Kandahar /AFP The Taliban stormed into Tarin Kot on Thursday, triggering heavy fighting around government buildings as panicked residents scrambled to flee the capital of southern Uruzgan province, the latest city to be targeted by insurgents. Pitched battles prompted urgent calls from officials for reinforcements and air support, after the militants toppled security posts on the outskirts to breach …

  The Hague/ AFP A Dutch MP caused on a storm Thursday after he refused to shake hands with Benjamin Netanyahu during the Israeli Prime Minister’s visit to parliament. On the second and final day of a trip to The Netherlands, Netanyahu met Wednesday with top Dutch politicians at the parliament building in The Hague. But as the Israeli leader …

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Design Week’s popular exhibition Abwab will return to this year’s program, festival organizers have announced. A showcase of emerging and established creative talent from the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENASA) region, Abwab (‘doors’ in Arabic) will showcase entirely new work from designers and studios from Algeria, Bahrain, India, Iraq, Palestine and …