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Saturday, 18 May 2024

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Behind Al Qaeda’s ‘bizarre’ silence over Zawahiri successor

Behind Al Qaeda’s ‘bizarre’ silence over Zawahiri successor

Five months after the United States announced the killing of Al Qaeda’s leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Afghanistan, the global jihadist...

What options Pakistan has to deal with the TTP?

What options Pakistan has to deal with the TTP?

The Pakistani Taliban have ramped up deadly attacks across the country, putting pressure on political and military leaders. Back-to-back violent attacks...

OIC condemns Taliban ban on women working for NGOs in Afghanistan

OIC condemns Taliban ban on women working for NGOs in Afghanistan

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Sunday condemned the Taliban’s announcement, which ordered all local and foreign non-governmental organisations...

Top UN, NGO officials to meet over Taliban new restriction

Top UN, NGO officials to meet over Taliban new restriction

Top officials from the United Nations and dozens of NGOs operating in Afghanistan are meeting Sunday to discuss the way...

Pakistan’s Taliban problem is America’s too

Pakistan’s Taliban problem is America’s too

When the United States withdrew its forces from Afghanistan after 20 years in the country, it did so on a...

Iran ousted from UN women’s commission after US campaign

Iran ousted from UN women’s commission after US campaign

Iran was ousted from a United Nations women's body on Wednesday for policies contrary to the rights of women and...

Afghan Taliban administration not allowed into UN for now

Afghan Taliban administration not allowed into UN for now

A decision on whether the Afghan Taliban administration and the Myanmar junta can send a United Nations (UN) ambassador to...

China says ‘shocked’ at Kabul attack, firmly opposes all terrorism

China says ‘shocked’ at Kabul attack, firmly opposes all terrorism

China on Tuesday said it was “shocked” by a deadly attack on a Kabul hotel popular with Chinese business people,...

5 key takeaways from Xi’s trip to Saudi Arabia

5 key takeaways from Xi’s trip to Saudi Arabia

Years of progressing ties between oil-wealthy Saudi Arabia and China, an economic giant in the east, this week culminated in...

IS claim of attack on Kabul embassy being verified

IS claim of attack on Kabul embassy being verified

 With the Foreign Office saying it was verifying reports about the militant Islamic State group’s claim that it had carried...

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