Region
Iran's parliament approves Mehrdad Akhlaghi as new defence minister
Iran's parliament voted 237 to 15 on Sunday to make Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi defence minister, replacing Aziz Nasirzadeh, who was killed…
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World
Egypt's parliament delays vote on military support for Saudi Arabia
Egypt's parliament put off until Monday a vote on President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi's request to authorise defensive military support for…
Society
From stage to day labour: Afghan musicians live on loans after music ban
Media reports quoted several Afghan singers and musicians as saying they lost their income after music was banned and now get by on daily…
World
Vance says Iran war goes on until Tehran vows not to rebuild nuclear programme
US Vice President JD Vance said Washington has destroyed Iran's nuclear programme, but the war will end only when Tehran gives a long-term,…
Region
Pakistan halts trade with Iran at two Balochistan border crossings
Pakistan has suspended commercial traffic with Iran through the Taftan and Gabd-Rimdan crossings, leaving about 2,000 trucks stranded;…
World
France unrest: about 1,800 detained as Limoges town hall burns
Protests over schools and the cost of living turned violent in French cities on Saturday; the roof of Limoges' 143-year-old town hall…
Region
Gunmen abduct 18 people from marble factory in Balochistan's Khuzdar
Armed men stormed a marble factory in the Naal area of Khuzdar district late on Saturday and took 18 people away, a day after 20 police…
Health
Afghan health ministry and Russian delegation discuss cancer and heart care
Public health minister Noor Jalal Jalali met a Russian delegation in Kabul to discuss cooperation on diagnosing and treating cancer and…
World
Hegseth says few NATO allies fought in Afghanistan; Poland hits back
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said only a handful of the roughly 50 nations in NATO's Afghanistan mission actually fought, prompting an…
Society
Kabul River pollution: officials start survey, say cleanup needs $1 million
Kabul residents complain that rubbish is being dumped into the Kabul River; the municipality says it has begun a survey, and the disaster…
Afghanistan
NRF commander Mirwais killed in Panjshir-Andarab clash
A source told the media that National Resistance Front commander Mirwais was killed fighting ا.ا.ا forces; the ا.ا.ا's 207 Omari corps also…
Politics
Pakistan says talks with Kabul must bring verifiable security action
Pakistan's Foreign Office says any dialogue with the ا.ا.ا is conditional on concrete, verifiable steps against armed groups.
