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Al Qaeda commander Abu Mohsen Al Masri was killed in Afghanistan's Ghazni province on October 24, Afghan intelligence sources say. FBI

Top Al Qaeda figure Abu Muhsin Al Masri killed during arrest in Afghanistan

October 24, 2020
Bloodstained books and notebooks of students are seen on the ground at the scene of a suicide attack that targeted an educational center 'Kohsar Danesh' in Kabul, Afghanistan, October 24, 2020. EPA

Suicide bomber kills 17 people in Kabul, including schoolchildren

October 24, 2020
Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan (L) meets with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to discuss the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, at the State Department in Washington, DC, on October 23, 2020. AFP 

Washington steps up efforts to end Nagorno-Karabakh fighting

October 23, 2020
A Rohingya refugee girl waits for transportation with her mother at Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhia. AFP

Britain urges world to consider Rohingya’s suffering in fresh appeal for $1bn in refugee aid

October 22, 2020
Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha delivers a televised address on October 21. Reuters

Thailand cancels emergency decree in bid to calm protests

October 22, 2020
Relatives gather next to the coffin of a soldier killed in an ambush in northern Takhar province that was blamed on the Taliban. AFP

12 killed following an air strike in Takhar, Afghanistan

October 22, 2020
Pakistan's consul-general, Ahmed Amjad Ali, speaks with Pakistanis who were denied entry into Dubai. Courtesy: Consulate General of Pakistan in Dubai 

Jobseekers urged not to misuse Dubai’s visit and tourism visa after hundreds denied entry

October 21, 2020
Customs officials found almost 500 grams of gold inside a passenger who travelled from Dubai to Kozhikode. Commissionerate of Customs in Cochin

Indian authorities find 500g of gold inside Dubai passenger

October 21, 2020
Relatives carry the coffin of a person killed in the stampede in Jalalabad. AFP

At least 15 killed in stampede near Pakistan consulate in eastern Afghanistan

October 21, 2020
'Young people’s voices aren’t heard in the peace process, but this needs to change,' said the organiser of mixed-gender bike ride around Kabul. Ahmad Walid Rashidi, 30, who began the event Peace on Wheels in Kabul. Stefanie Glinski for The National 

In Afghanistan young people pedal for recognition amid peace talks

October 20, 2020
A man reacts as a healthcare worker collects a swab sample at a testing centre, in New Delhi, India. A new quick, inexpensive Covid-19 test developed in India could soon be available in the UAE. Reuters  

India's Tata group claims 45 minute paper-strip Covid-19 test ready this month

October 20, 2020
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the new sanctions. AFP

Chinese companies and executives hit with US sanctions for dealing with Iran

October 20, 2020
Pakistani passengers queue for free meals after being told they could not leave Dubai International Airport. Consulate General of Pakistan in Dubai 

Dubai visit visas: Five nationalities must carry Dh2,000 and a return ticket to enter emirate

October 19, 2020
Supporters of Pakistan Democratic Movement, an alliance of political opposition parties, attend a rally in Karachi on October 18, 2020. Reuters

Pakistan opposition taps into growing anti-government anger

October 19, 2020
A man moves bananas at Lambaro market in Aceh, Indonesia. The country is racing to secure vaccines as its coronavirus outbreak grows. EPA

Covid vaccine must be safe and halal, says Indonesian president

October 19, 2020
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