Supreme Court Announces Special Kabul Bank Trial

The Afghan Supreme Court announced on Wednesday that it will hold a special trial for the Kabul Bank case in the coming weeks, overriding a previous decision by an appeals court in Kabul to reject the case.The Attorney General's office, which has spearheaded the reopening of the infamous corruption...

Afghan Mobile Business event announces winners of Afghanistan�s first smartphone app competition

The winners of Afghanistan’s first smartphone app awards were announced in Kabul at the Afghan Mobile Business even on Thursday. The event, which concludes 1st November with a job fair, was organized by the Faculty of Economics of Kabul University in cooperation with the Faculty of Computer...

S. Nasrallah: Takfiris� Atrocities Most Serious Distortion of Islam in History

Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah asserted that what the takfiris are committing nowadays is the most serious distortion of Islam throughout the history as the means of communication and media convey the images to the entire world.During the third night of Muharram at Sayyed Al-Shuhadaa...

ISIL posing threat to Middle East, world: Hezbollah official

A senior official of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has described the ISIL terrorist group as a threat to the Middle East region and the entire world. Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem said the ISIL Takfiri militants have launched a campaign of fear and terror...

Turkey police clash with Kurds at border

Turkish police have clashed with people gathering at a border gate to welcome Iraqi Kurdish fighters bound for the flashpoint Syrian town of Kobani to fight the ISIL terrorists. Late on Tuesday, Turkish security forces fired teargas to disperse people gathering at Turkish-Iraqi border crossing...

US aid package to Afghanistan, doubtful: Analyst

An anti-war activist has cast doubt on a recent US plan to pour billions of dollars into Afghanistan in what appears to be a foreign aid package, saying that Washington’s motives “are not what they appear on the surface.” Rick Rozoff told Press TV on Tuesday that he was skeptical...

Afghanistan rolls out red carpet for Chinese investors

President Ashraf Ghani on his first day of official 4-day visit to China met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to confer on economic and political cooperation. The parties discussed expansion of bilateral cooperation in the spheres of security, economic, education, trade and culture. President...

The Third Imam, Husayn Ibn �Ali (as)

Second son of Fatima (sa) and ‘Ali (as) Husayn (as) was born on 3rd Shabaan, 4th year of Hijri (10.1.626 AD) When he was born the Holy Prophet was given the news of the birth of his 2nd grandson. He arrived at the house of his daughter, took the little baby in his arms, said the Azan...

Rousseff vows to continue political reforms

The winner of Brazil’s run-off presidential election, incumbent Dilma Rousseff, says she will be committed to continuing her administration’s political reforms during her second term as president. Rousseff made the remarks during her acceptance speech in the capital, Brasilia,...

2 rockets land in Wazir Akbar Khan area of Kabul city

At least two rockets landed in the vicinity of Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan area in capital Kabul late on Sunday night. Sources in the ministry of interior have said at least three rockets have landed in Wazir Mohammad Akbar Khan area. The officials further added that an investigation has been launched...

Afghan state-owned businesses revenue decline by 90%

Afghan Ministry of Finance officials have reported a 90% decline in the revenue of state-owned businesses. State-owned businesses have recorded revenue of 377mn AFN this year compared with 3.4bn AFN last year. This brings up the old question of privatizing state-owned businesses, which was proposed...

11th cricket academy established in Afghanistan

The 11th Afghan cricket academy was established in Helmand with a cost of 800,000 AFN provided by the country’s cricket board. In an attempt to promote and institutionalize cricket in the country, officials of the cricket board are seeking to build more cricket academies across the country. Addressing...

Stages Canada terror �pretext for police state�

Two headlines in the Zionist-controlled National Post sum up the Orwellian nature of this week’s phony “wave of terror” in Canada. One headline read: “Conservatives’ new anti-terror laws likely to mirror ‘immensely controversial’ U.K. legislation.” The...

Pro-Russians reject Ukraine parliamentary vote as �farce�

Pro-Russia leaders in Ukraine’s restive eastern regions have rejected the results of the country’s parliamentary elections as a “farce.” Deputy Prime Minister of the self-proclaimed People’s Republic of Donetsk Andrei Purgin said Sunday’s snap elections were...

ISIL launches gas attack in Iraq�s Anbar: Local cmdr.

The ISIL Takfiri militants operating in Iraq have reportedly carried out a chemical attack on a residential area in the western part of the violence-stricken country. According to local media reports, the commander of the rapid intervention forces in Iraq’s Anbar province, Shaaban Obaidi,...

