Cairo is often described as an ancient city, full of wonders that are thousands of years old. Yet Mohamed Elshahed persuasively argues, in the newly released "Cairo Since 1900: An Architectural Guide", that the city we see today was largely shaped by twentieth-century concerns. By Marcia Lynx Qualey
Cairo is often described as an ancient city, full of wonders that are thousands of years old. Yet Mohamed Elshahed persuasively argues, in the newly released "Cairo Since 1900: An Architectural Guide", that the city we see today was largely shaped by twentieth-century concerns. By Marcia Lynx Qualey
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US-backed Afghan peace meeting postponed, as Taliban balk
A conference that Washington expected would move Afghanistan s warring sides to a final peace agreement has been postponed, as fresh violence rattles the Afghan capital
By KATHY GANNON Associated Press
April 21, 2021, 6:41 AM
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KABUL, Afghanistan Turkey announced early Wednesday that a conference Washington had hoped would move Afghanistan’s warring sides to a final peace agreement was postponed, as fresh violence rattled the Afghan capital.
The postponement of the conference, which was to have begun Saturday in Istanbul, underscored the difficulties the Biden administration is facing in orchestrating an orderly exit from conflict-scarred Afghanistan. The U.S. has said it would begin withdrawing its remaining troops from the country on May 1 and complete th
US-Backed Afghan Peace Meeting Postponed
KABUL, Afghanistan Turkey announced early Wednesday that a conference Washington had hoped would move Afghanistan’s warring sides to a final peace agreement was postponed, as fresh violence rattled the Afghan capital.
The postponement of the conference, which was to have begun Saturday in Istanbul, underscored the difficulties the Biden administration is facing in orchestrating an orderly exit from conflict-scarred Afghanistan. The U.S. has said it would begin withdrawing its remaining troops from the country on May 1 and complete the pullout by Sept. 11, no matter what.
In a TV interview, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said the conference was delayed until after the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan, which ends in mid-May.
(Photo : Getty Images/Getty Images) British Foreign Secretary Visits Turkey To Show Support In Syrian Conflict
ANKARA, TURKEY - MARCH 03: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Mevlut Cavusoglu (R) and British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab shake hands after a joint press conference after their meeting in on March 03, 2020 in Ankara, Turkey. Mr. Raab appeared in Ankara to express solidarity with the NATO ally in its conflict with the Syrian regime and its proxies. The increasing violence in Syria s Idlib province, where at least 33 Turkish troops were recently killed in an airstrike, has displaced hundreds of thousands of people and posed the risk of escalating conflict between Turkey and Syria s main military ally, Russia.