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Rashid Khan returns to Afghanistan squad for Bangladesh ODIs, Noor Ahmad misses out
Kabul, June 18 (IANS) Premier leg-spinner Rashid Khan on Sunday made a return to the Afghanistan squad for the three-match ODI series against Bangladesh, starting from July 5 in Chattogram, after being rested for the team's one-off Test in Mirpur to prioritise his long-term fitness.
2023-06-18
Category: International, Israel,Sports,Cricket
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Afghanistan name squad for UAE T20Is; Nabi left out
Kabul, Feb 15 (IANS) The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Wednesday announced the 18-player squad for the three-match T20I series against the United Arab Emirates, set to be played on February 16, 18, and 19 at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
2023-02-15
Category: International, Israel,Sports,Cricket
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T20 World Cup: Afghanistan bring back batter Darwish Rasooli in 15-member squad
Kabul, Sep 15 (IANS) Seasoned all-rounder Samiullah Shinwari, Hashmatullah Shahidi, and Afsar Zazai were on Thursday left out as Afghanistan named their 15-member squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia next month.
2022-09-15
Category: International, Israel,Sports,Cricket
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High schools for girls to reopen in March: Taliban
Kabul, Jan 24 (IANS) Afghanistan's Taliban-led government has announced that high schools for girls, which have remained closed since the August 2021 takeover of the country, will reopen in March, according to media reports.
2022-01-24
Category: International, Israel,Indo-Pak/Pakistan
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Taliban delegation meets Afghan civil society members in Norway
Kabul, Jan 24 (IANS) A visiting Taliban delegation led by acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met a group of Afghan civil society members in Oslo, during which the two sides reportedly agreed to work together for the betterment of the war-torn nation, according to media reports.
2022-01-24
Category: International, Israel,Indo-Pak/Pakistan
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UN, HRW demand inquiry into missing Afghan activists
Kabul, Jan 24 (IANS) The UN and the Human Rights Watch (HRW) have demanded the immediate launch of an inquiry into the disappearance of two Afghan activists, who were reportedly abducted from their homes, the media reported.
2022-01-24
Category: International, Israel,Indo-Pak/Pakistan
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Israel approves $716mn plan to plant 450,000 trees due to climate change
Tel Aviv, Jan 24 (IANS) In the wake of climate change, Israel has launched a national plan to plant 450,000 trees across the country, according to a joint statement issued the Ministries of Environmental Protection and Agriculture and Rural Development.
2022-01-24
Category: International, Israel,Politics
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Israel approves new hi-tech R&D fund with UAE
Tel Aviv, Jan 24 (IANS) The Israeli Cabinet has approved the launching of an Israeli-Emirati industrial research and development fund (R&D), the Foreign Ministry said.
2022-01-24
Category: International, Israel,Politics
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Israel approves state probe into German submarine procurement
Tel Aviv, Jan 24 (IANS) Israel's cabinet has decided to launch a state investigation into the procurement of submarines and other vessels from Germany amid corruption allegations involving confidants of former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
2022-01-24
Category: International, Israel,Politics
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Afghan delegation visits Norway for talks: Spokesman
Kabul, Jan 23 (IANS) A delegation of Afghanistan's caretaker government left for Norway to hold talks on different issues, a Spokesman of the Foreign Ministry said.
2022-01-23
Category: International, Israel,Diplomacy,Politics
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7 Afghan civilians killed in minibus blast
Kabul, Jan 23 (IANS) At least seven civilians, including four women, were killed and nine others injured when a bomb blast hit a minibus in Herat city, capital of Afghanistan's western Herat province, an official said.
2022-01-23
Category: International, Israel,Indo-Pak/Pakistan
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Taliban delegation to travel to Norway
Kabul, Jan 22 (IANS) A high-ranking delegation of the Taliban-led Afghan government will embark on a trip to Norway on Saturday where they will discuss important issues with Norwegian officials, envoys from the US and the European Union (EU), as well as some influential Afghan figures, a spokesman said here.
2022-01-22
Category: International, Israel,Indo-Pak/Pakistan
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European Union opens Embassy in Kabul
Kabul, Jan 22 (IANS) The Taliban-led government's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has announced that the European UNion (EU) has opened an Embassy for a "permanent presence" in Kabul and has "practically commenced operations".
2022-01-22
Category: International, Israel,Indo-Pak/Pakistan
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Taliban deny arresting female protester
Kabul, Jan 22 (IANS) The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has denied the forceful arrest of a female protester from her home, the media reported.
2022-01-22
Category: International, Israel,Indo-Pak/Pakistan
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Reopening schools for girls our responsibility, not world pressure: Taliban
Kabul, Jan 21 (IANS) The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has said that reopening schools for girls across the country was their responsibility and not due to world pressure.
2022-01-21
Category: International, Israel,Indo-Pak/Pakistan
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UN sends $32 mn in cash to Afghanistan
Kabul, Jan 21 (IANS) Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), the central bank of the country, has announced that the UN has sent $32 million in cash to the war-torn nation as part of the world body's humanitarian aid assistance, the media reported.
