After struggling to get pregnant for years, Zainab, 27, gave birth to a baby boy on Tuesday morning at a small hospital in the southwestern corner of Kabul. She was overjoyed and named the boy Omid, ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan To Resume ‘Offensive’ Actions Against Taliban In Blow To Peace Deal
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has ordered Afghan forces to resume “offensive” actions against the Taliban, dealing what some analysts say is a fatal blow to the fragile U.S.-brokered peace ... ( read original story ...)
Virus cases pass 5,000 in Afghanistan as war rages
More than 5,000 people have been infected with the new coronavirus across Afghanistan, health authorities said Wednesday, with the capital Kabul the epicentre of the deadly disease. The milestone come ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq agrees with oil majors to cut output, but short of OPEC+ target
Iraq is cutting its oil output by around 700,000 barrels per day (bpd), a third less than required under an OPEC+ supply pact, after it failed to persuade international oil majors operating its giant ... ( read original story ...)
Iraq’s generational shift begins
The early actions of a new leader hint that youthful protests for a secular, clean, and independent Iraq are bearing fruit. ( read original story ...)
Israel waging ‘imaginary battle’ against Iran troops in Syria: Hezbollah
Lebanon's Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah charged Wednesday that Israel had been waging an "imaginary battle" against Iranian troops in Syria, insisting that Tehran had sent only "military advisers ... ( read original story ...)
Top 10 books about Iran
From memoirs and history to verse and fiction, the best writing about Iran has a uniquely poetic touch ... ( read original story ...)
Trump Vetoed the Iran War Powers Resolution, but America’s No-War Message Is Clear | Opinion
Though the Senate was unable to override President Donald Trump's veto, a bipartisan majority of Congress echoed the American public's stance: No more fruitless wars. ( read original story ...)
Children let out to play as Turkey mulls tests for tourists
Turkey's parks filled with the sound of children Wednesday as the government allowed people ages 14 and under to leave home for the first time in 40 days. As ... ( read original story ...)
Cyprus Says Turkey Denied COVID-19 Supply Flight Airspace Entry
Cyprus said Wednesday a flight it had chartered from China carrying 36 tonnes of COVID-19 medical supplies was diverted towards Moscow after Turkey denied it entry into its airspace. "The pilot ... ( read original story ...)