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Graffiti art depicting domestic abuse, inspired by the increase in cases of domestic violence amid a lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AFP)World
Shut down to resist spread of coronavirus, Iraqi women now face...

Activists have long pushed the government to adopt a better domestic violence law that would help victims and deter...

26 April 2020 1:31 PM IST

The Saudi supreme court said the latest reform was intended to \bring the kingdom into line with international human rights norms\. Representational ImageWorld
Saudi Arabia abolishes flogging as punishment

Court-ordered floggings in Saudi Arabia -- sometimes extending to hundreds of lashes, have long drawn condemnation from...

25 April 2020 3:02 PM IST

Trapped by virus, foreign labourers in Gulf fall sickWorld
Trapped by virus, foreign labourers in Gulf fall sick

United Arab Emirates is even threatening the laborers' home countries that won't take them back with possible quotas on...

23 April 2020 1:41 PM IST

Victory in this longest war for the Afghan Taliban is not yet assured. (Representational | AP)World
Amid covid pandemic, Taliban kills 23 in fresh violence in Afghanistan

The governor's spokesman, Mohammad Jawad Hejri, confirmed the attack and also blamed the Taliban, putting the death toll...

20 April 2020 4:06 PM IST

Iranians, some wearing protective masks, gather inside the capital Tehrans grand bazaar, during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic crises. AFP PhotoWorld
Covid-19: Iran records lowest single-day death toll in last one month

Ninety-eight deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the overall toll to 4,683.

14 April 2020 5:22 PM IST

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Photo: AFP)World
Turkey projects itself as humanitarian power amid Coronavirus pandemic

Turkey is hard hit itself by the virus outbreak which has killed nearly 1,300 people.

14 April 2020 4:05 PM IST

File image of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival Benny Gantz. (AFP)World
Israel prez rejects Gantz's request for more time to form government

Ex-military chief Gantz was given the mandate to form a government four weeks ago by President Reuven Rivlin.

12 April 2020 6:13 PM IST

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani chairs a cabinet session in the capital Tehran. Rouhani urged the International Monetary Fund to provide the country with a requested $5 billion emergency loan to combat its novel coronavirus. AFP photoWorld
Iran eases lockdown restrictions as country records 117 more deaths

Health ministry also confirmed that 1,657 new infections had been confirmed in the past 24 hours.

12 April 2020 5:23 PM IST

Ayatollah Ali KhameneiWorld
Pray at home during Ramadan, says Khamenei to Iranians

Ramadan is set to start in the last week of April this year

9 April 2020 4:11 PM IST

Pakistan approached the IMF in August 2018 for a bailout package. (Photo- AFP)World
Iran seeks $5 billion from IMF to battle coronavirus

Coronavirus has killed more than 3,800 people and infected more than 62,500.

8 April 2020 6:08 PM IST

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani chairs a cabinet session in the capital Tehran. Rouhani urged the International Monetary Fund to provide the country with a requested $5 billion emergency loan to combat its novel coronavirus. AFP photoWorld
Virus-hit Iran urges IMF to approve $5bn loan

Iran is battling one of the deadliest coronavirus outbreaks which it says has killed close to 4,000 people and infected...

8 April 2020 5:56 PM IST

In this Feb. 29, 2020 file photo, U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, left, and Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban groups top political leader sign a peace agreement between Taliban and U.S. officials in Doha, Qatar. AP PhotoWorld
Taliban-US peace deal near breaking point

The Taliban's statement issued Sunday warned of more violence if the U.S. and the Afghan government continue alleged...

6 April 2020 11:18 AM IST

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