DUBAI, May 11. /TASS/. The Afghan government has banned chess indefinitely due to "religious considerations" and restrictions set by the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice ...

Taliban authorities have barred chess across Afghanistan until further notice over concerns it is a source of gambling, which ...

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Israel’s offensive has been denounced by Arab, European and other governments, and by many Israelis, although it has been supported by the US. Families of the Israeli hostages still held in Gaza ...