Beijing, 25 June 2021 (Xinhua News) The 9th World Peace Forum (WPF) will be held at Tsinghua University in Beijing from July 2 to 4, the organizers said Friday. With the theme of "International Security Cooperation in the Post-pandemic Era: Upholding and Practicing Multilateralism," this year's forum includes topics on the Belt and Road Initiative...

Ankara, 25 June 2021 (Anadolu News) Turkish and US delegations discussed areas of cooperation to run Afghanistan's Kabul airport, the Turkish National Defense Ministry said on Friday. "During the meeting, areas of cooperation to operate Hamid Karzai International Airport following the termination of NATO Resolute Support Mission were discussed," it said on Twitter, adding that...

Doha, 22 June 2021 The State of Qatar achieved another milestone in security and safety as the country ranked again the first in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and 29th globally in the Global Peace Index (GPI) for the year 2021. Issued by the Institute of Economics and Peace in Australia, the 2021 report...

Wednesday, 23 June 2021 (BBC News) Iran has foiled an attempted sabotage attack against a building belonging to the country's atomic energy agency, according to state television. No casualties or damage were reported following the incident on Wednesday morning, it said. It provided no further details, but said an investigation was under way. There have...

Manila, 22 June 2021 (Reuters) Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, frustrated by the slow pace of COVID-19 vaccinations in his country, threatened people who refuse to get inoculated with jail or an injection of Ivermectin, an anti-parasite drug widely used to treat animals. Ivermectin has been touted as an alternative treatment for COVID-19 but U.S. and...

Washington Post, 21 June 2021 by Imran Khan (Imran Khan is the prime minister of Pakistan) Pakistan is ready to be a partner for peace in Afghanistan with the United States — but as U.S. troops withdraw, we will avoid risking further conflict. Our countries have the same interest in that long-suffering country: a political...

Sunday, 20 June 2021  Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Deputy-Amir for Political Affairs and Head of the Political Office, Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan has said that as fundamental policy, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan does not allow anyone to use the soil of Afghanistan against security of others nor  allows others to interfere in our affairs....

Doha, 20 June 2021 (QT) By Ashraf Siddiqui Qatar and Cuba enjoy extremely close bilateral relations based on the strong foundations laid down by HH the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and late Cuban leader Fidel Castro, Ambassador of Cuba to Qatar HE Oscar Gonzallez said, in an exclusive interview with Qatar...

Tehran, 19 June 2021 (IRNA) Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi leading in initial votes counting in 13th presidential elections in Islamic Republic of Iran with 17.8 million votes till 1100 AM. It was announced by Iran's Deputy Interior Minister and Head of Election Office Jamal Araf announced on Saturday. He said that 28.6 million ballots have...

Islamabad, Kabul, Delhi, 17 June 2021 (Anadolu News) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s proposal of a new trilateral mechanism involving Turkey for protecting Kabul’s airport after the US pulls out of Afghanistan has drawn mixed reactions from experts in South Asia. Speaking to reporters on Monday at the end of a series of meetings with...