Day: March 9, 2022

KSA, UAE leaders decline to arrange calls with US Biden

MONITORING (SW) – The de-facto leaders of the Kingfom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have declined to arrange calls with US president Joe Biden in recent weeks as the US and its allies have sought to contain a surge in energy prices caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Restrictions mount on local journalists in provinces

MAZAR-E-SHARIF (SW) – A number of local media professionals in the provinces have expressed concern that with the advent of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, restrictions on local journalists and media work have increased.