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The killing of Al-Qaeda's Zawahiri: how it happened
The killing of Al-Qaeda's Zawahiri: how it happened
by  AFP

Despite a $25 million US bounty on his head, Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri apparently felt comfortable enough with the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan to move into a home in Kabul where he would regularly appear out in the open, on his balcony.

A year on, Iran's Raisi faces economy in trouble
A year on, Iran's Raisi faces economy in trouble
by  AFP

A year after Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi took power, his government has curbed the Covid pandemic but faces a sharp downturn of the sanctions-hit economy as nuclear talks remain stalled. - Nuclear talks - Iran had hoped for greater prosperity after its 2015 landmark nuclear deal with major powers gave it sanctions relief in exchange for curbs on its atomic programme.

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