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Saudi Regime Spreading Hatred Against Shiite Muslims: Report A human rights group says some state religious scholars and institutions in Saudi Arabia incite hatred and discrimination against religious minorities, including the countrys Shiite Muslim minority.
A report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) titled "They are not our brothers: Hate Speech by Saudi Officials",... |
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China opposed to military settlement of Korea dispute, official says China has once again warned against the potential use of military action to resolve a conflict involving North Koreas nuclear program, saying the dispute should solely be settled through peaceful means.
"We have always believed that military means should not be an option to resolve the nuclear issue... |
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Putin hails Russias destruction of last chemical arms, accuses US of failing to fulfill obligations Russian President Vladimir Putin hails his countrys destruction of its last supplies of chemical weapons, accusing the US of failing to fulfill its own obligations in this regard.
Putin on Wednesday described the destruction of the chemical stockpile, which was carried out before the initial deadline,... |
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France, China call for diplomacy over North Korea France and China have urged the United States to resolve tensions with North Korea through diplomacy instead of threatening military action.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian criticized US President Donald Trump’s method of “verbal jousting” with North Korean leader Kim... |
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UN: Longer-term plans needed to manage Rohingya influx into Bangladesh The United Nations says longer-term plans are needed to manage the influx of Rohingya Muslim refugees who have fled from Myanmars Rakhine state to neighboring Bangladesh.
Filippo Grandi, the head of the United Nations refugee agency, told reporters in the Swiss city of Geneva... |
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Corbyn criticizes UK foreign policy, Israel oppression, Trump British Labor Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn has slammed Londons foreign policy asserting "terrorism is thriving in a world our governments have helped to shape."
"The targeting of our democracy, of teenage girls at a pop concert, of people enjoying a night out, worshipers outside a mosque, commuters going... |
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Iran bids farewell to iconic martyr Hojaji Iranians have held a large funeral procession in the capital, Tehran, in honor of iconic martyr Mohsen Hojaji, who was beheaded by the Takfiri Daesh terror group in Syria last month.
Hojaji was a member of the Iranian military advisory team, which assists the Syria army in its counter-terrorism... |
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Taliban cant win on the battlefield, can gain much on negotiation table: Stoltenberg The Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Jens Stoltenberg said the Taliban group cannot win on the battlefield.
Speaking during a press conference with US Defense Secretary James Mattis and President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, the Secretary General said there is much the group... |
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US Special Charge dAffaires and Hekmatyar discuss peace deal and elections The Special Charge dAffaires of the US Embassy in Kabul met with the leader of Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin Hekmatyar on Tuesday to discuss the peace deal signed last year and elections.
"Special Charge dAffaires Ambassador Hugo Llorens met on September 26 with Hizb- Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar,"... |
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Asif claims Pakistan cannot take responsibility for Afghanistans peace and security The foreign minister of Pakistan Khwajah Asif has claimed that Pakistan cannot take responsibility for the peace and security of Afghanistan as he levied new accusations against Afghanistan and India for supporting terrorism.
Asif made the remarks during a seminar in New York and also slammed the United... |
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MoI Warns Of Controlled Explosions In Kabul Overnight Four Taliban attackers who launched an hours-long rocket attack on the civilian and military airport in Kabul city have been killed but eyewitnesses report heavy clashes are still ongoing in the area.
MoI officials say however that a large cache of weapons and explosive devices was found in a house... |
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Twin bombings, gun fight kill six police in Afghanistan Twin bomb attacks and a gun fight have claimed the lives of at least six policemen in Afghanistan.
In the first attack, two police officers died in a roadside bombing in the western province of Herat on Tuesday. Jelani Farhad, a spokesman for the provincial governor, said three other officers were also... |
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US student was tortured beyond belief by North Korea: Trump US President Donald Trump has accused North Korea of abusing an American “student” who had been imprisoned in the Asian country for over a year over espionage charges.
Otto Warmbier, 22, spent 17 months in a North Korean jail over spying charges and was released to his family back in... |
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Smell of Conspiracy in the Referendum of Iraqi Kurdistan Israel basically welcomes the breakdown of each country and even seeks to provide the necessary fields for the division of countries. The breakup of any country means weakening that country and finding a comrade from that country, which ultimately benefits Israel.
SajadAbedi, Visiting Professor... |
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Trump pushes Ghani to close Taliban office in Qatar The US President Donald Trump has stepped up efforts and pressures on The Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani for the closure of the Taliban office in Qatar, a move which is apparently aimed at increasing pressures on the group as part of the new US strategy to combat terrorism and eliminate... |
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India Tells Mattis It Wont Send Troops to Afghanistan Indian Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met her US counterpart James Mattis on Tuesday in New Delhi and discussed the issue of terrorist safe havens in Pakistan.
