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Malala Yousafzai. (Photo: AFP)World
Malala Yousafzai slams Taliban for hijab decree, urges world leaders...

Malala urged world leaders to hold Taliban accountable for violating the human rights of Afghan women

10 May 2022 1:37 PM IST

The development comes when Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is set to begn his visit India from April 3, his first such visit after assuming office last year. (AFP Image)World
Israeli PM tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of India visit

Bennett is paying the visit to India from April 3-5 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi

28 March 2022 2:13 PM IST

Taliban fighters walk on a park road, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)World
-'Terrorist groups-' enjoy freedom in Afghanistan: UN experts

The Islamic State-'s strength in Afghan has risen from an estimated 2,200 to near 4,000 following the release of several...

8 Feb 2022 11:01 AM IST

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

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