Islamic Emirate Officials Discuss With Pakistan Reopening Torkham Gate
Local officials in the eastern province of Nangarhar discussed the reopening of Torkham crossing with Pakistani officials.Arafat Mahajar, manager of the department of information in the Directorate of Information and…
Saudi authorities have executed at least 100 people this year, Amnesty International reports. The country’s execution rate is among the world’s highest.
Saudi authorities have executed at least 100 people this year, Amnesty International reports. The country’s execution rate is among the world’s highest.In a statement on Friday, the activists said they documented several…
Afghanistan is the Fastest-Growing Maker of Methamphetamine, UN Says
Afghanistan is the world’s fastest-growing maker of methamphetamine, a report from the United Nations drug agency said Sunday. The country is also a major opium producer and heroin source, even…
Taliban denounces closure of Torkham border with Pakistan
Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticized the closure of the key Torkham border crossing with Pakistan, saying it negatively impacts trade and connectivity.“The closure of Torkham gate can adversely affect…
More than 2,000 killed by earthquake near Marrakech, Morocco
At least 2,012 people died and another 2,059 were injured in the earthquake that struck Morocco Friday night, according to the latest figures released by the country’s interior ministry, state-run…
Powerful Earthquake Kills ‘at Least’ 296 in Morocco, Govt Says
(Reuters) – A powerful earthquake struck Morocco’s High Atlas mountains late on Friday, killing at least 296 people, destroying buildings and sending residents of major cities rushing from their homes.The…
Haqqani Asks Mohaqiq, Khalili to Return to Afghanistan
Speaking at a gathering in Bamiyan province, acting Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani called on influential political leader Mohammad Mohaqiq and former vice president Mohammad Karim Khalili to return to Afghanistan.Haqqani…
Hong Kong, Shenzhen deluged by heaviest rain on record
The heaviest rain since records began 140 years ago drenched Asian financial hub Hong Kong on Friday, killing two people and injuring more than 140, state media reported, as unusually…
China reportedly extends iPhone ban to more workers as tensions with US rise
China’s government has reportedly expanded its ban of iPhones to local government workers and state-owned companies, a day after it emerged central government employees were forbidden from bringing the devices to work.