Category: World
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Taliban capture key border crossing near Pakistan
Kandahar, Afghanistan: The Taliban said Wednesday they had captured the strategic border crossing of Spin Boldak along the frontier with Pakistan, continuing sweeping gains made since foreign forces stepped up their withdrawal. “The (Taliban) Mujahideen have captured an important border town called Wesh in Kandahar. With this, the important road between (Spin) Boldak and Chaman…
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UAE opens Israel embassy
TEL AVIV: The United Arab Emirates opened an embassy in Israel Wednesday, housed in Tel Aviv”s new stock exchange building, in the latest normalisation move under a deal brokered by Washington last year. The venue in the heart of Israel”s financial district highlighted the central role economic cooperation has played since the UAE became only…
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Pakistan, Russia agree to strengthen ties
DUSHANBE: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday expressed commitment to strengthen bilateral relations in all spheres of cooperation. In a meeting held on the sidelines of the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Dushanbe, the two sides reviewed the implementation status of the decisions taken during Russian…
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India conspiring to demolish 500 mosques: Mushaal Mullick
LAHORE: Mushaal Hussein Mullick, Chairperson of Peace and Culture Organization and wife of jailed Kashmiri Hurriyat leader Muhammad Yasin Malik, said on Tuesday that India was conspiring to demolish 500 mosques in the occupied Kashmir. “These mosques have already been demarcated and there are plans to construct temples on the land of these mosques for…
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Chinese father reunited with kidnapped son after 24 years
BEIJING: A Chinese man has been reunited with his kidnapped son after a 24-year search that saw him travel half a million kilometers across China on a motorbike, chasing tip-offs on the boy”s whereabouts. Guo Gangtang”s son was just two years and five months old when he was abducted from in front of the family…
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Lady Biden to lead US delegation to Olympics
WASHINGTON: The White House on Tuesday said First Lady Jill Biden will lead the US delegation to the Tokyo Olympics, which President Joe Biden is skipping due to Japan”s Covid lockdown. “First Lady Jill Biden will travel to the Opening Ceremony of the 2021 Olympic Summer Games,” the White House said. The ceremony takes place…
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First Saudi smart card for this year’s Hajj
ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia has issued the first smart Hajj card for the current Hajj season, which is linked to all the services such as entering the camps, using transportation, entering hotels, and paying through ATMs. It also helps guide lost pilgrims, controlling entry to the camps and timing of grouping and transportation. This came during…
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Saudi Hajj Ministry inspects pilgrims reception centers
ISLAMABAD: The Saudi Arabia”s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has inspected the pilgrims reception centers for Hajj season this year 1442 AH in Makkah. Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Dr. Abdelfattah Bin Suleiman Mashat, said that the ministry had identified three mechanisms for receiving pilgrims. The first mechanism includes those who arrive at the…
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Iran confirms prisoner exchange talks with US
TEHRAN: Iran confirmed Tuesday ongoing “negotiations” with the United States over a potential prisoner swap, after a US official said Washington is working to release its detained citizens. The US envoy for Iran, Robert Malley, said on Saturday that President Joe Biden insists on the release of all Americans and will not accept a “partial…
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Taliban say don’t want to fight in cities
Kabul: The Taliban do not want to battle government forces inside Afghanistan”s cities and would rather see them surrender, a senior insurgent leader said Tuesday, as the militants also warned Turkey against extending its troop presence. The hardline group has swept through much of the north as foreign troops complete their withdrawal, and the government…