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Leader slams Western version of woman rights as flawed Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has dismissed Western view of female status and their approach to women’s issues as profoundly flawed and repressive. Addressing hundreds of Iranian women on Saturday on the merry occasion of birth anniversary of prophet of Islam’s... |
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Former Taliban leader Agha Jan Mutasim has been held in UAE The Afghan High Council has confirmed that the former Taliban leader Agha Jan Mutasim has been held in United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Agha Jan Mutasim has been missing in United Arab Emirates during the past several days. He was a senior Taliban leader and was supporting the Afghan peace process with... |
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Halalywood: The Rise of the Islamic Entertainment Industry We’ve all heard of Hollywood and Bollywood. Some of you may have even heard of Lollywood (the Pakistani version) and Nollywood (the Nigerian version). But what about Halalywood? No? Well, as of 2014, you probably will. American actor and comedian Omar Regan, who has appeared in films such as... |
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UK Gets Muslim Minister of Culture "He is a specialist in helping to raise investment in developing countries and is considered a global leader in this field,” Javid’s website says.
“He has been engaged in community work his entire adult life, including raising £710,000 in a single event for the Disasters Emergency... |
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Putin: Ukraine on verge of civil war Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that Ukraine is nearing a civil war, after the central government deployed troops to target pro-Russia separatist militia, while Kiev stated that pro-Russian forces have a “shoot to kill” order.
“The sharp escalation of the conflict puts... |
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4159 detainees released from Bagram prison The government of Afghanistan has released 4159 prisoners from the Bagram prison after they were transferred to Afghan control.
Head of the Bagram prison and commander of the military police, General Farooq said around 5021 prisoners who were detained by US forces, have been transferred to Afghan... |
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Female MP Maryam Koofi injured in gunmen attack in Kabul city According to reports, female Afghan lawmaker Maryam Koofi was injured following an attack by gunmen in capital Kabul.
The incident reportedly took place Arya Township late Tuesday night. The main motive behind the attack is not clear so far.
Ms. Koofi was taken to hospital following the attack and... |
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Syria forces enter Sarkha town in Qalamoun Syrian forces have entered the town of al-Sarkha in the strategic Qalamoun region, retaking the full control of the town from foreign-backed Takfiri militants operating inside Syria.
The official SANA news agency quoted a Syrian military source as saying that army units restored “security... |
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Sisi officially enters Egypts presidential race Egypt’s interim deputy prime minister officially entered the presidential race on Monday when his campaigners handed in application papers to the elections committee in Cairo, the country’s state TV said.
Amid heighted security measures, three black 4x4 cars belonging to Sisi’s... |
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Partial Afghan vote results put Abdullah in the lead, Ashraf Ghani second The Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan (IEC) released the partial vote results of the presidential election on Sunday.
IEC Chief, Yousuf Nuristani said the election result consists of 10 percent votes from 26 provinces which have been entered in to the system.
Preliminary election results... |
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Partial Afghan vote result announcement delayed for another day The partial election result which was due to be announced today have been delayed for another one day and will announced on Sunday, the election officials said Saturday.
Noor Mohammad Noor, spokesman for the Independent Election Commission (IEC) said Friday that the partial election result was expected... |
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Tensions spread to Slovyansk in east Ukraine Tensions are running high in Ukraine as armed men seize a police headquarters and a security service headquarters in the country’s eastern town of Slovyansk.
Pro-Russia protesters have gathered around the police station in Slovyansk, which is about 90 kilometers (55 miles) south of Ukraine’s... |
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Maoists kill 14 in India amid nationwide elections Maoist rebels have killed at least 14 people in separate bomb attacks in the eastern Indian state of Chhattisgarh as the country holds parliamentary elections.
The first attack killed seven people including election officials and wounded five others when a landmine blast targeted their bus... |
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US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) raising Dahla Dam in Kandahar The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) will raise Dahla Dam in southern Afghanistan by 25ft (7.6m).
Dahla Dam was completed in southern Kandahar province of Afghanistan in 1952, however the network of its irrigating canals across Kandahar province has been silted and left in ruins due... |
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Top Turkish court rejects judicial control Turkey’s constitutional court on Friday overturned sections of a controversial reform tightening the government’s grip on the judiciary, local media said. This is considered to be a blow to the reform seen as part of a bid by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to snuff out a corruption... |
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Iraqi deputy PM escapes attack Two explosive devices have targeted Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Saleh Mutlaq’s convoy, but the official escaped what appears to have been an assassination attempt, Al Arabiya’s correspondent reported.
