Palestine and the Arab world

Palestine and the Arab world

(VOVWORLD) - How much do you know about the Arab world? For example, how many Arab nations are there? What is their common language? How is their culture? Our guest on today’s Culture Rendezvous is Palestinian Salim Hammad,...
Taliban pledge to step up security at mosques

Taliban pledge to step up security at mosques

(VOVWORLD) - The Taliban on Saturday pledged to step up security at Shi'ite mosques after a suicide attack on the Fatima mosque in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province claimed the lives...
US, Taliban meet in Qatar

US, Taliban meet in Qatar

(VOVWORLD) - US officials and Taliban representatives are meeting in Doha, Qatar, their first face-to-face meeting at a senior level since Washington pulled its troops from Afghanistan and the...
World community addresses Afghan issues

World community addresses Afghan issues

(VOVWORLD) - A month and a half after the Taliban returned to power, Afghanistan continues to face security and humanitarian challenges. The international community has launched efforts to help ease...
Taliban say no al Qaeda or ISIS in Afghanistan

Taliban say no al Qaeda or ISIS in Afghanistan

(VOVWORLD) - Afghanistan's Taliban rulers said on Tuesday there was no evidence of Islamic State or al Qaeda militants being in the country, days after Islamic State claimed responsibility for...
Iran allows IAEA to access monitoring equipment

Iran allows IAEA to access monitoring equipment

(VOVWORLD) - Iran will allow inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to service nuclear monitoring equipment in Iran’s nuclear facilities, according to a joint statement issued after...
Taliban decides key figures in new government

Taliban decides key figures in new government

(VOVWORLD) - Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar will lead the new government in Afghanistan, sources within the movement have said, as the Islamist militant group works to finalize its...