Manila, 22 June 2021 (Reuters) Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, frustrated by the slow pace of COVID-19 vaccinations in his country, threatened people who refuse to get inoculated with jail or an injection of Ivermectin, an anti-parasite drug widely used to treat animals. Ivermectin has been touted as an alternative treatment for COVID-19 but U.S. and...

Washington Post, 21 June 2021 by Imran Khan (Imran Khan is the prime minister of Pakistan) Pakistan is ready to be a partner for peace in Afghanistan with the United States — but as U.S. troops withdraw, we will avoid risking further conflict. Our countries have the same interest in that long-suffering country: a political...

Sunday, 20 June 2021  Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Deputy-Amir for Political Affairs and Head of the Political Office, Islamic Emirates of Afghanistan has said that as fundamental policy, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan does not allow anyone to use the soil of Afghanistan against security of others nor  allows others to interfere in our affairs....

Doha, 20 June 2021 (QT) By Ashraf Siddiqui Qatar and Cuba enjoy extremely close bilateral relations based on the strong foundations laid down by HH the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and late Cuban leader Fidel Castro, Ambassador of Cuba to Qatar HE Oscar Gonzallez said, in an exclusive interview with Qatar...

Tehran, 19 June 2021 (IRNA) Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi leading in initial votes counting in 13th presidential elections in Islamic Republic of Iran with 17.8 million votes till 1100 AM. It was announced by Iran's Deputy Interior Minister and Head of Election Office Jamal Araf announced on Saturday. He said that 28.6 million ballots have...

Islamabad, Kabul, Delhi, 17 June 2021 (Anadolu News) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s proposal of a new trilateral mechanism involving Turkey for protecting Kabul’s airport after the US pulls out of Afghanistan has drawn mixed reactions from experts in South Asia. Speaking to reporters on Monday at the end of a series of meetings with...

United Nations, 12 June 2021 (APP) Pakistani and Indian delegates engaged in a fresh verbal duel in the United Nations General Assembly Friday, after Pakistani Ambassador Munir Akram drew world community’s attention to New Delhi’s grave human rights violations in occupied Kashmir and called for resolving the UN-recognized dispute in accordance with Security Council resolutions....

Srinagar (Disputed Kashmir Region), 12 June 2021 (Anadolu News) Two civilians and as many policemen were killed when suspected militants attacked a police team in Indian-administered Kashmir on Friday, police said. Dilbag Singh, director general of police in Jammu and Kashmir, told reporters the militants attacked a police team in the northern Sopore town. Of...

Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), 12 June 2021 (Saudi Gazette) Authorities in Saudi Arabia have decided to allow 60,000 pilgrims of vaccinated citizens and residents who are already in the Kingdom to do this year’s Hajj. In a statement on Saturday, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said that in light of the continuation of the coronavirus...

Saturday, 12 June 2021 In a statement issued to media by Taleban spokesperson today regarding stay of some foreign forces in Afghanistan, it said that a number of news outlets have recently reported that some foreign troops could stay behind in our homeland in the role of securing airports and embassies. The following points are...