Ayatollah Sistani Backs Iraqi Government

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE AR-SA MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, has met with the country's prime minister in a sign of support for his newly-formed government and its struggle against the ISIS...

Ministry of Public Works $22.3 million road maintenance project

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on October 20 announced a $22.3 million project to help the Afghan Ministry of Public Works maintain Afghanistan’s roads. The three-year project will help the Ministry create three departments: a road authority to oversee maintenance...

Next Five Years Are the Years for Hard Work: Abdullah

Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah sat down with tribal elders, businessmen and Atta Mohammad Noor, Governor of Balkh province, on Saturday in Kabul to discuss their concerns and expectations of the National Unity Government. During the discussions Abdullah emphasized that the "next five years are...

Pakistan National Security Advisor to Visit Kabul

Pakistan's National Security Advisor, Sartaj Aziz, is expected to visit Kabul as the Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's special envoy on Sunday with an official invitation letter to President Ashraf Ghani, according to Pakistan's Foreign Office statement. Aziz is the first Pakistani...

Tehran to act if Islamabad refuses to secure border: Iran general

Iran will step in to contain terrorists if Pakistan refuses to take measures in order to secure its borders to keep terrorists from slipping into the Islamic Republic, a senior Iranian military commander says. “We believe that every country should respect its commitments vis-à-vis...

Top Haqqani Network leaders arrested by Afghan intelligence

According to reports, the Haqqani terrorist network’s two senior leaders have been arrested following a military operation by Afghan intelligence – national directorate of security (NDS) operatives. The detained leaders have been identified as Anas Haqqani, the brother of Haqqani network...

Afghanistan a priority country for WFP

Afghanistan is one of the priority countries for WFP as more than 7.5 million people are food insecure. Every year through the implementation of various projects, WFP delivers food assistance to millions of Afghans across the country. This includes internally displaced people due to conflict, natural...

Key Taliban Commander Killed in Herat

Mullah Abdul Rahman Maldar, a high-ranking Taliban commander, was killed on Wednesday night in Herat province, local officials said on Thursday. According to a provincial official, the commander was killed alongside four other Taliban in Loka Sang area of Oba district of Herat province in a foreign...

Brazil prison hostage standoff ends, guards freed

A riot and hostage standoff in a prison in Brazil has come to an end following the release of 10 captive guards by the rioting inmates. Local authorities announced Wednesday that the “rebellion” came to a conclusion after the demand of the rioting inmates that they be transferred...

Russia won�t be blackmailed, Putin says

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned Washington that further tensions over Ukraine could threaten global stability and that his country would not be blackmailed by sanctions. Putin made the comments during an interview with the Serbian daily Politika on Wednesday, ahead of a brief visit...

US could avert ISIL genocide in Kobani: Historian

The US has written off Kobani where an ISIL-instigated genocide is under way, a historian tells Press TV. Webster Griffin Tarpley an author and historian from Washington told Press TV in an interview Monday that US Secretary of State John Kerry “is essentially saying that he has written...

Three Polio Cases Registered in Kandahar

Three recent cases of polio have been registered in Kandahar province, one in Kandahar City and two others in Dand and Panjwai districts, public health officials reported on Wednesday. Polio cases have not been registered in Kandahar in the past 20 months.Officials claim that the disease has spread...

Taliban Kill Nad Ali District Governor

District Governor of Helmand province, Mohammad Anwar Khan was killed in an armed insurgents ambush on Tuesday night in Nad Ali district of Helmand, officials said on Wednesday. According to the provincial governor's spokesman Omar Zwak, the incident occurred when Khan was on patrol in the district. His...

5 Taliban Commanders Declare Allegiance to ISIS

Five Taliban commanders in Pakistan and their spokesman announced formal allegiance Tuesday to the ISIS militant group, in a blow to al-Qaeda's dominance in the region. Spokesman Shahidullah Shahid said he had accepted the "leadership of the Islamic State chief, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi", whose group...

10,000 Ebola cases per week feared: WHO

The fatal Ebola epidemic's infection rate is likely to exceed 10,000 new cases per week in the next two months, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns.If the international efforts to fight the spiraling Ebola outbreak do not increase in the next two months, "a lot more people will die",...