2022-01-21
Category: International, Israel,Indo-Pak/Pakistan
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Half a million Afghanistan unemployed since Taliban takeover
Kabul, Jan 20 (IANS) The International Labour Organization (ILO) has announced that half a million people in Afghanistan have lost their jobs since the Taliban took over the country last August, adding that women have suffered the most, the media report.
2022-01-20
Category: International, Israel,Indo-Pak/Pakistan
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UN to ask $8bn from donors for Afghan crisis
Kabul, Jan 20 (IANS) Deborah Lyons, the UN's top envoy in Afghanistan, announced that the world body will ask $8 billion from donors as aid to help the war-torn nation amid the ongoing humanitarian crisis, the media reported.
2022-01-20
Category: International, Israel,Indo-Pak/Pakistan
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Palestine President unanimously gains Fatah's confidence as PLO chairman
Ramallah, Jan 19 (IANS) Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas was unanimously supported by the Fatah party's central committee to continue as chairman of Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and Fatah Movement.
2022-01-19
Category: International, Israel,Politics
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Israel to offer UAE security, intelligence support against Houthi attacks
Jerusalem, Jan 19 (IANS) Israel has condemned Monday's deadly Houthi attack in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and promised to offer security and intelligence assistance to the Arab country.
2022-01-19
Category: International, Israel,Defence/Security,Politics,Terrorism
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Israel's daily Covid-19 cases hit record 65,259
Jerusalem, Jan 19 (IANS) The Israeli Ministry of Health has reported 65,259 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, the highest daily figure in the country since the outbreak in late February 2020.
2022-01-19
Category: International, Israel,National,Health/Medicine
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Israel reduces Covid quarantine to keep economy going
Jerusalem, Jan 18 (IANS) Israel has shortened quarantine for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients to ease the pressure on the economy, government officials has said.
2022-01-18
Category: International, Israel,Business/Economy,Politics
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UN scales up assistance in Afghanistan
Kabul, Jan 18 (IANS) UN humanitarians and partners have provided food assistance to more than 9 million Afghans since the Taliban takeover in August 2021, said the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
2022-01-18
Category: International, Israel,Indo-Pak/Pakistan
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Netanyahu negotiating plea deal: Report
Tel Aviv, Jan 18 (IANS) Israel's former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pursuing a plea deal in his corruption trial, according to a local media report.
2022-01-18
Category: International, Israel,Politics
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Israeli study shows 4th dose not enough against Omicron
Jerusalem, Jan 18 (IANS) After becoming the first country to roll out a fourth dose of Covid vaccine, a study conducted in Israel now says that the second booster shot is not enough to fight the Omicron variant.
2022-01-18
Category: International, Israel,National
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Taliban trying to 'erase' women From public life: UN experts
Kabul, Jan 18 (IANS) A group of UN human rights experts have warned against the Taliban's attempts to "steadily erase women and girls from public life", the media reported.
2022-01-18
Category: International, Israel,Indo-Pak/Pakistan
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Israel's unemployment rate drops to lowest since March 2020
Tel Aviv, Jan 18 (IANS) The number of unemployed people in Israel declined to about 262,100 at the end of 2021, registering an unemployment rate of 6 per cent, the lowest since March 2020, according to figures issued by the country's Central Bureau of Statistics.
2022-01-18
Category: International, Israel,Politics
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Palestine warns Israel against eviction in East Jerusalem
Ramallah, Jan 18 (IANS) Palestine has warned Israel against evicting Palestinian families from their homes in East Jerusalem.
2022-01-18
Category: International, Israel,Politics
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Death toll from Afghan earthquake rises to 22
Kabul, Jan 18 (IANS) The death toll from a magnitude 5.6 earthquake in Afghanistan's western province of Badghis has increased to 22, an official confirmed on Tuesday.
2022-01-18
Category: International, Israel,Indo-Pak/Pakistan
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Covid: 92% of patients treated with Pfizer anti-viral showed better health
Jerusalem, Jan 18 (IANS) More than 90 per cent of Covid patients treated with Pfizer's antiviral drug Paxlovid showed significant improvement within three days, according to a report.
2022-01-18
Category: International, Israel,National,Health/Medicine
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Israel registers 27,167 new Covid cases
Jerusalem, Jan 17 (IANS) The Israeli health ministry announced 27,167 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, raising the country's total number of infections to 1,785,551.
2022-01-17
Category: International, Israel,Politics
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95% Afghan journos cannot cover events independently
Kabul, Jan 17 (IANS) A new survey has revealed that 95 per cent of Afghan journalists cannot cover events independently and also have a problem of accessing information.
2022-01-17
Category: International, Israel,Indo-Pak/Pakistan
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Israel approves $100 mn plan to support airlines
Jerusalem, Jan 17 (IANS) Israel's three major airlines will receive $100 million from the government to deal with the Omicron crisis, the country's Finance and Transport Ministries said in a joint statement.
