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Qatar orders aid to private sector as sanctions hurt economy

Qatar’sgovernmentannouncedmeasurestohelpprivatesectorbusinessesonSaturdayafteritseconomywashurtbysanctionsimposedbyotherArabstates.PrimeMinisterSheikhAbdullahbi

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China vows to advance strategic partnership of cooperation with Afghanistan

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Tuesday, vowing to work with Afghanistan to promote a strategic partnership of cooperation.

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China vows support for Afghanistan's reconciliation, construction

China vowed further support for Afghanistan's political reconciliation process and national construction during an official visit by Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah.

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Afghan chief executive to visit China

Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah will be in China from Sunday to Wednesday for his first official visit to the country since taking office, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said Wednesday.

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Afghan president, CEO meet ICRC president on boosting cooperation

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah on Monday met here with visiting President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Peter Maurer respectively on boosting cooperation and exchanging ideas on ICRC's operation in Afghanistan.

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Russia, Oman sign mutual visa exemption agreement

Russia and Oman signed here on Wednesday an agreement on the mutual exemption of visas for holders of diplomatic, special and service passports.

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Abdullah Asks Pakistan to Stop Backing Taliban

Presiding over the weekly Council of Ministers (CM) meeting on Monday, Abdullah Abdullah, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Unity Government (NUG), once again accused Pakistan of harboring militancy, and asked them to stop funding and assisting insurgents.

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Jordan's war on terror will continue: king

​King Abdullah II of Jordan on Thursday said Jordan's war on terrorism will continue, the state-run Petra news agency reported.

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Saudi King Abdullah dies, succeeded by half-brother

Saudi King Abdullah has died and his half-brother Salman has become the new ruler, according to a royal statement released early Friday.

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Afghan president-elect vows to work for peace, prosperity, national unity

Afghan president-elect vows to work for peace, prosperity, national unity

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Deal between candidates undermines Afghan election commission's credibility

​Afghan presidential candidates Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai on Sunday inked a power-sharing agreement for a national unity government before announcing the election results and thus ending the months-long deadlock.

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Afghanistan declares Ghani as president-elect

​Afghan Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Sunday declared Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai as the new president of Afghanistan, the IEC chief Ahmad Yousuf Nuristani said.

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Obama promises to support new Afghan govt

​U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday pledged to support the new Afghan government emerging from months-long wrangling over the result of a presidential run-off.

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Afghan election logjam to persist as candidates fail to strike deal

​The lingering process of Afghan presidential elections would last for several more days, if not for weeks or months, as presidential aspirants Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai have failed to reach a power sharing agreement.

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Obama urges Afghan presidential candidates to conclude deal on unity gov't

​U.S. President Barack Obama urged two Afghan presidential candidates to conclude a deal on a national unity government "as soon as possible," the White House said on Sunday.

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UN continues to respond to Afghan presidential candidates' technical concerns on audit

​The UN mission in Afghanistan on Monday said that it continues to respond to presidential candidates' technical concerns during the ongoing audit process.

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Afghan election standoff ends as candidates agree to complete audit of votes

The Afghan presidential election standoff was ended after two days of intense talks between two rival candidates and visiting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.