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The Lebanese Naval Force on Monday rescued a boat sinking off the coast of Lebanon’s northern city, Tripoli, carrying 20 Syrian nationals attempting to escape the country illegally by sea, Xinhua reported. According to the Agency, the naval force transported…

23 million people in Afghanistan need humanitarian assistance this year, with women representing 52 percent of this figure, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) announced recently. In 2023 alone, 8 million girls and 9.2 million…

At least two people lost their lives in a motorcycle blast in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar, Al Jazeera reported. The blast near the Board Bazaar area of the city also wounded one person who has been admitted to Lady…

The United Nations mission in Afghanistan, UNAMA, has called on the Taliban to end the restrictions imposed on women. In a statement released on its website on International Women’s Day, the mission urged the de facto authorities in Afghanistan to…

Pakistani legislators on Saturday elected Asif Ali Zardari, the co-chairman of center-left Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), as the country’s 14th president, Anadolu Agency reported. Zardari, 68, the widower of the two-time Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and the candidate of the…

Four terrorists were eliminated by security forces in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district, Dawn newspaper reported on Friday. The operation also resulted in the recovery of weapons, ammunition and explosives, the military statement said, adding…

Hazara women residing in Australia have launched a 12-month campaign to draw attention the women and girls under the Taliban ruling regime, the Australia-based Women’s Agenda reported. The campaign, titled “We stand with women and girls in Afghanistan”, was launched on…

A group of scientists, researchers, and academics in the Iraqi province of Babil emphasized the importance of safeguarding the yourth against atheism and negative behaviors in order to build them properly. The scientists’ statements came during attending a scientific symposium…

The Indonesian government announced Friday the donation of 10 million doses of the bOPV polio vaccine to Afghanistan, Amu TV reported yesterday. The delivery was made in response to an appeal for the dire humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, where the…

Two terrorists were shot dead in separate operations last night in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Dawn online newspaper reported on Thursday. According to a military statement, the operation resulted in killing of terrorist ring leader Shmrooz Sheenay, and recovery of ammunition and…