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Muslim nations denounce Myanmars persecution of Rohingya Muslims A Nobel laureate and several Muslim nations have strongly denounced and staged protests against Myanmar’s government over persecution of Muslim Rohingya minority in the western state of Rakhine.
Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest-ever Nobel... |
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The United States viewpoint on the new regional security order in the Middle East By Sajad Abedi
"Geopolitical recognition is part of an old technique that emphasizes geography as the main determinant of the behavior of a state is stressed." (Graham Fuller).From a traditional point of view, the location of a country, its neighbors, communication axes, and physical resources are considered... |
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Trumps rhetoric on N Korea could lead to great danger: Ex-CIA chief US President Donald Trumps provocative rhetoric on North Korea "could lead to great danger," says retired General Michael Hayden, who served as both the director of the NSA and the CIA.
"A very tough, but a very precise statement," Hayden told CNN on Monday, referring to Secretary of Defense James... |
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Western diplomats call for fresh UN sanctions on North Korea Several members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) have called for tougher sanctions on North Korea after a powerful nuclear test, which increased concerns in the West about the country’s weapons program.
Diplomats gathering for a UNSC emergency session on Monday said the international... |
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US ready to use nuclear capabilities against North Korea: White House The United States is ready to use its nuclear weapons against North Korea if the country continues to threaten Washington or its allies, the White House has warned, amid escalating tensions between the two countries.
US President Donald Trump held a conversation with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo... |
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MoFA Condemns Killing Of Rohingyas, Calls It Genocide The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on Monday condemned the killing of Muslim-minority Rohingyas by the Myanmar military and said it was an act of "genocide".
MoFA said the military was committing crimes against humanity and called on the United Nations (UN) to investigate the situation.
The Rohingya,... |
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BRICS Nations Condemn Pakistan-Based Terror Groups The BRICS group on Monday expressed its grave concern about the level of violence being inflicted by the Taliban and other terrorist groups in Afghanistan.
BRICS leaders, who met in Chinas Xiamen city on Monday, said the activities of insurgent groups in Afghanistan was unacceptable.
For the first... |
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Major operation to kick off in Kandahar, says Gen. Raziq The provincial police chief of the southern Kandahar province General Abdul Raziq has said a major operation will kick off against the insurgents in this province.
Gen. Raziq made the remarks during a visit to the restive Maiwand district of Kandahar.
Maiwand together with the Ghorak district borders... |
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Yemeni Partners Reach Deal to Defuse Tensions, Continue Resistance Spokesman to Yemen’s Ansarullah movement Mohammad Abdulsalam said that the movement has reached an agreement with the General People’s Congress (GPC) party to defuse the tensions recently erupted between the two Yemeni sides.
The news reports from Yemen suggest that the accord has been... |
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Bangladesh relief camps for Rohingya reach full capacity: UN official Relief camps have reached full capacity as thousands of persecuted Rohingya Muslim refugees fleeing violence in western Myanmar continue to pour into neighboring Bangladesh, aid officials say.
Vivian Tan, a spokeswoman for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, said on Sunday that some 73,000 people... |
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Russia Blasts US Hostility, Occupation of Its Diplomatic Properties Russia has condemned the occupation of its diplomatic properties in the US as a “blunt act of hostility”.
In a statement, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Washington is violating international law and the Vienna Convention by the move.
Searches of the Russian premises began on Saturday,... |
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Irans Leader Hails Army Air Defense Forces Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has praised Iranian Army’s Khatam al-Anbiya Air Defense Base for its abilities and motivation.
Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks in a meeting with Brigadier General Farzad Esmaili, the commander of Iranian Army’s Khatam al-Anbiya... |
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North Korea conducts successful H-bomb test North Korea says it has conducted a “successful” hydrogen bomb test, hours after two tremors were detected in the country.
North Korean state television said on Sunday that, “The hydrogen bomb test was a perfect success,” adding that the device was capable of being loaded... |
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$7 Billion Will be Spent on Afghan Air Force In a major sign of long-term support for Afghanistan, the United States and NATO alliance are moving to support the Afghan Air Force by investing billions of dollars in the nations Air Force. Gen. Phillip A. Stewart, commander of Train, Advise, Assist Command said in an interview with TOLOnews on Sunday... |
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Threats Hinder Review of Polling Centers in 32 Districts The Independent Election Commission (IEC) on Sunday said that it plans to start the assessment of polling stations in insecure regions of the country within ten days. The election commission also called on the security institutions and tribal elders in areas under threat to cooperate with the election... |
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A Look At Ghanis Multi-Pronged Pakistan Policy Immediately after assuming office as president of Afghanistan, president Ashraf Ghani undertook the bold but controversial move of adopting a conciliatory approach toward Pakistan to secure Islamabads cooperation in bringing the Afghan Taliban to the negotiating table.
