Ankara, 21 April 2021 (Anadolu News) A much-anticipated Istanbul conference for Afghan peace was postponed until the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Turkey’s foreign minister said on Tuesday. "We thought that it would be beneficial to postpone it ... we consulted Qatar, the US and the UN, and decided to hold it...

Manila, 20 April 2021 (PNA) President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday called for the “complete” abolition of the controversial Kafala scheme, a sponsorship system that monitors and restricts the migrant laborers’ movement. In a taped video message aired during the virtual forum on labor mobility and human rights, Duterte said the Kafala system is “unjust” and...

Islamabad, 20 April 2021 (Daily Dawn) Senior journalist and former chairman of Pakistan Electronic Media Authority (Pemra), Absar Alam, was shot in Islamabad on Tuesday, he said in a video message uploaded on Twitter. In a video shared by journalist Asad Toor, Alam can be heard saying he was shot at while walking outside his...

Lefkosa (TRNC), 19 April 2021 President Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Ersin Tatar stated that a new political consensus has been improved with Turkey, a solution is no longer possible on the basis of a federation and noted that there is no hope with this conjuncture and understanding in the framework of an agreement. President...

Kabul, 18 April 2021 (Anadolu News) In line with US President Joe Biden’s announcement, all American troops will depart from Afghanistan by September later this year, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the US. Deployment of foreign troops began in Afghanistan on Oct. 7, 2001, when the US...

Islamabad / Ankara, 16 April 2021 (Anadolu News) Amid fears of further protests against France, Pakistan on Friday blocked access to all social media platform. In a brief statement, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority announced “complete access to social media platforms [Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, YouTube, and Telegram] may be blocked from 1100hrs to 1500 hrs [local...

Algiers (Algeria), 16 April 2021 (Anadolu News) History has a lot to say about the atrocious crimes committed by French colonial authorities in Algeria when it colonized the country for 132 years between 1830 and 1962. At least five million people were killed and hundreds of thousands more injured during the course of the struggle...

Lefkosa, TRNC, 15 April 2021 (Anadolu News) Turkey’s foreign minister arrived in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) for talks late Thursday. Mevlut Cavusoglu was welcomed by Foreign Minister Tahsin Ertugruloglu, Turkey’s Ambassador to Lefkosa Ali Murat Basceri and other officials. “In #TRNC to defend together our national cause w/a new vision,” Cavusoglu wrote...

Washington, 15 April 2021 (Anadolu News) US President Joe Biden warned Russia on Thursday that he is ready to take further actions if Moscow continues to "interfere with our democracy" but held out hope for improved ties. The warning came shortly after the US imposed sanctions on dozens of Russian individuals and companies and expelled...

Doha, 15 April 2021 (NYT/Taleban) President Biden, frustrated in his efforts to end America’s “Forever War” a decade ago, announced on Wednesday a Sept. 11 deadline for withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan after 20 years, a move that immediately triggered similar action among the country’s NATO allies. While a complete withdrawal has long been...