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Afghanistan

Evacuees land in Doha after first airlift from Kabul since US pullout

The flight, whose passengers include Americans, Britons, Germans, Hungarians and Canadians, followed intensified efforts by Qatar and Turkey to get the Afghan capital's airport up and running again.

09/09/2021

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How to make the perfect ramen

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Neha Mishra opened ramen restaurant, Kinoya, in Dubai after the unprecedented success of her home-based supper club. She tells us the secrets behind her mouth-watering recipes.

09/09/2021

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Kuwait is transforming its ‘tyre graveyard’ into a new smart city

Kuwait has had a mounting problem with recycling its car tyres. Here’s how they plan on fixing it.

09/09/2021

Afghanistan

Watch: What is life like in Kabul? Euronews takes you on a tour

Our special correspondent Anelise Borges gives us the latest from the Afghan capital.

09/09/2021

Afghanistan

Taliban forces appear to use whips and sticks to break up protest

Protesters were voicing anger at the absence of women in the new Taliban cabinet and the closure of the ministry of women's affairs.

09/09/2021

North Korea

North Korea parades military hardware to celebrate founding

There were marches of troops wearing gas masks and bright red suits.

09/09/2021

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Blinken tells Taliban legitimacy 'will have to be earned'

The chief US and German diplomats urged the Taliban to respect Afghans' basic rights -- but Heiko Maas said the new government's make-up "is not the signal for more international cooperation".

08/09/2021

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Child pulled from rubble after shelling in Idlib

Child pulled from rubble after shelling in Idlib

08/09/2021

Afghanistan

MEPs discuss women's rights in Afghanistan after Taliban takeover

It comes amid warnings that the EU must not turn a blind eye to the situation in Afghanistan.

08/09/2021

Money

Taiwanese consumers can't get enough Lithuanian chocolate. Here's why

Donated COVID vaccines and diplomatic strife with China have made Lithuania a hot new destination for Taiwanese shoppers.

08/09/2021

Nature

Do hippo bones prove the Arabian desert was once covered in water?

Archaeologists have uncovered stone tools and hippopotamus bones near ancient lake beds on the Arabian Peninsula.

08/09/2021

Afghanistan

Watch: 'My life has no value if I'm stuck home,' Afghan woman protests

"Your independence is everything. I lost it so I'm not afraid anymore. My life won't have any value if I'm just stuck in my home. Stuck in your home is worse than being killed."

08/09/2021

Afghanistan

'Not inclusive': EU blasts new Taliban-formed government

The Taliban announced a new caretaker government on Tuesday evening, stacked with veterans of their hard-line rule from the 1990s.

08/09/2021

Indonesia

Indonesia prison fire kills 41 drug inmates, 80 hospitalised

A massive fire raged through an overcrowded prison near Indonesia’s capital early on Wednesday.

08/09/2021

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Women march in Kabul against Pakistan and demanding freedom

At least 70 people, mostly women, rallied outside the Pakistani embassy, holding banners and chanting against what they said was meddling by Islamabad, who have long been accused of having close ties to the Taliban movement.

07/09/2021

Afghanistan

Euroviews. The world must not abandon human rights in Afghanistan | View

There is still a small window of opportunity for the international community to protect the most at risk and vulnerable through concrete measures. This should include maintaining and bolstering UNAMA’s human rights mandate when the Security Council reviews the mission’s mandate later in September.

07/09/2021

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Dubai embraces the robot revolution with microchip manicures and delivery bots

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Discover how innovative tech is becoming more integrated with our daily life. From robots serving coffee and delivering food to microchips polished onto nails, check out the robotic revolution happening on the streets and in the cafes of Dubai.

07/09/2021

Afghanistan

Taliban announce new hardline caretaker government in Afghanistan

Mohammad Hasan Akhund will head the new Afghan government, while Abdul Ghani Baradar, the militant group's co-founder who took part in the US withdrawal negotiations, will be the new executive's number two.

07/09/2021

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Warning shots fired amid protest march in Kabul

The exclusive video captured by Euronews correspondant Anelise Borges shows protesters fleeing amid the sound of heavy gunfire.

07/09/2021

Afghanistan

Thousands queue at Kabul's banks after Taliban impose withdrawals cap

"Most of the people don't have anything to eat because their cash is in the banks, and the banks have locked their cash."

07/09/2021

Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Two killed by gunfire at protest against Taliban regime

Two people were reported killed and eight injured following gunfire at a protest against the Taliban regime in Herat, the major city in western Afghanistan.

07/09/2021

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Taliban cover murals on the security wall around Kabul

The Taliban have started to work to change the face of Afghanistan and while the group insists they’re no longer the brutal force that ruled this place in the 90s,

06/09/2021

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Gazans celebrate escape of six Palestinians from Israeli prison

Gazans celebrate the escape of 6 Palestinian prisoners from an Israeli prison in northern Israel through a tunnel dug beneath a sink, triggering a massive manhunt for the group that includes a prominent ex-militant.

06/09/2021

Afghanistan

Another week to get Kabul airport up and running, officials say

"There has been extensive damage to various parts of the airport, including utilities," officials told Euronews.

06/09/2021

Afghanistan

Watch: ‘We need boots on the ground’ to stop terror threat, says Blair

“Counter-terrorism on its own will not remove an entrenched threat”, said Blair, as he reflected on the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban.

06/09/2021

Afghanistan

Taliban claim they have control of last Afghan holdout province

Located north of Kabul, it's the last province not controlled by Taliban fighters after they completed a rapid takeover of the country last month.

06/09/2021