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washington - The reign of new Islamic State terror group leader Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi may be over, less than three months after it began.

The Turkish website OdaTV first reported the arrest of Abu al-Hassan Thursday, saying Turkish police captured him without fir

Washington [US], May 27 (ANI): The United States has sanctioned an international oil smuggling and money laundering network, led by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) officials, that has facilitated the sale of hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of Iranian oil for both the IRGC-QF and Hizballah. This oil smuggling network, led by US-designated IRGC-QF official Behnam Shahriyari and former IRGC-QF o

No. 2 seed Daniil Medvedev continued on his mission for a second Grand Slam title, defeating Laslo Djere of Serbia 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the third round of the French Open. Medvedev, of Russia, is still playing his way into form after missing most of the clay-court tuneups recovering from a hernia procedure. Still, Medvedev said he was pleased with the win at Roland Garros in Paris. "Today I think to be hon

Beijing [China], May 27 (ANI): Notwithstanding the strong economic linkages between Kazakhstan and China, the bilateral relationship is apparently facing serious challenges, which could negatively impact Chinese enterprises. Chinese investment and implementation of key projects are already facing delays and Kazakhstan has seen several Chinese pull-outs in the recent past, according to Geopolitica.info. The report said pop

Kabul [Afghanistan], May 27 (ANI): The newly appointed Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, said today the country faced serious human rights challenges and urged the de facto authorities to take the path that brings stability and freedom to all Afghans, especially women. At the end of his 11-day visit to the country - the first such mission since the mandate was created by

ISLAMABAD - A senior United Nations observer Thursday expressed serious concern about the 'erasure of women from public life' across Afghanistan since the Islamist Taliban seized power in August.

'Afghanistan is facing a plethora of critical human rights challenges that are having a severe impact on the population,' Richard Bennett, the U.N. special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, told

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, May 26 (Xinhua) -- In a country already beset by innumerable destabilizing factors, power shortages are doing nothing help Afghanistan's recovery.

In southern Kandahar province, like anywhere else, no electricity means no productivity.

Elham Haqmal manages a milk processing plant in Kandahar's Industrial Park.

"We have no mains electricity at all. We operate on the power from

BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- The next World Table Tennis (WTT) Grand Smash will be held in Budapest in July.

The Budapest Smash will take place from July 11-24 as the participants will compete for a prize pool of two million U.S. dollars.

"To have a Smash, the marquee event of our news series, in Europe where table tennis was born was a huge priority for all of us and to have it in Hungary, a country with

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, 26th May, 2022 (WAM) -- Ahmed Al Hay Al Hameli, UAE Ambassador to Turkmenistan has met with Rashid Meredov, Turkmen Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, to discuss several sectors of common interest.

During the meeting, which was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of T

Kabul [Afghanistan], May 26 (ANI): The US special envoy for Afghanistan, Thomas West has condemned the four explosions at Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif mosque, calling them "cowardly terrorist attacks". Taking to Twitter, West said, "The United States condemns the cowardly terrorist attacks in Mazar-i-Sharif and Kabul that claimed innocent Afghan lives. My deepest condolences to families of victims. This violence serves no pur

Kabul [Afghanistan], May 26 (ANI): The US special envoy for Afghanistan, Thomas West has condemned the four explosions at Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif mosque, calling them "cowardly terrorist attacks". Taking to Twitter, West said, "The United States condemns the cowardly terrorist attacks in Mazar-i-Sharif and Kabul that claimed innocent Afghan lives. My deepest condolences to families of victims. This violence serves no pur

Kabul [Afghanistan], May 26 (ANI): Former Pakistan pacer Umar Gul on Wednesday has been appointed as the new bowling coach of Afghanistan. Gul will begin his new role during the white-ball tour of Zimbabwe in June, when Afghanistan will play three ODIs followed by a further trio of T20Is in Harare. The 39-year-old made 237 international appearances for Pakistan across formats, making a particularly notable impact in the w

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