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Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, third right, speaks at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul on August 31, 2021
Taliban bids farewell as US leaves Afghanistan with warning to 'occupiers'

The militant group took control of Kabul airport as the last American forces left on Monday night

AsiaAugust 31, 2021
Medical staff bring an injured man to a hospital in an ambulance after two powerful explosions outside the airport in Kabul. AFP
ISIS Kabul airport blast kills 12 US troops and civilians

At least 60 civilians were killed in the explosions

AsiaAugust 26, 2021
The documents included discussions on a possible British military presence in Afghanistan after the US withdrawal. AFP
Secret UK military plans found 'in soggy heap' at bus stop

The documents were found by a member of the public and handed to broadcaster the BBC, once they realised the sensitivity of the content

EuropeJune 27, 2021
Philippe Lazzarini, travelled to Gaza after an 11-day war between Gaza's Hamas rulers and Israel. AP
Humanitarian help alone cannot stop next Gaza war, says UN agency

Philippe Lazzarini was on the ground in Gaza as soon as ceasefire began

MENAMay 25, 2021
TOPSHOT - A Palestinian woman looks at destroyed buildings on the first day of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahia, early on May 13, 2021. Israel's air force said it had launched multiple strikes overnight, targeting what it described as locations of Hamas, the Islamist group that controls Gaza. Meanwhile, incoming passenger planes scheduled to land at Israel's Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv were being diverted on May 13 to a southern airport amid rocket fire from Gaza, the airports authority said. / AFP / MAHMUD HAMS
Israel says ‘mistakes have been made’ in Gaza offensive

Israeli political and religious leaders have call on Arabs and Jews to end their rampage

AsiaMay 13, 2021
The Carlsbad Desalination plant in California uses reverse osmosis to convert seawater into drinkable water. Bloomberg via Getty Images
Beyond the Headlines: can desalination solve the world's water worries?

Technology used by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, other Gulf states and Israel could be the answer as water sources begin to dry up

Beyond the HeadlinesApril 23, 2021
Secretary General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit said Iran’s enrichment of uranium to 60 per cent was a clear step towards a nuclear bomb. EPA, Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry
Iran’s 60% enrichment a ‘clear step to a bomb,’ says Arab League head

Ahmed Aboul Gheit said the move by Tehran to further enrich uranium was dangerous

MENAApril 15, 2021
TOPSHOT - This satellite imagery released by Maxar Technologies shows a close up overview of the MV Ever Given container ship and tugboats in the Suez Canal on March 29, 2021. The MV Ever Given was refloated and the Suez Canal reopened on March 29, 2021, sparking relief almost a week after the huge container ship got stuck during a sandstorm and blocked a major artery for global trade. AFP correspondents observed tugboat crews sounding their foghorns in celebration after the Ever Given, a cargo megaship the length of four football fields, was dislodged from the banks of the Suez. - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Satellite image ©2021 Maxar Technologies" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS / AFP / Satellite image ©2021 Maxar Technologies / - / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Satellite image ©2021 Maxar Technologies" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Beyond the Headlines: how to stop ships getting stuck in the Suez

The Ever Given blocked the Suez Canal for six days, disrupting global trade and costing billions

Beyond the HeadlinesApril 05, 2021
Ship Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, is seen after it was fully floated in Suez Canal, Egypt March 29, 2021. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Suez Canal cleared as ‘Ever Given’ gets under way

Ship was stuck in the Suez Canal for nearly a week, halting passage through one of the busiest maritime corridors in the world

EgyptApril 01, 2021
Joe Biden and his wife Jill arrive for his inauguration as the 46th president of the United States at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on January 20, 2021. Reuters
President Joe Biden: We must end this uncivil war

Departing president Donald Trump did not attend Wednesday’s ceremony in Washington

The AmericasJanuary 21, 2021
Damaged buildings in Mosul are surrounded by mounds of rubble three years after Iraqi forces liberated the city from ISIS. AP Photo
Beyond The Headlines: Memories of Mosul three years after ISIS

Iraq has yet to recover from the effects of the terror group's brutal reign in the north and west

WorldDecember 17, 2020
Top Palestinian official Hanan Ashrawi has resigned, marking a major change to the leadership of the Palestine Liberation Organisation. AFP
Hanan Ashrawi resigns from PLO and renews calls for reform

Ms Ashrawi has spent years at the top of the leadership of the Palestine Liberation Organisation

December 10, 2020
Dr Anwar Gargash said the country would embark on a review of human rights to ensure they were up to global standards. Victor Besa / The National
Anwar Gargash: UAE ‘appreciates’ Kuwaiti-US efforts to end Gulf crisis

Comments come amid efforts to mediate a resolution to the three-year rift

December 08, 2020
The scene of the attack that killed prominent Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh outside Tehran on November 27, 2020. West Asia News Agency via Reuters
Fakhrizadeh: the remote-controlled killing of Iran's top scientist

New details emerge after Fakhrizadeh was killed as he drove a bulletproof car to his home outside Tehran

November 30, 2020
We are all much more connected and plugged in than ever before, which may feed the overall sense of confusion we feel when we hear that another public figure has died. Reuters
Coronavirus: US monthly Covid-19 cases double to four million in November

More than 20 per cent of all infections are in the US

The AmericasNovember 30, 2020
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