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 After taking the Middle East market by the storm last year, Kashmiri-grown apples this year could not make it to Gulf countries owing to the worldwide Coronavirus spread.The UAE-based retail company ‘Lulu Group’ that was in the Valley last year had taken 200 tons of apples as “sample” to ...

As President Trump nears the end of his term, he hasn’t met his goal of withdrawing U.S. troops entirely from “endless wars,” but he has come close. By Election Day, the United States will have 4,500 troops in Afghanistan, about 3,000 in Iraq and fewer than 1,000 in Syria. Trump ...

KABUL: Afghans were cautious in expressing hope on Saturday as historic US-brokered talks between the Taliban and government delegates began in Doha, Qatar, to end a decades-old conflict in Afghanistan. “People are cautiously optimistic and happy, given there are lots of differences between the two sides and the fact ...

The confirmed death toll from the coronavirus passed 50,000 in the Middle East on Thursday, according to a count from The Associated Press based on official numbers provided by health authorities.Those numbers still may be an undercount, though, as testing in war-torn nations like Libya and Yemen remains ...

The confirmed death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 50,000 in the Middle East on Thursday as the pandemic continues.That’s according to a count from The Associated Press, based on official numbers offered by health authorities across the region.Those numbers still may be an undercount, though, as testing in war-torn ...

US20:32 GMT 02.09.2020Get short URLhttps://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107896/20/1078962075_0:0:2703:1522_1200x675_80_0_0_9c3f42aa9a02ee54d983f731fe867c5f.jpgSputnik Internationalhttps://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.pngSputnikhttps://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.pnghttps://sputniknews.com/us/202009021080351720-us-will-make-one-time-68-million-disbursement-to-who-for-aid-to-middle-east/WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The United States will make a one-time disbursement of $68 million to the World Health Organization to support humanitarian efforts in the Middle East, US Agency for International Development Assistant Administrator for Global Health Alma Golden said during a conference call ...

A 31-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the abduction of three young brothers from their foster home. An urgent manhunt remains under way for Imran Safi, 26, who is said to have snatched his sons Bilal, six, Ebrar, five, and three-year-old Yaseen Safi last Thursday. Detectives arrested the 31-year-old ...

Article content continuedWe apologize, but this video has failed to load.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJWenG4NZPUThese parallels mean Pakistan should understand the rationale behind the existence of Israel, but the country rejects the accord, and Prime Minister Imran Khan insists Pakistan will not recognize Israel.Its foreign ministry stated, “Pakistan has an abiding commitment to ...

Heavy flooding has killed at least 100 people and injured scores of others as heavy seasonal rains drenched northern and eastern Afghanistan, officials said Wednesday. Annual heavy rains, compounded by mudslides, often threaten remote areas of Afghanistan, where infrastructure is poor. Summer often brings heavy rainfall in northern and ...

Check weather forecast for next five daysTwelve rain-related deaths were reported in Gujarat and four from Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, even as very heavy downpour was predicted in the east, north and the central parts of the country over the next five days. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) ...