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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, right, and fellow leader under a recently signed power-sharing agreement, Abdullah Abdullah, center, hold a meeting with U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad aimed at resuscitating a U.S.-Taliban peace deal signed in February, at the Presidential Palace, in Kabul, Afghanistan. (The Presidential Palace via AP)

Taliban, Afghan president declare three-day ceasefire for Eid

The move came as fighting between the two sides had intensified despite the coronavirus pandemic

24 May 2020 12:56 PM IST

A handout picture released by the Israeli Knesset (parliament) spokespersons office on May 17, 2020, shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attending a parliamentary session in Jerusalem ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the new government. (Via AFP)

Netanyahu first sitting prime minister to face criminal charges in...

Charges include illegally trading favours in exchange for positive coverage for himself in Israel's top-selling...

24 May 2020 9:09 AM IST

A worker sprays disinfectant inside the Banya Bashi Mosque in Sofia. (AFP)

Mosques to stay shut for Eid prayers in Saudi Arabia, UAE

Dubai government listed a series of Eid customs that should not be observed, including family visits and exchanging...

22 May 2020 6:00 PM IST

Salah Khashoggi, the son of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. (AFP)

Khashoggi's sons forgive his killers citing Ramadan tradition

Five Saudi agents had been sentenced to death for Khashoggi's murder that cast a cloud of suspicion over the Saudi's...

22 May 2020 2:48 PM IST

The United Nations has warned of an alarming uptick in violence against civilians in Afghanistan. (AFP)

Afghan mosque attack kills eight worshippers breaking Ramadan fast

Taliban denies responsibility of the attack, saying Afghan security forces are to blame

20 May 2020 1:03 PM IST

Aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)as it is moored pier side at Naval Base Guam. (AFP)

US Navy issues warning to Iran

The notice to mariners follows president Donald Trump's threat last month to fire on any Iranian ships that harass US...

20 May 2020 9:12 AM IST

Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (AFP)

Americans will be expelled from Iraq and Syria: Khamenei

Khamenei say America's actions in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria had led to them being hated

18 May 2020 11:35 AM IST

Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of Mada Masr, a prominent investigative media outlet in Egypt. (AP)

Top editor of Egypt's Independent media outlet arrested

Amnesty International called Attalah's detention a shocking development, and called for her to be immediately and...

18 May 2020 8:41 AM IST

A Yemeni doctor talks to a patient receiving treatment and lying on a bed at a hospital in Aden, Yemen. (AP)

Yemen's fragile health sector struggles to keep virus spread in check

WHO says its models suggest that half of Yemen's population of 30 million could be infected and more than 40,000 could...

16 May 2020 12:31 PM IST

Afghan and foreign security personnel stand guard in front of a hospital after gunmen attacked, in Kabul. (AP)

US blames Islamic State on Kabul maternity hospital attack

Afghan president orders military to switch to offensive mode against the Taliban following the hospital attack and...

15 May 2020 12:18 PM IST

Foreign workers wearing protective masks keep distance from each other as they queue in Dubai. (AFP)

Indian expats in UAE frustrated over government's repatriation plans

UAE is home to a 3.3-million-strong Indian community, who make up around 30 percent of the Gulf state's population

7 May 2020 3:42 PM IST

A fire burns on the side of a high-rise building in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. (AP)

Fire breaks out at residential tower in Sharjah

Seven people were treated for minor injuries from the fire in the tower in Sharjah's Al Nahda area

6 May 2020 3:00 PM IST