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Pakistan’s Imran Khan and associates shot and injured during protest march

Pakistan's former PM Imran Khan (C) addresses an anti-government rally, Gujranwala, Pakistan, Nov. 1, 2022. (AFP Photo)
By: Washington Post ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s top opposition leader, Imran Khan, was shot in the foot Thursday during a protest march and was lightly injured, party officials said. A gunman opened fire on...

Iranian man who didn’t wash for half a century dies at 94

By: BBC A hermit dubbed by media as "the world's dirtiest man" has died at the age of 94, just months after having his first wash in decades. Amou Haji had refused to use soap and water for more than half a century, fearing it would...

Senior journalist Arshad Sharif shot dead in Kenya, confirms wife

Arshad Sharif. Photo: Facebook
By: The Express Tribune Senior journalist Arshad Sharif died in Kenya's Nairobi city after reportedly being shot, confirmed his wife Javeria Siddiqui early Monday. Taking to her official Twitter handle, Siddiqui said "I...

Taiwan’s participation can strengthen international cooperation to fight transnational telecommunication fraud in the postpandemic

Taiwan’s participation can strengthen international cooperation to fight transnational telecommunication fraud in the postpandemic
By: Li, Hsi-ho is Commissioner of Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Fraud is disrupting people’s livelihoods in the postpandemic era The internet is very much part of daily life in...

Joseph Wu: Working as one for the global good

Jaushieh Joseph Wu, Minister of Foreign Affairs Republic of China (Taiwan)
By: Jaushieh Joseph Wu, Minister of Foreign Affairs Republic of China (Taiwan) The global community is confronting a number of unprecedented crises: from the ongoing challenge of COVID-19 variants and stalled efforts on climate change, to supply...

Türkiye celebrates centenary of Victory Day

Erdogan, senior government and high-ranking military officials, and opposition leaders laid a wreath at Anitkabir on Tuesday. (AA)
On the 100th anniversary of the Great Victory, President Erdogan vows to continue to advance the Republic of Türkiye and to strengthen it in every field, especially in economy, defence and diplomacy. The Turkish president and senior...

US kills Al-Qaeda’s top leader in Afghanistan

Zawahiri was killed in a US strike in Afghanistan over the weekend, the biggest blow to the Al Qaeda group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011. (AFP)
By: Zakeriye Ahmed, Horn diplomat correspondent Over the weekend, the US killed Al-Qaeda's top leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri in a counter-terrorism operation carried out by the CIA in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul. Ayman Al-Zawahiri was the...

Saudi Arabia launches e-visa app for Umrah pilgrims

Muslims perform the Umrah in the last ten days of Ramadan, while maintaining social distancing due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in the Grand Mosque, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on May 2, 2021. (SPA)
By: Al Arabiya English Saudi Arabia launched an electronic visa processing app for pilgrims planning to perform Umrah, Minister of Hajj Tawfiq bin Fawzan al-Rabiah said in a press conference on Thursday. The visa will be issued within 24 hours of applying, Saudi daily Okaz cited...

Taiwan’s COVID-19 containment strategy utilizing innovative technology and universal health coverage

Dr. Shih-Chung Chen, Minister of Health and Welfare Republic of China (Taiwan)
By: Dr. Shih-Chung Chen, Minister of Health and Welfare Republic of China (Taiwan) Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 510 million confirmed cases and more than 6.25 million deaths have been reported around the world. As nations continue to battle the pandemic, Taiwan’s...

Somaliland President extends condolences on passing of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed 

Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi
By:Mohamed Duale Somaliland president Muse Bihi Abdi  on Friday extended condolences on the passing of United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. "Deeply saddened by the death of His Highness Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the President of the UAE. On behalf of the...