remain a mirage.
Europe must act as Lebanon collapses, France says
Europe must take action as Lebanon collapses, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said, adding that he would press EU foreign ministers meeting on Monday to discuss solutions to the … Read More
Young Tunisian activists under police pressure
Hamza Nasri, a young Tunisian activist, hit the streets as part of anti-government protests in recent months.
Israeli election seen as referendum on divisive Netanyahu
Israelis vote Tuesday in their fourth parliamentary election in just two years.
AstraZeneca says US trial data shows vaccine 79% effective
AstraZeneca says advanced trial data from a U.S. study on its COVID vaccine shows it is 79% effective.
Two Americans accused of aiding Ghosn escape indicted in Japan
Tokyo prosecutors on Monday indicted two Americans accused of helping former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn jump bail and make his audacious escape from Japan in 2019.
Will Trump be Charged For The Capitol Hill Riots?
The Trump-appointed top federal prosecutor for Washington DC has said that the former president could be facing charges for his role in the Capitol riot, as he warned that some of the … Read More