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The Taliban forced Afghan TV workers into hiding. Now they’re asking Hollywood for help

Television industry employees once used their programs to address progressive ideas. Many are now out of work and fearful to leave their homes

Jamal Khashoggi killers living in luxury villas in Riyadh, say witnesses

Exclusive: Reports of hit squad members living freely casts further doubt on Saudi claims that justice has been served

‘She stood in silence, remembering’: photographing Gaza under airstrikes

Fatima Shbair’s photo of a girl in her ruined home is an indelible image of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict’s resurgence in MayRead more in our series: Forgotten human rights crises 2021For 11 days in May, Fatima Shbair hardly slept.

‘The Taliban say they’ll kill me if they find me’: a female reporter still on the run speaks out

We return to the story of a journalist forced to flee as Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in August.

Afghan journalists describe violent Taliban beatings when reporting on protests – video

Two reporters from Kabul have said they were beaten for about 10 minutes by at least six men then locked in a cell, after reporting on protests in Panjshir valley. An acting Taliban minister, who declined to be identified, said attacks on journalists would be investigated.

Female TV anchor who interviewed Taliban flees Afghanistan

Beheshta Arghand, now in Qatar, says militants started targeting women soon after takeover

Ex-BBC journalists in Kabul say corporation ignored pleas for help

Fourteen Afghans including presenters, reporters and producers are now in hiding from the Taliban

Relative of Deutsche Welle journalist killed by Taliban

German broadcaster urges government to support Afghans working with western media

UK news media repeat call to evacuate Afghan journalists

PM and foreign secretary asked to rapidly ensure safety of those who worked for British mediaOpen letter urges Boris Johnson to make good on promiseBritish media organisations have again urged the government to evacuate Afghan journalists and translators who worked with UK media outlets, with many local staff fearing Taliban reprisals.

UK agrees to consider providing safe haven for Afghan journalists

U-turn over those who worked for British media follows outcry from newspapers and broadcasters

Israel and Hamas have reached a cease-fire. Now what?

A "mutual and simultaneous" cease-fire between Israel and Hamas was confirmed late Thursday, per Reuters, after 11 days of violence in the Gaza Strip that left as many as 232 Palestinians and 12 Israelis dead.

‘No safe place’: Associated Press reporter describes Gaza office attack

A rush for escape as Israeli forces bombed the building that housed the US news agency and Al Jazeera

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Effectively Held Hostage By Iran, Says Dominic Raab

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is effectively being held hostage by Iran and her treatment amounts to “torture”, foreign secretary Dominic Raab has said. Speaking to the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show that Zaghari-Ratcliff was being “subjected to a cat and mouse game” by the Iranians.

US Troops To Withdraw From Afghanistan By September 11

US President Joe Biden will end America’s thousands-strong military presence in Afghanistan by September 11, administration officials told The Washington Post and Reuters on Tuesday – blowing past a May 1 deadline for withdrawal that US officials set last year, but establishing a new end date for the country’s longest foreign war.

I Went To Syria To Find The American Family Who Joined Isis

It was snowing hard as I drove along a road that cut through a graveyard in Southbend, Indiana.

Afghan TV station 'can't hire women' over security fears after four killed

Government blamed for not ensuring safety as broadcaster’s female staff told to stay home after attacks by Isis

Khashoggi: statement clarifying US stance on Saudi Arabia due on Monday

Biden’s announcement comes after Saudi exiles express shock over lack of sanctions against Mohammed bin Salman over killing of journalist

Dissidents 'shocked' Saudi heir avoids sanctions over Khashoggi murder

Saudi exiles say crown prince Mohammed bin Salman should have been punished after US declared he ‘approved’ killing of journalist

Saudi crown prince approved killing of Jamal Khashoggi, US report says

New sanctions expected as a declassified intelligence assessment says Mohammed bin Salman had hand in journalist’s death

Joe Biden speaks to Saudi Arabia's King Salman before release of Khashoggi murder report

White House says president ‘affirmed the importance the United States places on universal human rights and the rule of law’

