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Saudi, UAE leaders hold call amid rising regional rivalry

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman receives Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan upon his arrival to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, July 19, 2021. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS By Reuters The crown princes of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates discussed bilateral relations and other issues in a phone call, state

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Biden says US recognition of Taliban ‘long way off’

By Anadolu Agency White House press secretary says US in no rush to recognize group President Joe Biden said late Monday that the US is a long way from recognizing the Taliban after the group took over the Afghan capital Kabul in mid-August following the US pullout. “That’s a long way off,” Biden told reporters

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Analysis: Turkey and UAE rein in dispute that fuelled conflict and hurt economy

Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan visits evacuee families from Afghanistan at Emirates Humanitarian City in Abu Dhabi, ​United Arab Emirates September 1, 2021. Picture taken September 1, 2021. WAM/Handout via REUTERS Reuters By Orhan Coskun and Alexander Cornwell A truce between bitter regional rivals Turkey and the United Arab Emirates has

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Female spy Ikran Tahlil was a double agent-sources say

A photograph appeared on the Internet. According to the Somali spy agency reliable sources in Villa Somalia told Somali Times Ikran Tahlil Farah was working with other foreign agents and has been passing a lot of information to other agents, our sources say. NISA has been monitoring Ikran Tahlil since 2019 and she has travelling

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Is Uhuru or Ruto in charge of Kenya?

President Uhuru Kenyatta has a word with his deputy Dr William Ruto during the 57th Madaraka Day Celebrations on June 01, 2020 at State House Gardens, Nairobi. Daily Nation By Makau Mutua Mr Ruto has escalated the rhetoric with his boss by hinting – without any subtlety – that the security forces could even be

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‘Everybody got it wrong’ on Taliban strategy, says UK defence chief

Gen Sir Nick Carter said: ‘It was entirely possible that the government wouldn’t hold on that much longer.’ Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA The Guardian By Jessica Elgot Nick Carter hits back at Raab’s suggestion of flawed intelligence, saying ‘it was entirely possible’ Afghan government would fall Britain’s most senior military officer, Gen Sir Nick Carter, has

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Prince Charles’ ex-aide quits charity role amid honor claims

File – This June 1, 2004 file photo shows Michael Fawcett, left. Fawcett, the former close aide to Britain’s Prince Charles stepped down temporarily from his role as chief executive of a royal charity amid reports that he helped secure an honor for a Saudi donor, according to reports Sunday Sept. 5, 2021. (PA via

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Taliban, opposition fight for Afghan holdout province, top U.S. general warns of civil war

A Taliban security member holding a rifle ensures order in front of Azizi Bank in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 4, 2021. WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS By Reuters Taliban and opposition forces battled on Saturday to control the Panjshir Valley north of Kabul, the last Afghan province holding out against the militant group, as

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Biden orders declassification review of documents related to Sept. 11 attacks

President Joe Biden listens as he meets with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Reuters By Jeff Mason and Jan Wolfe Washington (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday ordered the Department of Justice to review documents from

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Top 10 International Airports in Africa 2021

By The African Exponent The following, however, is the list of Airports that made it to the top ten International Airports in Africa: Airports are the gateways to a country – both literarily and symbolically. There is a general belief that a country’s airport is a reflection of the country itself. Nowadays, airports have become

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