Canberra – Australia declared Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation. It reasoned that there is a perceived threat from Lebanon based Hezbollah, which is also affiliated with Iran. Australia has now included Hezbollah’s political and social wings in the terrorist list. Whereas, earlier, only the armed groups were designated as terrorist organisations. Internal Security Minister of […]
Amsterdam: – Former Pak Senate, Afrasiab Khattak accused, ‘Pakistan military and the intelligence agency ISI is finishing the identity and culture of Afghanistan through Taliban. An evil plot of bringing Afghanistan under Pakistan’s wing is behind it.’ Khattak also accused that as the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement is aware of these evil Pakistani intentions, the Pakistan military is […]
Riyadh/Dubai/Beirut: – Diplomatic relations between Lebanon and the Gulf states are strained. ‘The dominance of the pro-Iranian Hezbollah has made relations with Lebanon futile.’ said Prince Faisal bin Farhan al-Saud, Saudi Arabian foreign minister. Following Saudi and Bahrain, the UAE and Kuwait have also expelled Lebanese ambassadors and ordered their citizens to leave Lebanon immediately. […]
Sana: – On Monday, 156 Houthi rebels were killed in airstrikes by the fighter jets of Saudi and Arab allies in Yemen’s Marib province. Arab countries have retaliated against the Houthi rebels that carried out drone strikes on a passenger airport in Saudi Arabia last week. As per the Arab League, at least 550 Houthi […]
Washington/Kabul: – President Biden is backing the decision of US military withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying that it was a correct decision. But during a hearing in front of the US Senate, the Defence Chief and Chief of CENTCOM made statements dismissing the claims made by President Biden. CENTCOM Chief Frank McKenzie said that a proposal […]
New York: – India delivered a tight slap across the face of Turkey that raised the Kashmir issue in the UN General Assembly. Turkish President Recep Erdogan demanded that the Kashmir issue be resolved within the framework of the UN resolutions. Even in the past, the Turkish President had attempted to corner India by supporting […]
London/Kabul – The rift within the Taliban on government formation is quite evident to the world. Since few days, international media are claiming Mullah Baradar and his supporters to have distanced themselves from the Taliban. Mullah Baradar has distanced himself due to the dominance of the Haqqani Network, a Pakistan designated terrorist group in the […]
Sana/Al Mukalla – A military operation in Yemen’s Marib province has killed at least 140 rebels belonging to the Iran-affiliated Houthi group in the past 48 hours. The Yemen military officials gave this information. Four days ago, Houthi rebels attacked an airport in Yemen. In response, the Yemeni army took action. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia has […]
Washington: – Condoleezza Rice, former US Secretary of State, said, ‘Along with the US, the Afghans also fought against the Taliban. Afghans have also shed their blood in this war. The Afghan people have not chosen the Taliban.’ US President Joe Biden has claimed that the success of the Taliban in Afghanistan is a failure […]
Washington: – David Petraeus, the former head of the CIA, warned, ‘The United States will soon have to repent for its hasty military withdrawal from Afghanistan. It won’t have to wait long.’ Former US defence officials and soldiers have also criticised the military withdrawal. Earlier, former US President George W. Bush, former Secretary of Foreign […]