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Yemeni pro-government fighters from the UAE-trained Giants Brigade, gather on the outskirts of Ataq city, on their way to the frontline facing pro-Iran Huthi fighters, on January 28, 2022. (Saleh Al-OBEIDI / AFP)World
UAE intercepts Yemen rebel missile in third week of attacks

The defence ministry of the UAE said it responded to the attack by destroying the missile launch site in Yemen-'s...

31 Jan 2022 1:16 PM IST

Afghans wait to receive food rations organized by the World Food Program (WFP) in Pul-e-Alam, the capital of Logar province. eastern of Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)World
UN expresses concern over human rights violations in Afghanistan

The UNAMA Human Rights said that there is a need for investigations, transparency and accountability of such cases

28 Jan 2022 11:21 AM IST

People inspect the rubble of a prison facility hit by a Saudi-led coalition airstrike that killed at least 87 people, in a stronghold of Houthi rebels on the border with Saudi Arabia, in the northern Saada province of Yemen, (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)World
UAE shoots down 2 ballistic missiles fired by Houthis over Abu Dhabi

The attack came a week after Yemen-'s Houthi rebels targeted a fuel depot in Abu Dhabi and the city-'s main airport

24 Jan 2022 11:17 AM IST

At not quite 8 years old, Sanam is a bacha posh: a girl living as a boy. (AP Image)World
Afghan tradition allows girls to access the freedom of boys

It is unclear how the practice is viewed by Afghanistan’s new rulers, the Taliban, who seized power in mid-August

14 Jan 2022 2:09 PM IST

Women wearing face masks to protect from coronavirus, play with a dog in the medieval core in central Nicosia, Cyprus. (Photo: PTI)World
New coronavirus variant -'Deltacron-' emerges in Cyprus

In total, 10 of the mutations from Omicron were found in the 25 samples taken in Cyprus

9 Jan 2022 2:33 PM IST

\According to Sharia law, Muslim women must wear the hijab,\ the poster reads, referring to the practice of covering up. (ANI)World
Taliban religious police issue posters ordering Afghan women to...

The poster shows an image of the face-covering burqa that was placed on cafes and shops this week by the Ministry of...

8 Jan 2022 2:14 PM IST

The official flag of Iran. (AP Photo)World
Iran holds mass funeral for -'80s war dead amid nuclear talks

This week, hard-liners have been pumping out photos and slogans on Twitter to show solidarity with the recovered Iranian...

6 Jan 2022 5:05 PM IST

Taliban fighters stand guard on the backdrop of shops selling antiques and decorative merchandise at Chicken Street in Kabul on September 26, 2021. The once-bustling hotspot, where aid workers and adventurous tourists would shop for vintage tribal rugs, pottery and metalware, is almost empty of visitors looking for a bargain. (WAKIL KOHSAR / AFP)World
Taliban to replace dissolved ministries with councils, citing economic...

Mujahid said that -'the administrations were a burden on the government and they dissolved them due to economic woes-'

26 Dec 2021 4:36 PM IST

Taliban yet to reach accord with Qatar, Turkey for airports\ managementWorld
Taliban yet to reach accord with Qatar, Turkey for airports-'...

It comes amid reports that the Taliban had reached an agreement with Qatar and Turkey for the management of the...

25 Dec 2021 5:46 PM IST

Indian counterterrorism forces, at the federal and state levels, actively detected and disrupted transnational and regional terror forces. (AFP Photo)World
ISIS has 66 known Indian-origin fighters: US report on terrorism

The UN Security Council Resolution 2309 calls governments to meet their responsibility to keep citizens secure while...

17 Dec 2021 4:11 PM IST

IS takes responsibility for Friday\s Kabul blasts: ReportsWorld
IS takes responsibility for Friday-'s Kabul blasts: Reports

On Friday, TOLO News broadcaster reported that at least two people had been killed and three others injured in the...

11 Dec 2021 1:13 PM IST

In this file photo taken on August 12, 2021, Head of the Taliban delegation Abdul Salam Hanafi (R), accompanied by Taliban officials (2R to L) Muttaqi, Shahabuddin Delawar and Abdul Latif Mansour, walks down a hotel lobby during the talks in Doha. (KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)World
Taliban urges US to release frozen funds in Doha talks

It was the second round of talks between the two sides in Qatar since the US ended its 20-year occupation of Afghanistan

1 Dec 2021 12:57 PM IST

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