Efforts Underway for Israeli-Arab Normalization Amid Tense Iranophobic Campaign

The Israeli media and officials, including the transportation and intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz, in past few days have called on the Arab countries to normalize diplomatic relations with the Israeli regime. Addressing the Herzliya Conference last week, Katz highlighted the need for expansion of...

EU urges Italy against sudden refugee boat shutout

The EU urged Italy on Thursday to allow more time to discuss its threat to suddenly stop vessels from other countries disembarking migrants in Italian ports, after rescuing them in the Mediterranean. Brussels said it was ready to give Italy fresh financial support to deal with the crisis but said...

Saudi-led bloc�s demands unreasonable: Qatar

Qatar says the demands submitted by the Saudi-led bloc to Doha as a condition to lift their boycott on the country are impossible to be met because of their untrue nature. Earlier this month, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt imposed a trade and diplomatic embargo on...

US sets new criteria for travel ban against Muslims

The administration of US President Donald Trump has defined new criteria for visa applicants from several Muslim countries and is set to implement them on Thursday, according to a US State Department memo. Under the department’s new set of rules, citizens of Iran, Syria, Sudan, Somalia,...

Germany bans Erdogan from addressing ethnic Turks outside G20 summit

German officials have rejected a request by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to address ethnic Turks in Germany, citing security concerns and strained relations between the two countries. German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said Thursday that Berlin had received a request from Turkey...

Pakistan�s Aziz Expected In Kabul In Move To Ease Tensions

Afghanistan's government on Thursday announced that a high level Pakistani delegation - led by Sartaj Aziz, advisor to Pakistani prime minister on foreign relations - will visit Afghanistan in the near future to hold talks with Afghan officials on the implementation of agreements signed between Islamabad...

Old Afghan rivals meet in Turkey for political unity after recent violence

Two key Afghan political figures and old rivals, General Abdul Rashid Dostum and Ata Mohammad Noor, have met in Turkey together with the leader of Harakat-e-Islami Haji Mohammad Mohaqiq as the trio have stepped up efforts for political unit in the aftermath of the recent violence in the country. An...

US Senate approves 4,000 more visas for Afghans under the SIV program

The United States senate has approved at least four thousand more visas for the Afghan nationals who have worked with the US-led coalition and fearing persecution by the militant groups, it has been reported. The new visas were approved by the US lawmakers in the Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday. According...

NATO considering an increase in troops level in Afghanistan: Stoltenberg

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has confirmed that the alliance is considering an increase in its presence in Afghanistan. Speaking to reports ahead of the defense ministerial in Brussels, Stoltenberg confirmed that "Our military authorities have requested...

Two-thirds of Americans disapprove of Trump's healthcare plan: Poll

Nearly two-thirds of Americans have disapproved of the way US President Donald Trump has handled the country’s health insurance reform, a new poll shows.   According Quinnipiac University poll released on Wednesday, 63 percent of people said they don't like the way Trump is attempting...

Iran�s Armed Forces to continue anti-terror battle: Official

Iran has dismissed as a "psychological ploy" a recent statement by a number of European Union lawmakers against the Islamic Republic, saying the country's Armed Forces will not hesitate to fight Takfiri terrorists. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Wednesday that Iran's...

US Congress preparing bill against travel to North Korea

The US Congress is putting together legislation to ban American citizens from traveling to North Korea, following the death of an American national who was imprisoned in the country over espionage charges. Sponsored by Republican Representative Joe Wilson and his Democratic colleague Adam Schiff,...

Indians protest against recent attacks targeting Muslims

Thousands of Indians gathered in several cities on Wednesday to protest against recent attacks targeting Muslims across the country. In the capital New Delhi, demonstrators, including the elderly and parents with young children, sang songs and lit candles in remembrance of those Muslims killed by Hindu...

Ata Mohammad Noor, Mohaqiq, and Gen. Dostum meet in Turkey

The provincial governor of northern Balkh province and chief executive of Jamiat-e-Islami Ata Mohammad Noor has met with the first vice president General Abdul Rashid Dostum in Turkey. The chief of staff of the first vice president Enayatullah Babur Farahmand said Noor has visited Turkey to attend the...

Clashes reported among the Taliban and ISIS militants in Nuristan

A gun battle erupted among the Taliban and ISIS militants in eastern Nuristan province of Afghanistan, leaving a number of people dead or wounded, the local officials said Wednesday. The incident took place late on Tuesday in the vicinity of Wanat Waigal district of Nuristan. The provincial governor...

