Daily Dose @ 5: Ismail Sabri is Malaysia's 9th PM, Taliban urged Afghan unity as protests spread

AMONG the headlines for Friday, August 20th, 2021, Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has agreed to appoint Bera Member of Parliament, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob as the 9th Prime Minister of Malaysia.

Also, The Taliban called on Afghanistan’s imams to urge unity when they hold their first Friday prayers since the Islamist group seized control of the country, as protests against the takeover spread to more cities on Thursday, including the capital, Kabul.

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