Taliban orders NGOs in Afghanistan to stop employing women
The Economy Ministry warned that failure to comply with the latest order would lead to NGOs losing their license to operate in Afghanistan
The Taliban...
Israeli hospital says Netanyahu has undergone successful prostate surgery
Netanyahu, who has had a series of health issues in recent years, has gone to great lengths to bolster a public image of himself as a healthy, energetic leader
Ex-U.S. President Jimmy Carter dies at 100
NEWYORK - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who received the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to peace in the Middle East and easing tensions on the Korean Peninsula in...
Taliban leader bans windows overlooking women’s areas
“Seeing women working in kitchens, in courtyards or collecting water from wells can lead to obscene acts,” according to decree posted by Taliban spokesman
KABUL:...
Egypt tests new extension of the Suez Canal
Two ships used the new extension on Saturday, a statement from the Suez Canal Authority said
The new extension is set to boost the canal’s capacity by...
Putin apologizes for AZAL airliner incident in Russia’s airspace — Kremlin
The Russian leader conveyed his deep and sincere condolences to the families of the plane crash victims
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin offered his apologies to his Azerbaijani...
Finland moves tanker suspected of undersea cable damage closer to port
BBaltic Sea nations have been on high alert after a string of outages of power cables, telecom links and gas pipelines since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022
Regular flights between Ashgabat and Moscow suspended for a month from Dec. 30, says...
MOSCOW : Regular flights between Ashgabat and Moscow are to be suspended for a month from Dec. 30 after an Azerbaijan Airlines jet crashed in Kazakhstan, the state-run TASS news agency reported...
Kazakh president warns against misinformation, provocations about plane crash near Aktau
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev instructed the General Prosecutor's Office and the government commission to conduct an impartial investigation of the plane crash near Aktau
It is crucial to prevent the spread...
US to send $1.25 billion in weapons to Ukraine, pushing to get aid out...
WASHINGTON — The United States is expected to announce that it will send $1.25 billion in military assistance to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Friday, as the Biden administration pushes to get as...