At least ten people have been killed after a bomb attack in Kabul on September 9. The attack targeted Afghanistan’s first vice president Amrullah Saleh. An additional 31 people have been wounded, including several of the vice president’s bodyguards, says Associated Press. Saleh sustained minor injuries and burns in the attack.
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The Lebanese government introduced its new Prime Minister on August 31, an expected move from a government under intense criticism. Mustapha Adib, a former Ambassador to Germany, assumed the role after securing support from the Lebanese parliament and accepting the president’s appointment, according to the . His tenure will not start on an easy note however, as the new Prime Minister will be tasked with confronting a multitude of crises facing the state while battling extreme skepticism from his own citizens.
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U.S. President Donald Trump announced on August 27 that Israel and the UAE would be normalizing relations after decades of tension. Reuters reports that the UAE and Israel first announced the move to normalize relations on August 13, but did not agree on a deal at that time. This deal is the result of Trump’s broader attempts at peace in the Middle East.
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[Featured Image Credit to Sadiq Khedar] Stephanie Miller Editor in Chief Almost six years after the so-called Islamic State (IS)
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Patriot missile defense systems are now fully operational at U.S. military bases in al-Asad and Erbil, Iraq, months after Iran launched a massive ballistic missile attack in January.
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On March 4, the U.S. conducted airstrikes against Taliban forces in Afghanistan. The attack comes days after U.S. and Taliban officials signed a peace agreement, aimed at ending the nearly two-decade long war in Afghanistan.
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Israelis went to the polls on March 2 and for the third time, no single coalition managed to achieve a majority of the seats.
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Israel is being tested by crises on multiple fronts. More than three thousand Israelis have tested positive for the coronavirus. Besides the virus, Israel is also experiencing political turmoil.
Read MoreOn March 6th, a mourning ceremony in Kabul was attacked by supposed ISIL militants.
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The downing of a Saudi fighter jet by Houthi rebels killed more than 30 civilians in the northern mountainous region of Yemen on Friday, February 14.
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