Taliban fighters swap arms for books as hundreds return to school
by By Emmanuel Peuchot and Abdullah Hasrat Agence France-Presse KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- Gul Agha Jalali used to spend his…
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Middle East
Gaza clears rubble, buries dead as truce with Israel holds
by Sakher Abou El Oun with Yasmin Zaher in Jerusalem Agence France Presse Shell-shocked Gazans on Monday sifted through…
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30 Palestinians wounded as Israel mounts West Bank raid
NABLUS, Palestinian Territories (AFP) -- At least 30 Palestinians were wounded in heavy clashes Tuesday as Israeli troops raided a…
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US president welcomes Gaza truce: statement
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US President Joe Biden on Sunday welcomed a truce between Israel and Islamic Jihad…
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Iraq’s Sadr demands new polls as political crisis escalates
by Laure Al-Khoury Agence France-Presse BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Powerful Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr, whose bloc won the most seats…
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US OKs $5 bn sale of missile defense systems to Saudi, UAE
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The United States announced Tuesday the sale of major missile defense systems to Saudi Arabia…
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Saudi Arabia welcomes announcement on Zawahiri killing
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia welcomed the US announcement that Al-Qaeda head Ayman al-Zawahiri had been killed, the…
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A year on, Iran’s Raisi faces economy in trouble
by Ahmad Parhizi Agence France-Presse TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- A year after Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi took power, his government…
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Saudi prince to sign deal for ‘cheaper energy’ in Greece
by Helene COLLIOPOULOU with Robbie COREY-BOULET in Riyadh Agence France-Presse ATHENS, Greece (AFP) -- Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman…
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Israeli strike kills three soldiers near Damascus: Syrian ministry
DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) -- An Israeli strike killed three Syrian soldiers and wounded seven others near Damascus early Friday, the…
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