AT Kabul: Millions of Iranians hit the streets in Tehran and other cities on Saturday to mark the 44th anniversary of the Islamic revolution. For the past two years, the 1979 overthrow of the Western-backed shah was commemorated mainly in vehicles and on motorcycles due to Covid restrictions. But this …
Read More »Turkey, Syria earthquake: death toll passes 5,000 as Erdogan announces 3-month emergency
AT Kabul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced a three-month state of emergency across the 10 provinces worst affected by Monday’s devastating earthquakes. In a speech, Reuters reports that Erdoğan said that 70 countries had offered help in search and rescue operations and that Turkey planned to open up …
Read More »Over 1,600 killed as 7.8-magnitude earthquake hits Turkey, Syria
AT Kabul: A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake has hit Turkey and Syria, killing over 1,600 people and trapping many others. The quake struck at 04:17 am local time (0117 GMT) at a depth of about 17.9 kilometers (11 miles) and was followed by a 6.7-magnitude aftershock 15 minutes later, according to …
Read More »Pakistan’s ex-president Pervez Musharraf dies aged 79
AT Kabul: Former Pakistani president, Pervez Musharraf, has died at hospital after years of self-imposed exile in Dubai. He was 79. Local news outlets on Sunday quoted his family members as saying that the former leader succumbed to Amyloidosis after being hospitalized for months due to health complications. Pakistan’s military …
Read More »China-Russia ties grow as Chinese senior official visits Moscow
AT Kabul: China said on Saturday that mutual political trust with Russia has continued to deepen after Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu visited the Russia this week and met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. China is willing to work with Russia to implement their strategic partnership and promote further …
Read More »Pakistan admits its past policies nurtured terrorism
AT Kabul: Days after Pakistan witnessed a deadly attack on its security forces inside a Peshawar mosque, the country’s Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah admitted inside the National Assembly that it was a collective mistake to create the jihadi groups. He said that the jihadi groups created by this country have …
Read More »Peshawar mosque blast kills at least 28 people in Pakistan
AT Kabul: At least 28 people were killed and more than 140 others were injured after a suicide bomber blew himself up at a mosque in Peshawar’s Police Lines during afternoon prayers on Monday. Security officials, confirming that it was a suicide attack, said the bomber was standing in the …
Read More »Russian troops enter Vuhledar, block Ukrainian arms supply
AT Kabul: The advisor to the acting head of the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR), Igor Kimakovsky, confirmed on Thursday that Russian troops have entered and surrounded the city of Vuhledar in the Donetsk People’s Republic. “They entered and gained ground along the outskirts [of Vuhledar], thereby blocking the enemy’s forces. …
Read More »7 Israeli settlers killed’ in Al-Quds shooting
AT Kabul: A Palestinian man killed at least seven people and wounded 10 others at a synagogue on the outskirts of al-Quds on Friday. Many others were also wounded during the incident that took place on Friday, a day after the Israeli regime’s forces raided the city of Jenin and …
Read More »Ukraine’s interior minister killed in helicopter crash
AT News Kabul: Ukraine’s Interior Minister Denis Monastyrsky has been killed, along with 15 other people, in a helicopter crash outside the Ukrainian capital, Kiev. National Police Chief Ihor Klymenko said the deadly incident had taken place in the city of Brovary on Wednesday, without specifying the cause of the …
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