Jamal Khashoggi: Biden faces calls to 'strike a blow' for Saudi human rights

President Biden to call King Salman as his administration prepare to release intelligence report expected to implicate crown prince

Journalist dies in Afghanistan as targeted killings continue

Violence increases amid stalled Taliban peace talks, with Isis claiming it was behind earlier journalist killing

Jamal Khashoggi’s fiancee urges Joe Biden to release CIA report

US president-elect can help uncover truth about Saudi journalist’s murder, says Hatice Cengiz

Iran executes dissident journalist for inspiring 2017 protests

Ruhollah Zam encouraged anti-government demonstrations and used his Telegram channel to spread embarrassing information about officials

Taliban denies targeting media after 50th journalist dies in Afghanistan

Rising violence by militants raises fears for press freedom after US troops withdraw in May

Iran mocks Al-Qaeda No. 2 killed in Tehran report

Iran on Saturday dismissed a US newspaper report that Al-Qaeda's second-in-command was killed in Tehran by Israeli agents as "made-up information" and denied the presence of any of the Sunni jihadist group's members in the Islamic republic.

Palestinians torn as Israel seeks Gulf tourists in Jerusalem

When the United Arab Emirates agreed to normalize relations with Israel, the Palestinians decried the move as a "betrayal" of both Jerusalem, where they hope to establish the capital of their future state, and the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, the city's holiest Muslim site.

US military flew terminally ill Bahrain premier to America

The U.S. military flew Bahrain's terminally ill prime minister to America for hospital care two months before his death, the State Department acknowledged Friday, underlining the importance of the island kingdom.

'Death coming for me': Gunmen cut young lives short in Kabul campus slaughter

As Mohammad clambered out of a second-floor window at Kabul University on Monday to escape gunmen rampaging across the campus, he was sure death was close.

Family of Iraqi asylum-seekers charter private jet to Germany

A family of Iraqi asylum-seekers were caught entering Germany by private jet last week, it has emerged.

Iraqi militias say they have halted anti-U.S. attacks

An array of Iran-backed Iraqi militia groups have suspended rocket attacks on U.S. forces on condition that Iraq's government present a timetable for the withdrawal of American troops, one of the groups said on Sunday.

McMaster trashes Trump's Afghan peace plan

President Trump’s former national security adviser launched a blistering attack on the Trump administration’s Afghanistan peace negotiations Wednesday, accusing the administration of making “a tremendous mistake.

US court: Iran owes $1.4B over ex-FBI agent presumed dead

A U.S. judge has ordered Iran to pay $1.45 billion to the family of a former FBI agent believed to have been kidnapped by the Islamic Republic while on an unauthorized CIA mission to an Iranian island in 2007.

Angered by Arab-Israel ties, Palestine quits chairing Arab League sessions

RAMALLAH, West Bank/GAZA (Reuters) - Palestine has quit its current chairmanship of Arab League meetings, the Palestinian foreign minister said on Tuesday, condemning as dishonourable any Arab agreement to establish formal relations with Israel.

Isis leader gave intelligence to the US leading to deaths of al Qaeda fighters, new documents show

The current Isis leader gave intelligence to US forces leading to strikes on al-Qaeda, newly released files show.

Beirut's destroyed clubbing district: 'I don't know how we will recover'

Lebanon’s club scene was perhaps the most vibrant in the Middle East, but the explosion that rocked its capital last month has silenced it. We spoke to promoters and DJs picking up the pieces

Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain to establish 'full diplomatic relations,' Trump says

President Donald Trump said Friday that Israel and Bahrain have agreed to the "establishment of full diplomatic relations," marking the second time in a month an Arab Gulf nation has announced new ties with the Jewish state and further reshaping alliances in the Middle East.

The largest contemporary Muslim pilgrimage isn't the hajj to Mecca, it's the Shiite pilgrimage to Karbala in Iraq

Every year, Shiite Muslims mark the death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson Hussain with a mourning period that lasts a total of 50 days.

Palestinians set to soften stance on UAE-Israel normalisation: draft statement

The Palestinian leadership has watered down its criticism of the normalisation deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates before an Arab League meeting in Cairo on Wednesday at which the accord will be debated.

