Baghdad, Iraq (AFP): In the heart of Iraq’s capital lies Baghdad’s fortified ‘Green Zone,’ which last month saw angry protesters storm its perimeter — the latest in nearly two decades of assaults on the seat of power. Inside the heavily guarded compound, which spans 10 square kilometres (6.2 square miles), are the...
NEW DELHI (AA) – India’s investigating agencies on Tuesday conducted several raids in the capital New Delhi and other parts of the country, detaining dozens of people associated with the Popular Front of India (PFI), a Muslim organization, over alleged terror links, police said. Today’s raids have come days after India’s Nati...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – The death toll from floods in Pakistan has risen to 1638 with deaths of 42 more people across the country. Since mid-June, 12,865 have also been wounded in weather-related accidents, according to the country’s National Disaster Management Authority’s (NDMA) latest data. So far, 824,169 houses have been completely destroy...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Amid the economic crisis facing the country, Pakistan’s Finance Minister Miftah Ismail resigned hours after an alleged conversation between top ruling party leaders against him surfaced on social media. “In a meeting with Mian Nawaz Sharif and PM Shehbaz Sharif today, I have verbally resigned as Finance Minister. I will ...
GENEVA (AA) – Widespread fear and insecurity among Myanmar’s civilian population has forced over 1 million people from their homes, a top UN official has said, warning of rising fears of starvation in the country. More than 1 million people have been displaced, including 45,500 who have moved to neighboring countries, and “now live in [&hellip...
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AA) – Lebanon’s first grain ship departing from Ukraine under the historic Istanbul grain export deal arrived at Tripoli port in northern Lebanon on Monday. Ukrainian Ambassador Ihor Ostosh said Ukraine seeks to prevent an entire food crisis despite the negative impact of the Russian war on the country. He said that app...
BAGHDAD (AA) – Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi has submitted his resignation amid a political crisis in the country. A statement by the assembly said the Parliament will convene on Wednesday to vote on the speaker’s resignation. No details were provided about the reason for al-Halbousi’s resignation. Iraq has been locked in a dee...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Bangladesh has announced that it will resume issuing tourist visas, ending the restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision is part of the government’s measures to revive the tourism industry, which has suffered significant losses due to the coronavirus crisis, said Md. Mahbub Ali, the state minister...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – The death toll from a boat capsize in Bangladesh’s northern district of Panchagarh rose to 40 while the search for dozens of other passengers continues, officials said on Monday. The passenger boat carrying mostly Hindu pilgrims capsized on Sunday while heading towards a temple in another area of the district in [&hell...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – A Pakistani army helicopter carrying 6 military officers, including two majors, crashed in southwestern Balochistan province, killing all on board, the army said on Monday. According to the army, the helicopter crashed during a training mission near Khost in the Harnai district of Balochistan late Sunday night. “All 6 pe...