According to the Times of India, both parties agreed that such sanctuaries should not be tolerated.
Sitharaman also said she made Indias... |
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Iraq starts major military drills with Turkey along common border Iraqi army has commenced major military drills with Turkish military along the common border after a highly controversial referendum on independence was held in the Arab countrys Kurdish region in open defiance of the central government in Baghdad.
Iraqs Defense Ministry said in a statement, carried... |
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Pyong yang reserves right to shoot down US bombers, says Norths foreign min Amid a war of words between Washington and Pyongyang, the North Koran foreign minister says his country reserves the right to take countermeasures against threats by the United States, including shooting down US strategic bombers.
Ri Yong-ho told reporters in New York on Monday that recent remarks by... |
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Turkey will close border with Iraqi Kurdish region: President Erdogan Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Ankara will seal its border with the Iraqi Kurdistan Region over a contentious independence referendum the semi-autonomous region held on Monday, threatening the Kurdish leaders with blocking their key oil exports.
Speaking at a forum in Istanbul on Monday,... |
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Trump insists his criticism of NFL players not race-related US President Donald Trump has said his criticism of National Football League (NFL) players who kneel during the national anthem is not race-related.
“The issue of kneeling has nothing to do with race,” he said in a tweet on Monday. “It is about respect for our Country, Flag... |
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The Role of the Women of Ashura Simindokht Behzadpoor
In all the events that occurred before, during, and after the Day of Ashura, the role of the women was especially remarkable as they were exemplars in demonstrating how to resist against oppression. There were wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters in the camp of Imam Husayn who... |
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JCPOA and the future of the international system if the United States withdraws from this agreement, the international community, and in particular the European Union, has sought or unwillingly to follow this country and revise the relations with Iran in different areas, then it should be said that the international system is a monopolar nature.
SajadAbedi,... |
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Iraqi parliament demands troops be deployed to areas disputed with Kurds Iraqi lawmakers have demanded deployment of government troops to areas disputed with Kurds amid rising tensions between the central government in Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government over a controversial independence referendum.
Hakim Abbas Mousa Abbas al-Zamili, a legislator from the Sadrist... |
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Raziq Says Pakistan Positioning Insurgents Along The Durand Line Raziq said Pakistan is the enemy of Afghanistan and that people should not expect Pakistan to let Afghans live in peace.
Pakistan has big plans for Afghanistan, has established large insurgent training camps on both sides of the Durand Line and have stationed militants along the de facto border, Kandahar... |
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Afghanistan Wins Its 9th Bronze Medal At Asian Games Noor Ahmad Ahmadi defeated his Turkmen rival on Monday to bag another medal for his country.Thumbnail
Noor Ahmad Ahmadi, Afghan freestyle wrestler, won a bronze medal in the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat late Monday.
Ahmadi, 25, beat his Tajik rival 10-0 in the first round of... |
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Upcoming event in India big opportunity for investment in Afghanistan: CE Abdullah The upcoming trade event, involving representatives from Afghanistan, India and the United States, is a big opportunity for investment in Afghanistan, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah said Monday.
The event in New Delhi, sponsored by U.S. and hosted by India, will be first of its kind and it comes... |
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Merkel faces bumpy road ahead in building coalition govt Fresh from elections that gave her a fourth mandate as Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel will now be starting a quest for political partners, a task she is likely to find more difficult than in the past in the wake of a surge in support for a far-right party.
Merkel’s conservative... |
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Ex-Presidential security staff among 3 killed in Nangarhar raid: Karzai The former Afghan President Hamid Karzai strongly condemned the killing of at least three people including a former presidential security staff during an operation in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.
The Office of the Former President in a statement said a former intelligence staff and Nangarhar... |
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North Korea describes Trumps threat as declaration of war In an open letter to international leaders, a North Korean parliamentary committee has called for “sharp vigilance” with regards to the United States, saying recent remarks by US President Donald Trump at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) constituted a declaration of war against... |
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Iraqi Kurdistan holds referendum in defiance of intl. community Iraqs semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region is holding an independence referendum in the face of strong objections from the central government in Baghdad and in defiance of urgent calls from the international community to scrap the vote.
A total of 12,072 polling stations have opened at 8:00 local time... |
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General Soleimani highly charismatic, conqueror of hearts: Daughter
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