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe faces new charge while on temporary release says Iran state media

An Iranian court issued a new unspecified charge against British aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on Tuesday, Iranian state media reported.

Lebanese army finds more explosive chemicals outside Beirut port after huge blast

Lebanon's army said on Thursday it had found 4.35 tonnes of ammonium nitrate near the entrance to Beirut port, the site of a huge blast last month caused by a large stockpile of the same highly explosive chemical.

Iran threatens 'dangerous future' for UAE after Israel deal

Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard vowed Saturday there would be dangerous consequences for the United Arab Emirates after it announced a historic deal with Israel to open up diplomatic relations.

Turkey's president warns attack against Turkish ships will pay 'high price'

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that any attack on a Turkish ship exploring for oil and gas in disputed Mediterranean waters would incur a "high price" and suggested Turkey had already acted on that warning.

Lebanon's prime minister was warned in July that explosives 'could destroy Beirut'

Lebanon’s prime minister and president were warned that 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate stored at Beirut port could explode just weeks before the devastating blast that shattered the city, documents have shown.

Lebanon Prime Minister And Government Resign After Beirut Explosion

Lebanon’s prime minister Hassan Diab has announced he is stepping down in the wake of the massive explosion in Beirut that killed at least 160 people and wounded about 6,000.

US ambassador says Iran is world No. 1 sponsor of terrorism

US ambassador says Iran is world No. 1 sponsor of terrorism

UN set for showdown over US Iran arms embargo push

The UN Security Council is set next week to roundly reject a US resolution to extend an Iranian arms embargo, diplomats say, setting up a lengthy showdown with repercussions for the Iran nuclear deal.

AP PHOTOS: Terror, death, devastation in Lebanon explosion

As they watched a huge mushroom cloud rise over the seaport capital, many who felt the massive explosion in Beirut on Tuesday thought it was a nuclear detonation.

At least 50 people killed, 2,700 injured in Beirut blast, health minister says

At least 50 people were killed and more than 2,700 injured in a blast that rocked Beirut near its port earlier Tuesday, officials said, per The Associated Press.

Australia: British-Australian woman in Iran prison 'is well'

Australia's ambassador to Iran has visited a British-Australian academic who was convicted of espionage before being moved recently to a notorious Iranian prison, and found that she “is well,” Australia’s government said Tuesday.

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Families of hostages not slated for release from Gaza during current truce face enduring nightmare

The cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas will bring relief to dozens whose relatives are being held captive. But with some 240 hostages in militant hands, only a fraction of families will be reunited under the current arrangement. Hamas on Friday freed 24 people, including 13 Israeli women and children, 10 people from Thailand and one Filipino. There is some hope that the agreement could be expanded. Israel has said it will extend the truce one day for every 10 hostages freed. Still, many families are expected to be left to endure the torment of not knowing the fate of their loved ones.

What does the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas look like?

A cease-fire to facilitate the release of dozens of people taken hostage during Hamas’ raid on Israel is expected to bring the first respite to war-weary Palestinians in Gaza and a glimmer of hope to the families of the captives.

Israel releases 33 Palestinians from West Bank prison as part of cease-fire swap

On Friday, it brought quiet after weeks in which Gaza saw heavy bombardment and artillery fire daily as well as street fighting as ground troops advanced through neighborhoods in the north.

Watch live as Israel and Hamas swap hostages and prisoners in four-day truce

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Hostages released by Hamas have returned to Israel, Israeli military says

The Israeli military says Hamas has released 13 Israelis and four foreigners in the second round of swaps under a cease-fire deal. Late Saturday, the Israeli military said the released hostages, including four Thais, had been transferred to Israel. They were being taken to hospitals for observation and to be reunited with their families. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office says the released hostages included seven children and six women. They were mostly from Kibbutz Be’eri, a community Hamas militants ravaged during their Oct. 7 cross-border attack. The children ranged in age from 3 to 16, and the women ranged from 18 to 67.

Caltrain fatally strikes pedestrian in Brisbane. It was the second fatal collision in two days

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