Saturday, 12 June 2021 In a statement issued to media by Taleban spokesperson today regarding stay of some foreign forces in Afghanistan, it said that a number of news outlets have recently reported that some foreign troops could stay behind in our homeland in the role of securing airports and embassies. The following points are...

Paris, 08 June 2021 (Reuters) A man slapped President Emmanuel Macron in the face on Tuesday during a walkabout in southern France. Macron later said he had not feared for his safety, and that nothing would stop him carrying on with his job. The man, who was dressed in a khaki T-shirt, then shouted "Down...

Doha, 08 June 2021 (QT) By Ashraf Siddiqui Ambassador of Bangladesh to Qatar HE Md. Jashim Uddin has hinted that the second round of talks on State Minister of Foreign Affairs level between Qatar and Bangladesh will be held in Doha soon as the dates are under final consideration. The first round of the talks...

Kabul, 05 June 2021 (Anadolu News) The foreign ministers of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan on Saturday began a two-day conference in the western Afghan city of Herat to discuss key regional energy transfer and trade projects. According to the Foreign Ministry in Kabul, Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar led a high-level delegation and held talks...

Kabul, 07 June 2021 (Anadolu News) Over 3 million Afghans are feared to be acutely affected by drought this year, said a new study on Monday. According to the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), at least 14.1 million Afghans, 35% of the population, now face "crisis" or "emergency" levels of food insecurity. It noted that the...

Dharki (Pakistan) 07 June 2021 (Dawn, GEO) A train in Sindh's Ghotki district smashed into derailed carriages of another train on Monday, killing at least 40 people, in the latest accident to highlight the perilous state of the country's more than 165-year-old railway system. Several people were still trapped in the mangled wreckage near Daharki...

Ankara, 04 June 2021 (Anadolu News) The Turkish president on Friday announced the discovery of another 135 billion cubic meters of natural gas in the Black Sea, following a historic find last year. "Our Fatih drill ship has made a new natural gas discovery of 135 billion cubic meters in the Amasra-1 well in the...

Lefkosa, 04 June 2021 According to the statement made by TRNC Presidential Spokesperson Berna Çelik Doğruyol, President Ersin Tatar held an online meeting with the Greek Cypriot leader Anastasiades on Thursday upon the invitation of Elizabeth Spehar, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Cyprus . Expressing his pleasure with the coordination of border crossings and the...

Doha, 04 June 2021 (Qatar Rail) To mark the World Environment Day (5th June), Qatar Rail  held an event 'Plant A Tree ' from planting at Airport Park, in collaboration with the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME). The Airport park is adjacent to Old Airport metro station on the Doha Metro Red Line. 28 trees...

Islamabad, Pakistan, 03 June 2021 (APP) Sheikh Rashid Ahmad, Interior Minister of Pakistan said that Chinese nationals would now be issued two-year work visas within 48 hours from the respective missions, adding that a separate visa category has been created for Chinese citizens related to CPEC projects. Special desks are also being set up at...