Damascus: – Thousands of barrels of oil have been spilt from Syria’s energy projects, and oil spills are spreading into the Mediterranean Sea. Neighbouring countries, Turkey and Cyprus, have put their agencies on alert. The European Union also has expressed concern over the oil spill in Syria. The federation said this posed a threat to […]
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Kabul: – The eyes of the world are on the Taliban that has taken control of Afghanistan since the US-led military withdrawal. There have been lengthy discussions among senior Taliban leaders to form a government in Afghanistan. Taliban leader Mullah Akhundzada, second-in-command Mullah Baradar, and Mullah Yaqoob and Sirajuddin Haqqani reportedly hold key ministerial posts. At […]
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Dubai: – The political and economic crisis in Lebanon has taken a terrible turn. As a result, a think tank in Lebanon warned that millions of Lebanese were preparing to flee to Western or Arab countries. Meanwhile, a senior Lebanese leader appealed that a government should be formed, within a week, if the country has […]
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Beijing/Washington: – The Chinese government has ordered to shut down the US Chamber of Commerce in the city of Chengdu. The notice came from China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs, said Benjamin Wang, head of the Chamber of Commerce. The US State Department responded by saying the incident was a symbol of the arbitrary functioning of […]
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Washington: – President Biden sought to shrug off responsibility for the Afghan withdrawal, saying the decision to withdraw from Afghanistan had been taken unanimously by US defence chief and senior military officials. The stand adopted by Biden, the ‘US Command in Chief’, has drawn outrage in the United States. Former President Donald Trump lashed out […]
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Islamabad: – Thousands of US troops that left Afghanistan have reached Islamabad, the Pakistani capital. Pakistan’s opposition leaders have accused the Pakistani government of booking rooms of US troops in hotels in Islamabad. While India is a strategic ally of the US, why are US troops stationed in the Pakistani capital? Opposition parties and the […]
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Beijing/Washington: – Within hours of the complete US withdrawal from Afghanistan, China has demanded that the Taliban disassociate itself from other terrorist groups. At the same time, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin reminded that the Taliban had assured that the East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM), which poses a threat to China’s security, would not […]
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London: – If the United States does not recognise the Taliban immediately, there is a threat of another 9/11, warned Moeed Yusuf, Pakistan’s National Security Adviser (NSA). But earlier, in an interview to a British news channel, Moeed Yusuf had given the same warning in slightly different words. After the interview was published in a […]
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Prague/Brussels: – The Prime Minister of the Czech Republic has suggested that the Balkan countries be included in the Schengen area to curb the influx of illegal immigrants into European countries. Prime Minister Andrej Babis also claimed that the Schengen facility had failed to deter refugees in the current situation. Babis also blamed Schengen’s failure […]
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Islamabad: – Two weeks ago, Pakistan was celebrating after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. Claims were made in Pakistan that now it is Pakistan’s rule in Afghanistan. But in the last 24 hours, the Taliban have dealt two major blows to Pakistan. Three Pakistani soldiers and two civilians were killed in a shootout with […]
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