2022-01-17
Category: International, Israel,Politics
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There's no need for foreign manpower in Afghanistan: Karzai
Kabul, Jan 16 (IANS) Reacting to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's directive to send qualified and trained Pakistani manpower to Afghanistan, former President of the war-torn nation Hamid Karzai said that there was no need of that, the media reported.
2022-01-16
Category: International, Israel,Indo-Pak/Pakistan
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Israeli Finance Minister tests Covid positive
Jerusalem, Jan 16 (IANS) Israel's Minister of Finance Avigdor Lieberman said he has tested positive for Covid-19 and will isolate for a few days in his home.
2022-01-16
Category: International, Israel,Politics
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Israel to roll out Covid vax for kids below 5 years in April
Jerusalem, Jan 16 (IANS) Israel is expected to start vaccines for babies and toddlers, between six months and 5 years, by April, according to a senior health official.
2022-01-16
Category: International, Israel,National,Health/Medicine
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Child killed, 4 wounded in roadside bomb blast east of Kabul
Kabul, Jan 16 (IANS) At least a child was killed and four security personnel were wounded after a roadside bomb blast hit a security forces pick-up truck in Bagrami district, east of the capital Kabul on Sunday, the capital police said.
2022-01-16
Category: International, Israel,Crime/Disaster/Accident,Politics,Defence/Security
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ATMs to get operational in Afghanistan for 1st time since Taliban takeover
Kabul, Jan 15 (IANS) Starting from Saturday onwards, ATMs in Afghanistan will become operational for the first time since the country's takeover by the Taliban, the central bank announced.
2022-01-15
Category: International, Israel,Indo-Pak/Pakistan
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Taliban denies claims made in HRW report on Afghanistan
Kabul, Jan 15 (IANS) The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has denied a new Human Rights Watch (HRW) report which said that the fall of the country to the new regime has accelerated human rights crises and humanitarian catastrophe.
2022-01-15
Category: International, Israel,Indo-Pak/Pakistan
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Taliban welcomes UN chief's call to lift ban on assets
Kabul, Jan 15 (IANS) The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has welcomed the remarks of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calling on the US to lift a ban on the war-torn country's assets.
2022-01-15
Category: International, Israel,Indo-Pak/Pakistan
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Dozens of Palestinians injured in West Bank clashes
Ramallah, Jan 15 (IANS) Dozens of Palestinian protesters were injured during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank, medics said.
2022-01-15
Category: International, Israel,Politics
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Israel's high-tech industry exports up by 25% in 2021
Jerusalem, Jan 14 (IANS) Israel's high-tech industry exports increased by 25 per cent in 2021 as compared to 2020, the country's Central Bureau of Statistics has reported.
2022-01-14
Category: International, Israel,Politics
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Rights of Afghan women, girls under attack: UN
Kabul, Jan 14 (IANS) The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that the rights of Afghan women and girls are "under attack" and that they need the world body's support and solidarity now more than ever.
2022-01-14
Category: International, Israel,Indo-Pak/Pakistan
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Israel's Elbit to provide Swedish Navy with combat management systems
Jerusalem, Jan 14 (IANS) Israeli defense electronics company, Elbit Systems has announced that it will provide the Swedish Navy with combat management systems.
2022-01-14
Category: International, Israel,Defence/Security,Politics,Technology
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IOM continues to expand relief operation in Afghanistan
Kabul, Jan 14 (IANS) The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday that it has continued to expand its relief operations across Afghanistan in response to mounting complex humanitarian needs.
2022-01-14
Category: International, Israel,Indo-Pak/Pakistan,Politics
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Israel detects 20 cases of Omicron sub-variant
Jerusalem, Jan 14 (IANS) Israel has detected some 20 cases of a new sub-variant of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of Covid.
2022-01-14
Category: International, Israel,National,Health/Medicine
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80-year-old Palestinian-American found dead in W.Bank
Ramallah, Jan 13 (IANS) An 80-year-old Palestinian man who holds American citizenship was found dead in the West Bank following his arrest by the Israeli army, medics said here on Thursday.
2022-01-13
Category: International, Israel,Politics
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Israel grants ID cards to 1,000 Palestinians in West Bank
Ramallah, Jan 13 (IANS) Israeli authorities have granted identification cards to 1,000 Palestinians living in the West Bank, allowing them to continue to stay without fear of being deported, a Minister said.
2022-01-13
Category: International, Israel,Politics
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Afghan women demand govt jobs, representation
Kabul, Jan 13 (IANS) Dozens of Afghan women from all walks of live held a protest in Kabul demanding the Taliban to provide government jobs and equal representation in society, the media reported.
2022-01-13
Category: International, Israel,Indo-Pak/Pakistan
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Israeli security agency says it uncovers alleged Iranian espionage network
Jerusalem, Jan 13 (IANS) The Israeli Security Agency (ISA) has said that it has uncovered a suspected Iranian espionage network in the country and five suspects have been charged.
2022-01-13
Category: International, Israel,Crime/Disaster/Accident,Politics,Defence/Security,Technology
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