Tag: conflict
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US calls on Somalia to hold elections immediately
Washington, (19th March, 2021, 10:43 pm) (AFP/APP):The United States called on Somalia Friday to hold elections right away and end a stalemate that Washington says is threatening the strife-torn Horn of Africa country. Somalia missed a deadline to hold an election by February 8, when President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, better known by his nickname Farmajo,…
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Drones spark fire at Saudi refinery as Huthis advance on Yemen’s Marib
Riyadh, (19th March, 2021, 8:00 pm) (AFP/APP):A drone strike sparked a fire at a Riyadh oil refinery Friday, in an attack claimed by Yemen’s Huthi rebels as the Iran-backed insurgents made major advances on the embattled Yemeni city of Marib. The attack at dawn on the refinery is the second major assault this month on…
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11 bullet-ridden bodies found in eastern Libya
Benghazi, Libya, March 18 (AFP/APP):The bodies of 11 people bearing gunshot wounds were discovered on Thursday in eastern Libya’s Benghazi, said a security source, suggesting they had been “executed”. “Security forces were alerted on Thursday of the presence of 11 unidentified bodies at the southern entrance to Benghazi in the Haouari area, near a cement…
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Taliban say US must meet troop withdrawal deadline
Kabul, March 17 (AFP/APP):The Taliban have warned of “consequences” if the United States fails to meet a deadline to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan, after President Joe Biden said doing so would be “tough”. The United States is supposed to complete a full withdrawal of troops within six weeks, according to an agreement signed in…
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Palestinians condemn Kosovo’s embassy in Jerusalem
Jerusalem, March 15 (AFP/APP):The Palestinians on Monday condemned Kosovo for opening an embassy in Jerusalem, after it became the first Muslim-majority territory to recognise the disputed city as Israel’s capital. Kosovo, which formally opened the embassy on Sunday, made the move in exchange for Israel recognising the independence it declared in 2008 following a…
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MSF denounces widespread attacks on Tigray clinics
Addis Ababa, March 15 (AFP/APP):The medical charity MSF on Monday condemned a “deliberate and generalised” programme of targeting clinics in the conflict-hit Tigray region of Ethiopia. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed launched a military campaign in Tigray last year after blaming the region’s ruling party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), for attacks on army camps.…
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Rogue India distributes $500 million among terrorist-outfits to intensify proxy war against Pakistan
This opinion article is by Dr. Saeed Ahmad Ali. LAHORE, Feb 20: India had lodged a proxy war against Pakistan by baking global terrorist outfits, deploying a sufficient military in Afghanistan, thousands of paramilitary soldiers and launching a largish aid programme to count benefits for its people. [bs-quote quote=”India is using Afghan soil to build…
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5 mothers bring smiles to children in distress
With a slogan “happy children, happy world”, five mothers hailing from Turkey, Switzerland, Albania, and Bosnia and Herzegovina are reaching out to children in distress
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Global peace efforts in Afghanistan stressed to counter Indian proxy war against Pakistan
This opinion article is by Dr. Saeed Ahmad Ali. LAHORE, Feb 16: Globally, it has been acknowledged that peace is a fundamental tool and precondition for sustained economic growth, development of trade and prosperity of any country or region. As a result and admitted fact peace pays back in economic growth and its stability would…
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Foreign Minister Qureshi urges the United Nations to address the root causes of conflicts
27th January, 2021 (Press Release): Foreign Minister addresses the High Level Replenishment Conference for the UN Secretary General’s Peacebuilding Fund. India’s Republic Day, ‘Black Day’ for the world, Modi’s mask forced off? Cannoli Cafe undergoes a change after severe backlash Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi has urged the United Nations to address the root…