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U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, left, and Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban groups top political leader sign a peace agreement between Taliban and U.S. officials in Doha, Qatar. The Taliban say the long-awaited peace talks with the negotiating team selected by the Afghan government are to begin on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, in the Gulf Arab state of Qatar. The announcement on Sept. 10, came in a statement from the Taliban in Qatar, where the insurgents maintain a political office, and also as an announcement from Qatars foreign ministry. (AP File)

Taliban, Afghan government to restart peace talks in Doha

Talks begin a day after the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks which led the US to invade Afghanistan and topple the...

12 Sept 2020 10:47 AM IST

President Donald Trump at the Oval Office on Friday. (AFP)

Trump announces -'normal ties-' between Israel and Bahrain

In Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the agreement.

12 Sept 2020 2:50 AM IST

Fire burns in the port in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Sept. 10. 2020. A huge fire broke out Thursday at the Port of Beirut, triggering panic among residents traumatized by last months massive explosion that killed and injured thousands of people. (AP)

Large fire erupts in Beirut port area, a month after massive blast

The fire erupted in the duty free zone of the port, sending a huge column of smoke above the city

10 Sept 2020 5:00 PM IST

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki told the Arab League in Wednesdays meeting that the Palestinian Authority called for an emergency meeting following the announcement of the UAE-Israeli deal. (AP)

Palestine Foreign Minister calls on Arab states to dismiss Israel-UAE...

Most of the Arab world has long rejected diplomatic ties with Israel in the absence of a peace deal establishing a...

10 Sept 2020 10:47 AM IST

Afghan first Vice President Amrullah Saleh (right). Afghan officials claimed a failed assassination attempt against Afghanistans first vice president Saleh. Razwan Murad, a spokesman for the first vice president said Wednesday, Sept. 9, that the enemies of Afghanistan again tried to harm Saleh, but the vicious and terrorist attempt has failed and Saleh has survived. (AP)

Afghan VP Amrullah Saleh escapes bomb attack with minor injuries

The explosion killed at least 10 civilians and wounded more than a dozen, officials said

9 Sept 2020 3:57 PM IST

A handout picture provided by the Iranian Foreign Ministry on September 8, 2020 shows Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (L) welcoming his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at the ministry headquarters in the capital Tehran. (Photo: Iranian Foreign Ministry / AFP)

Jaishankar discusses Chabahar with Zarif in Iran

Two back-to-back high-level visits could mean New Delhi is concerned over reports of massive Chinese financial...

9 Sept 2020 12:09 PM IST

US Presidential Adviser Jared Kushner (C-L) and US National Security Adviser Robert OBrien (C-R) disembark from the the El Als airliner, which is carrying a US-Israeli delegation to the UAE following a normalisation accord, upon landing on the tarmac on August 31, 2020, in the first-ever commercial flight from Israel to the UAE at the Abu Dhabi airport. - A US-Israeli delegation including White House advisor Jared Kushner took off on a historic first direct commercial flight from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi to mark the normalisation of ties between the Jewish state and the UAE. (AFP)

White House to host Israel-UAE deal-signing ceremony on September 15

The US-' hope is that more such deals between Israel and the Gulf states will emerge, prompting the Palestinians to join...

9 Sept 2020 9:47 AM IST

In a phone call to Trump on Sunday, King Salman affirmed the kingdoms keenness to reach a lasting and fair solution to the Palestinian cause to bring peace, the official Saudi Press Agency reported. (AFP)

Saudi king calls for -'fair-' Palestinian solution in Trump call

Saudi Arabia has said it will not follow the UAE until Israel has signed an internationally recognised peace accord with...

7 Sept 2020 1:58 PM IST

Chilean and Lebanese rescuers search in the rubble of a building that was collapsed in last months massive explosion, after getting signals there may be a survivor under the rubble, in Beirut, Lebanon. Hopes were raised after the dog of a Chilean search and rescue team touring Gemmayzeh street, one of the hardest-hit in Beirut, ran toward the collapsed building. (AP)

No sign of life: Rescue workers stop search for blast survivors in...

The signs of life detected in the past two days were possibly breaths of fellow rescuers already inside the building,...

6 Sept 2020 8:54 AM IST

Chilean and Lebanese rescuers search in the rubble of a building that was collapsed in last months massive explosion, after getting signals there may be a survivor under the rubble, in Beirut, Lebanon. (AP)

A month on, pulse detected in Beirut rubble raises hope for survivor

It is extremely unlikely that any survivors would be found a month after the blast that tore through the port in August

4 Sept 2020 12:36 PM IST

Lebanese and Chilean rescuers watching a crane at the site of a collapsed building after getting signals there may be a survivor buried in the rubble, early Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in Beirut, Lebanon.(AP)

Over 4 tons of ammonium nitrate found near Beirut port

It was nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate stored at Beirut-'s port for six years that detonated last month, wreaking...

4 Sept 2020 11:15 AM IST

French President Emmanuel Macron (R) and Iraqs President Barham Saleh (L) inspect an honour guard upon the formers reception in the capital Baghdad on September 2, 2020. - Macron landed in Baghdad on his first official trip to Iraq, where he hopes to help the country reassert its sovereignty after years of conflict. (AFP)

France-'s Macron backs Iraq -'sovereignty-' on first Baghdad visit

Macron is the most prominent world leader to visit Iraq since Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi came to power in May

3 Sept 2020 11:16 AM IST