Ebola hoax created to justify imposing martial law in US: Prof. Fetzer

The Ebola outbreak is a hoax which is being perpetrated on the American people to justify imposing martial law in the United States, a political commentator in California says.  Professor James Henry Fetzer said, “The situation with Ebola is very strange indeed, because there are...

Gunmen kill 3 Turkish soldiers in Kurdish town

Unidentified gunmen have reportedly killed three Turkish soldiers in the volatile southeast of the country. The incident happened on Saturday in the Kurdish town of Yuksekova in Hakkari Province, bordering Iraq and Iran, according to Turkey’s semi-official Anatolia news agency. The soldiers...

Liga - Real Madrid come from behind to beat Barcelona in Clasico classic

La Liga, Bernabeu - Real Madrid 3 (Ronaldo pen. 35, Pepe 50, Benzema 61) Barcelona (Neymar 4). Luis Suarez failed to mark his return to football with a win, as Real Madrid claimed victory over Barcelona in the first Clasico of the season. The Uruguayan made his first competitive appearance following...

Pentagon: First US soldier died in offensive against ISIL

The first American military member has been killed in the US-led offensive against the ISIL terrorist group in Iraq, the Pentagon announced on Friday.  Lance Cpl. Sean P. Neal of Riverside, California, was killed in Baghdad on Thursday during what described by the Pentagon as a noncombat-related...

Ghani Leaves Kabul for Saudi Arabia to Perform Umrah

President Asharf Ghani has left Kabul for Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah and to meet with Saudi officials, the president's office said in a statement on Saturday. President Ghani will meet the Saudi King and other officials to discuss the two countries' relations and the role of Saudi Arabia...

Ebola scare fabricated by US media to make profit

American lies brought to you an Iraq war and hundreds of thousands dead. American lies recently brought us the barbarism of Ukraine. American lies next forced all to bear witness to contrived atrocities in Syria and accept fabricated excuses for hundreds of dead children in Gaza. American...

Russian president says US undermines global stability

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the United States of undermining the global stability by trying to impose its will on other countries. In a speech to a group of political scholars known as the Valdai Club in Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi on Friday, Putin said Washington’s...

US tracing New York Ebola patient�s movements, panic spreads

US health officials say they are tracing New York City’s first Ebola patient movements and seeking to ensure that they have found and isolated everyone who came into contact with him, as panic grips the country. Dr. Craig Spencer reported symptoms for the deadly virus on Thursday morning,...

IEC to Announce Provincial Council Results Saturday

After more than six months, the Provincial Council election process is expected to come to an end on Saturday when officials from the Independent Election Commission (IEC) announce the results. "Today we are reviewing the work that was done and tomorrow we will announce the result without any delay,"...

Top Iranian cleric laid to rest in Tehran

Prominent Iranian cleric Ayatollah Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani has been laid to rest in the south of the capital, Tehran.The funeral held on Thursday was attended by a huge crowd of mourners, including a host of state and military officials.Earlier in the day, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah...

Fighting resumes between Kurdish fighters and ISIL terrorists in Kobani

Fighting resumes between the ISIL Takfiri militants and Kurdish fighters defending Kobani, a day after Kurds said the insurgents used chemical weapons against them in the Syrian town. Reports say loud explosions were heard as plumes of smoke were rising above the strategic border city on Thursday. Kobani...

Acting Chief Justice Abdul Salam Azimi resigns

Acting Chief Justice and head of the Supreme Court of Afghanistan Abdul Salam Azimi has resigned from his position. The Presidential Palace media office following a statement said President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai accepted the resignation of Mr. Azimi and thanked him for his services in justice sector...

Crisis in region aimed at redrawing Mideast map: Nasrallah

Hezbollah's Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah says the ongoing crisis in the region is aimed at redrawing the map of the Middle East. Nasrallah also said on Monday night that the continuation of the presence of ISIL Takfiri group in the region serves “the interests of Turkey...

Minister Calls for Political Will to Curb Smuggling

The Acting Minister of Counter Narcotics Din Mohammad Mubarez Rashidi on Tuesday reported that drug smugglers, in joint collaboration with the Taliban, have launched major clashes in various regions to ensure the flow of drug money, adding that the political will to curb the menace has not been strong...

Press TV Reporter Killed in Mysterious Crash in Turkey

Serena Shim Press TV reporter, reportedly killed in a car accident in southern Turkey near the Syrian border. Prior to her death, Serena had shared with Press TV her fear that she was accused by Turkish intelligence authorities of being a spy, and that she was being closely followed. Sorrow and grief....