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Taliban replaces women's ministry with ministry of virtue and vice

Workers in the Afghan capital Kabul replaced signs for the country's women's ministry with those for the Taliban's moral police on Friday, as female former employees of the department said they had been locked out of the building. A si..
Albania votes in its first female dominated government

REUTERS PRISTINA, Sept 17 - Albania's parliament on Friday voted in the first cabinet to be dominated by women since the multi-party system was introduced 30 years ago. After a parliamentary session which lasted more than 20 hours, Edi Rama..
Moroccan cave yields oldest clues about advent of human clothing

People may take the necessity and existence of clothing for granted, from shirts to pants to dresses, coats, skirts, socks, underwear, bow ties, top hats, togas, kilts and bikinis. But it all had to start somewhere. Scientists on Thursday said art..
Taliban seize $12.4 million from former top Afghan officials

Afghanistan's Taliban-controlled central bank said it had seized nearly $12.4 million in cash and gold from former top government officials on Wednesday, including former vice president Amrullah Saleh. In a statement, the central bank sa..
Ministry Announces End of Mid-Day Work Ban in Qatar

The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs (MADLSA) announced Wednesday the end of the period for determining working hours in open workplaces during the summer. In a statement, the Ministry urged business owners to conti..
U.S. Ex-presidents Bush, Clinton, Obama band together to aid Afghan refugees

Three former U.S. presidents - Republican George W. Bush and Democrats Bill Clinton and Barack Obama - have banded together behind a new group aimed at supporting refugees from Afghanistan settling in the United States following the recent American w..
Thousands protest against Taliban in Kandahar over evictions

Thousands of Afghans protested against the Taliban in the southern city of Kandahar on Tuesday, according to a former government official and local television footage, after residents were asked to vacate a residential army colony. Protesters gath..
HH the Amir congratulates Lebanon President

HH the Amir sends cable of congratulations to President of Lebanon on the occasion of the formation of the Lebanese government, wishing the government success in its tasks to achieve the aspirations of the Lebanese people for development, progress an..
Afghan women should not work alongside men, senior Taliban figure says

REUTERS Afghan women should not be allowed to work alongside men, a senior figure in the ruling Taliban said, a position which, if formally implemented, would effectively bar them from employment in government offices, banks, media companies and b..

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