Afghan government�s optimisms on Gen. Dunford�s visit to Afghanistan

The Afghan government has welcomed the visit by the United States chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford, calling it a major gesture to reflect Washington's effort for assessing its regional strategy. The Office of the President of Afghanistan, ARG Palace, said President Mohammad...

Ukraine targeted by worst cyber attack in its history

Ukraine has been targeted by the worst cyber attack in its history after a ransomware caused outages on computer networks of the country’s government and other key organizations. Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman described the Tuesday cyber attacks as “unprecedented,” but noted...

Dutch state partly liable for deaths of 350 Muslims in Bosnia war: Court

A Dutch appeals court has ruled that the state was partly responsible for the deaths of some 350 Bosnian Muslim men in the 1995 Srebrenica genocide. The court declared the ruling in The Hague on Tuesday, ordering the Dutch state to pay some 30 percent of any damages to the victims. "The court...

Over 8,000 migrants rescued in Mediterranean in 48 hours

More than 8,000 migrants have been rescued in waters off Libya during the past 48 hours in difficult weather conditions, Italy's coastguard said Tuesday. "On Monday, we rescued about 5,000 people from four large boats, one smaller one and 18 rubber dinghies," a spokesman told AFP. People were pulled...

EU hits Google with 2.4bn euro fine

The EU hit Google with a record 2.4-billion-euro fine Tuesday for illegally favoring its shopping service in search results, in a fresh assault on US firms that risks the wrath of President Donald Trump. Hard-charging European Commission competition chief Margrethe Vestager said the tech giant "abused...

Pakistan defends groups fighting against Indian forces in Kashmir

Pakistan has defended separatist groups fighting against New Delhi's forces in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry, in a statement issued on Tuesday, said the struggle by the separatist groups against the Indian rule was "legitimate." "The 70-year-old indigenous...

ARG Confirms Pakistani Delegation Will Visit Kabul Soon

The President Palace (ARG) on Tuesday confirmed that a delegation from Pakistan is expected to visit Kabul in the near future and likewise a delegation from Afghanistan will visit Pakistan. However details of the upcoming tours were not exposed. Without commenting on the intelligence sharing agreement...

ISIS in Afghanistan release grim execution video purports to show execution by children+Video

The ISIS terrorist group's offshoot in Afghanistan, the so-called ISIS-Khurasan province, has released a new grim execution video purportedly showing the murder of five individuals. The video circulated online by the supports of the terror group shows the killing of five individuals, accused of...

US Demands Bin Salman Shows Obedience to Israel before becoming Saudi King

The US is demanding that newly anointed Saudi Crown Prince must show absolute obedience to the Israeli regime for Washington to help him ascend to power as the king, a dissident Saudi prince has revealed. Saudi Prince Khalid Bin Farhan al-Saud, who lives in Germany, has revealed what he says are...

Atta Noor Threatens Mass Rallies If Reforms Aren�t Applied

Atta Mohammad Noor, the executive director of Jamiat-e-Islami party and governor of northern Balkh province, on Sunday morning delivered his Eid message at the Blue Mosque in Mazar-e-Sharif and again called on the National Unity Government (NUG) to bring reforms to government institutions including security...

Ghani Delivers Eid Message, Tells Taliban To Join Peace Process

Delivering his Eid message on Sunday President Ashraf Ghani warned the Taliban they have run out of time and again called on them to join the peace process. He said: "You don't have more time and if you are really Afghan than come to peace." In his speech, during an Eid ceremony at the Presidential...

Is US Relocating ISIS Terrorists to Afghanistan, Central Asia?

After a string of defeats in Iraq and Syria, ISIS Takfiri terrorists are now relocating to Afghanistan and neighboring states. ISIS terrorists have almost completely been routed in Iraq and they will be eliminated from their last bastion in Mosul soon while in neighboring Syria, they have virtually...

Failed Militarily, Saudis Seek Controlling Yemen�s Vital Port Through UN

The United Nations Security Council in a June 15 “presidential statement” warned against potential attack by the Saudi-led Arab military coalition against Al Hudaydah, Yemen’s Red Sea port city. This UNSC statement is deemed significant because during the over two years of the...

Putin honors Russia�s intelligence network

Russian President Vladimir Putin has honored the officers of his country’s intelligence network hailing them as “unique people.” "To give up their life, their nearest and dearest and leave the country for many years, and to dedicate one's life to the Fatherland, not everyone...

South Korea invites North to participate in 2018 Winter Olympics to boost peace

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has invited North Korea, his country's archenemy, to the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, saying sports can serve as a peace maker and the invitation is thus aimed at easing incessant tensions between the two neighbors over Pyongyang's missile and nuclear programs. President...