Amir Daftari is a Newsweek reporter based in London, specializing in global affairs with a focus on the Middle East. He joined Newsweek in 2024 from the United Nations and has previously worked at ...

In the very last hours of President Joe Biden’s time in office, a prisoner exchange years in the making was finally struck: the Taliban agreed to swap two Americans being held in Afghanistan for ...

In Afghanistan, women and girls can only be treated ... and Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi showed their deepening cooperation.

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani was awarded the Prince Naif Medal for Arab Security of the Excellent Class, in recognition of His Highness's wise policy in achieving ...

After spending months in jail, Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo in 2018 left for Turkey, where he created albums and performed in concerts. In 2023, however, Turkish authorities rejected his departure from ...