Parliamentarian Talal al-Zawobaie, who accompanied Mutlaq while on a visit to villages... |
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Afghanistans economy to pick up pace in 2015 and 2016 According to a latest report by the World Bank, Afghanistan’s economic growth would rise to around 5% in 2015 and 2016.
The recovery would highly depend on the country’s security situation after the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan.
Sensitive political situation accompanied... |
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Gas price up, flour down in Kabul The price of flour decreased and of liquefied gas jumped in Kabul during the outgoing week that saw rates of other essential commodities staying stable, market sources said on Thursday.
A 50-kg bag of Pakistani flour cost 1400 AFN against its last week’s rate of 1450 AFN, said Fazl Rahman,... |
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Mass stabbing leaves 20 injured at US high school At least 19 students were injured along with a security guard after a teenager armed with knives went on a rampage at a high school in the US State of Pennsylvania.
Dan Stevens, deputy emergency management coordinator for the Westmoreland County told reporters that the suspected attacker who is... |
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Huge blast in Rawalpindi leaves 23 dead, 120 others injured At least 23 people were killed and nearly 120 others were injured following an explosion in Rawalpindi near Islamabad on Wednesday.
According to Pakistan officials, the incident took place in Sabzi Mandi area, fruit and vegetable market located on the border of the twin city Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
The... |
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Ex-Pakistani cricket captain joins Afghan team as short time batting coach The former Pakistani cricket captain Aamer Sohail has joined the Afghanistan cricket team as short time batting coach.
The Afghan Cricket Board (ACB) said Wednesday that Aamer Sohail will join the Afghan cricketers in a training camp in Pakistan.
ACB officials said the training camp in Pakistan has... |
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Afghan forces foiled 262 suicide attacks aimed at disrupting elections National Directorate of Security (NDS) said Thursday that the Afghan security forces arrested foiled 262 suicide attacks aimed at disrupting the elections.
NDS officials told reporters that the Afghan security forces arrested 262 suicide bombers during the military operations over the past one month.
Afghan... |
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228 complaints of potential fraud filed against presidential candidates The Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (ECC) said Tuesday they have received 228 formal complaints of potential fraud against the presidential candidates.
Independent Electoral Complaints (ECC) spokesman, Nadir Mohsini said additional 573 complaints were filed against the provincial council... |
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Severe obesity on the rise among children in the U.S. A new study led by a University of North Carolina School of Medicine researcher finds little to cheer about in the fight against childhood obesity, despite a recent report to the contrary.
found that all classes of obesity in U.S.... |
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Ukraine, by the name of democratic to mortise of powers The sorrow situation of Ukrainian is just not their problems. In reality whole people of the world from repeating such a heart breaking-event from interference of large countries in impose of regulation of an independent country exercised. The powers that when in appearance show themselves anxious of... |
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Flour price goes up, gold goes down in Kabul The price of flour edged up while gold went down and other daily-use items remained steady in Kabul during the outgoing week, market sources said on Thursday.
Food Traders’ Union head, Fazal Rahman, said the price of a 50-kilogram Pakistani flour bag jumped from 1,440 to 1,450 AFN. The... |
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Eurozone sees dramatic improvement in its economic recovery Addressing the final day of the World Economic Forum, Head of the European Central Bank (ECB), Mario Draghi, said Eurozone had witnessed “dramatic improvement” in its economic recovery over the past two years.
He said risks had declined considerably across the board both for core Eurozone... |
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Ala Nowruz Amadala Nowruz Amad (New Day has arrivedNew Day has arrived) Nowruz means New Day and it marks the start of the New Year. It usually occurs on March 21 or the previous/following day depending on where it is observed.
Nowruz is the celebration of spring—a new season which indicates the “rebirth of nature”. Preparations for Nowroz start several... |
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Young Afghan artists to compete for Afghan Contemporary Art Prize Young Afghan artists are prepping themselves for the Afghan Contemporary Art Prize competition that is held every year to encourage local artists to bring in creativity in their work and go beyond the traditional marketplaces and landscapes’ sketches.
These artists would come as a surprise... |
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Three development projects completed in Baghlan province Three sub-projects of the National Solidarity Program of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (NSP/MRRD) were recently completed in Baghlan province and handed over to the communities.
According to the concerned Provincial Manager of NSP, these development projects included the construction... |
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