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Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir elected as Bangladesh’s new president.
Bangladesh’s parliament on Thursday elected Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, a senior leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), as the country’s new president.A.M.M. Nasiruddin…
Afghan women win Chatham House prize in Britain.
The Royal Institute of international affairs, commonly known as Chatham House, has named the women of Afghanistan as the recipient of its annual Chatham House Prize.In a statement…
Qaim Hosseini, an Afghan citizen in Iran, has been executed.
Afghan Citizen Executed in Iran in Isfahan’s Alikhani Square Case.Mizan News Agency, a media outlet affiliated with Iran’s judiciary, has reported the execution of Qaim Hosseini, a…
Syrian foreign minister arrives in Pakistan at the head of a high-level delegation after 19 years.
Syrian foreign minister Asaad Hassan al-Shibani arrived in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, at the head of a high-level delegation on Thursday. This is the first visit by a Syri…
Israeli strike on Syrian airbase follows visit by Turkish delegation.
Ynet has reported that Israel carried out an airstrike on the Abu al-Duhur airbase in Syria four days after the head of the Mossad spoke by phone with Syria’s foreign minister.Acco…
Pashteen: Afghan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa activists will not succumb to pressure.
Manzoor Pashteen, leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), has congratulated the people of Afghanistan on the 107th anniversary of the country’s independence and emphasized th…
Gold mine collapse in central African republic leaves at least 100 dead.
Following the collapse of an illegal gold mine in the Central African Republic, near the border with Cameroon, at least 100 people have been killed. It is the latest in a series of…
UAE suspends all financial and commercial transactions with Iran.
The United Arab Emirates has suspended all financial and commercial transactions with Iran until further notice, following its announcement that it had intercepted ballistic missil…
Ousted Ukrainian defense minister calls for elections to be held during wartime.
Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s ousted defense minister, has called for the establishment of a mechanism to hold elections during wartime. In a video posted on YouTube, he said: “Democ…
Dispute between Pakistan’s government and supreme court over Imran Khan’s medical treatment.
Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ordered that Imran Khan, the founder of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party and former prime minister of Pakistan, be transferred to Shifa Interna…