Eid Al-Ghadeer Khum

Ghadir Khumm is one of the most important events in the history of Islam that took place in the final days of the blessed life of the Holy Prophet of Islam (PBUH). On the glory of this day it suffices to say that the Almighty God says: “This day I have perfected for you your religion and completed...

Suicide attack in capital Kabul leaves one dead

A suicide attack rocked capital Kabul early Monday with preliminary reports suggesting the target of the attack was coalition forces convoy which left at least one person dead. Deputy interior minister for security, Gen. Ayub Salangi, confirmed that the attack was carried out by a suicide bomber...

Afghanistan, Pakistan sign agreement on electricity transit fee

An agreement was signed between Afghanistan and Pakistan on Saturday to set electricity transit fees from Central Asia to South Asia. The will facilitate transmission of cheaper electricity from Central Asia to the South Asian country. The agreement is part of the Central Asia South Asia Electricity...

Afghans protest against Islamic State, US and NATO forces in Kabul

Over 500 people participated in a demonstration against the Islamic State and presence of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan. The protesters were shouting slogans against the presence of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan and in support of the Kurdish people who are fighting the Islamic State militants. Protesters...

Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei:
'US efforts against ISIL not real'

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei says efforts by the US and its allies against the ISIL Takfiri terrorists are not real. “If anyone fuels the fire in this regard (the so-called fight against the ISIL), he or she will definitely be helping sinister America...

Shia Muslims celebrate Eid Al-Ghadeer

Millions of Muslims have commemorated the Eid al-Ghadeer, celebrating the occasion of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) appointing Imam Ali (PBUH) as his successor. Iranians along with many Muslims of other parts of the world are celebrating Eid al-Ghadeer, one of the most important religious feasts.The...

Ukraine suffers inadequate gas supplies: Analyst

Ukraine has to reach an energy deal with Russia due to its insufficient gas supplies , says an analyst. “The gas supplies [are] inadequate," Dmitry Linnik, from the London Bureau chief of Voice of Russia, said in an interview with Press TV, adding "Despite the recently loaded deal with...

US seeks to be dominant force in ME: Activist

The United States seeks to regain the “position of dominance” it once used to enjoy in the Middle East, says an activist. “The game of smoke and mirrors that is being played is very clear … I would say that is the central feature of the situation so that United States...

Syrian Kurds repel 7 ISIL attacks on Kobani

Kurdish militants continue defending the northern Syrian city of Kobani, thwarting seven overnight attacks by the ISIL terrorists aimed at capturing the city. According to Kurdish sources, the Takfiri militants intensified their onslaught from the south, west and east of the Kurdish city. Kurdish...

Pakistani Forces Fire 33 Missiles Into Kunar

Pakistan's military forces have bombarded eastern Kunar province for the past 16 hours, local officials said on Saturday, adding that there are no casualties. Kunar Police Chief, Abdul Habib Sayedkhili, said the Pakistani forces have fired 33 missiles into the district of Dangam since Friday...

25 killed in Anti ISIS Violence in Turkey

Two police officers were killed and a police chief was seriously wounded in an attack in Turkey's eastern province of Bingol on Thursday, CNN Turk television reported, while clashes elsewhere killed four protesters. The violence came at a time of growing tensions in Turkey, with local Kurds furious...

Protests continue in St. Louis over police shooting of another black teen

Hundreds of angry protesters have clashed with police in the US city of St. Louis for a second consecutive night after a white police officer fatally shot another black teenager. As many as 400 demonstrators chanted and marched through St. Louis in the state of Missouri on Thursday night following...

Malala and Kailash Satyarthi Win Nobel Peace Prize

Children's rights activists Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi of India were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Friday. The Norwegian Nobel Committee cited the two "for their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education." Yousafzai,...

UK to screen major transport hubs for Ebola virus

Britain says it will screen all passengers upon arrival at London’s two main airports and the Eurostar high-speed railway terminals for possible cases of the Ebola virus. Prime Minister David Cameron’s office said on Thursday that the overall risk of spread in Britain remained...

Paghman gang rape perpetrators executed in Kabul Paghman gang rape perpetrators executed in Kabul

The perpetrators involved in the gang rape of four women in Paghman district were hanged to death in Kabul on Wednesday. The perpetrators who were awarded death sentence included Azizullah, Nazar Mohammad, Qaisullah, Samiullah and Habibullah. Kabul police chief, Gen. Zahir Zahir said all perpetrators...