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Mali will partially lift its suspension on the issuance of mining permits on March 15, the country's mines ministry announced in a statement on Friday. The West African nation, a leading gold ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iran’s intelligence service has summoned dozens of people and instructed them not to wear traditional Kurdish clothing during Newroz celebrations later this month ...

Mali said on Wednesday it was suspending licenses for foreign artisanal gold mining companies after a series of fatal accidents in the West African country, one of Africa’s top three gold ...

Chintz, khaki, calico, gingham and yes, pajamas: India’s role in the global textile trade has been so profound that its lexicon has shaped the way we describe fabrics, patterns and clothing.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Gold panners break stones in Kidal, Mali, on Jan. 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Baba Ahmed, File) A gold miner holds ...

After months of negotiations, an agreement to settle the dispute between Mali’s ruling junta and Barrick Gold, the world’s second-largest gold producer, remains unfinished. Talks seemed close to ...

Mali has stopped issuing permits for small-scale gold mining to foreign nationals, after several deadly incidents in recent weeks and amid a drop in gold production. Interim President Assimi Goita ...