Over the past two years, Ghani... |
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US Benefits from Afghanistan Drugs Production Afghanistan is a country struggling with a wide range of crises that seemingly stood as reason for the deployment of the foreign forces to Afghanistan. One of the major issues that keep digging gaps between various internal and international parties is the drugs production challenge. This beside the... |
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Trump brings back small hands joke amid Harvey: Video A video has been broadcast on Fox News, showing US President Donald Trump reminding hurricane victims of his “small hands” joke from the 2016 presidential campaign.
The president, who had been criticized for not meeting with Hurricane Harvey survivors on his first trip to the disaster... |
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Reverse Migration Could Eventually Dismantle Israeli Regime The Israeli regime has always been struggling to introduce Palestine to the world as the promised land of the Jews, whose immigration to the Palestinian territories has been one of the most crucial ways for the founders of the Israeli regime and its later leaders to establish and bolster a Jewish state... |
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Saudi Economy Faces Uncertain Future Due to Yemen War: Report The Saudi economy is facing a bleak and uncertain future with a projected growth of a mere 0.1 percent in real.
According to a recent report by the International Monetary Fund the Saudi economy is projected to pick up to 1.7 percent in 2017, but overall real GDP growth is expected to be close to zero... |
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Iraqis Facing Abuse in US Immigration Detention Centers US immigration authorities are abusing Iraqi immigrants facing deportation and coercing them into waiving their legal rights, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has said.
In a court filing on Thursday, ACLU noted that incarcerated Iraqis face abuse, pressure and intimidation to give up legally... |
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Haleys remarks show US envoys ignorance of JCPOA text: Iran FM Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the recent remarks by US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley show her lack of familiarity with the content of the historic nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries.
“What Ms.Haley has declared mostly... |
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Defense Ministry Preparing For US Troop Surge The Afghan Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Saturday said it has starting preparing for the deployment of extra US troops to the country.
"Training centers exist in Kabul, Jalalabad, Helmand, Mazar-e-Sharif and Kandahar and Gardez where we have training centers and they (the additional troops) will help... |
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Germany likely to rethink relations with Turkey: Merkel German Chancellor Angela Merkel has denounced Turkeys move to arrest two more German citizens, pledging a more decisive reaction or perhaps reconsideration of Berlins relations with Ankara.
"Considering todays events, perhaps we need to reconsider further German policy toward Turkey, Merkel told... |
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UNAMA says 28 civilians killed, 16 wounded in Logar and Herat airstrikes The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) released its preliminary findings regarding the deadly airstrikes conducted in Logar and Herat provinces of Afghanistan.
According to UNAMA, at least 28 civilians were killed and 16 others were wounded in the airstrikes, citing preliminary... |
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White House petition asks Trump to declare George Soros a terrorist Tens of thousands of American citizens have signed a petition that calls on the US President Donald Trump to declare Jewish billionaire George Soros a terrorist and to seize all his assets.
More than 80,000 people have signed the petition on the White House website since its launch on August 20, accusing... |
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Turkish president labels killing of Rohingya Muslims genocide Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the killing of hundreds of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar during the latest wave of violence that erupted a week ago was "genocide."
Almost 400 people have died in Myanmars Rakhine state since the countrys army stepped up a military crackdown on the Rohingya... |
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Noor claims certain circles in government attempts to spark ethnic tensions The provincial governor of northern Balkh province and chief executive of Jamiat-e-Islami party Ata Mohammad Noor has claimed that certain circles in the government are attempting to spark ethnic tensions among the people.
In a statement released on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha, Noor said the misbehaviors... |
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Ghani Delivers Eid Message, Gives Another Chance To Militants Addressing political elites and journalists at the Presidential Palace on Friday, President Ashraf Ghani said it is the time for anti-government armed groups to choose the path of peace "if they are Afghans and are not the tools of others".
"The anti-government armed groups should choose. It is the... |
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Fresh sanctions on North Korea would be dangerous, Russia warns US Russia has again warned the United States that any new punitive measures against North Korea over Pyongyangs intensified missile activity would be "counterproductive and dangerous."
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said late Wednesday in a phone call with his US counterpart Rex Tillerson that... |
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