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    World Bank proposal would shift about $1 billion from Afghan trust

    World Bank proposal would shift about $1 billion from Afghan trust

    19 Feb 2022

    The World Bank's management has approved a plan to use some $1 billion in a frozen Afghanistan trust fund for education, agriculture, health and family programmes, according to a bank...

    Taliban call on Biden to reverse move to halve frozen Afghan funds

    Taliban call on Biden to reverse move to halve frozen Afghan funds

    15 Feb 2022

    Gulf Today Report Afghanistan will be forced to reconsider its policy towards the United States unless Washington reverses a decision to freeze part of the country's assets as compensation...

    US frees half of $7 billion in frozen Afghan funds for aid

    US frees half of $7 billion in frozen Afghan funds for aid

    12 Feb 2022

    Gulf Today Report President Joe Biden signed an executive order to deal with the threat of an economic collapse in Afghanistan, setting wheels in motion for a complex resolution...

    White House gets more time to assess billions in frozen Afghan funds

    White House gets more time to assess billions in frozen Afghan funds

    29 Jan 2022

    Gulf Today Report A US judge on Friday gave the Biden administration more time to decide what should be done with about $7 billion of frozen Afghan central bank...

    Unfurling Afghan humanitarian catastrophe

    Unfurling Afghan humanitarian catastrophe

    21 Dec 2021

    Maryann Horne, The Independent Many words have been used to describe what is happening in Afghanistan. Few can describe the true scale of the humanitarian catastrophe unfurling. Over the...

    China hosts virtual meeting on Afghanistan, urges funds abroad be unfrozen

    China hosts virtual meeting on Afghanistan, urges funds abroad be unfrozen

    16 Sep 2021

    Gulf Today Report China says it will host a virtual meeting of Central and South Asian state leaders to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. The meeting of...

    Filibustering politicians: What’s the matter with Kyrsten Sinema?

    Filibustering politicians: What’s the matter with Kyrsten Sinema?

    05 Jun 2021

    Virginia Heffernan, Tribune News The original filibuster is a very Roman move. In the ancient world, Roman senators like Cato the Younger were notorious blowhards who thrived on delivering long...

    Vaccine rollout helps elicit compliance from public

    Vaccine rollout helps elicit compliance from public

    05 Apr 2021

    Thomas D. Gilovich and William Schulze, Tribune News Service After a year in which good news has been hard to come by, recent developments on the pandemic front are bound...

    Israel sends Palestinians over $1 billion in withheld funds: Minister

    Israel sends Palestinians over $1 billion in withheld funds: Minister

    02 Dec 2020

    Gulf Today Report Ramallah, Palestinian Territories: Israel has released more than $1 billion in funds withheld from the Palestinian Authority, a Palestinian minister said on Wednesday,...

    Emirates ready to serve travellers and welcome tourists to Dubai

    Emirates ready to serve travellers and welcome tourists to Dubai

    22 Jun 2020

    Inayat-ur-Rahman Emirates airline welcomes the latest air travel protocols that will facilitate international travel for UAE citizens, residents and tourists, and open Dubai to business and leisure visitors from...

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