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Traffic Accident Leaves 64 Dead in Western Afghanistan
MENAFN
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August 20, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 64 passengers lost their lives and three others were injured in a catastrophic traffic accident on Tuesday night in Herat province, western Afghanistan, according to Abdul Zahir Noorzai, head of the provincial rescue department,...
Paris Demonstration Calls for Sanctions on Israel
MENAFN
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August 20, 2025
(MENAFN) A large number of demonstrators convened on Monday at Place Saint-Michel in Paris to protest what they described as genocide and a deliberately orchestrated famine occurring in Gaza. The rally was organized following a call from the...
Israel Urges U.S. to Terminate UN Peace Mission in Lebanon
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Israel has formally requested that the United States back the termination of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, citing what it calls repeated failures to prevent Hezbollah’s presence despite ongoing Israeli...
UN spokesperson states almost two million Pakistanis return from Iran, Pakistan
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Since the start of 2025, 1.7 million Afghan citizens have returned from Iran and Pakistan, UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said Friday. Most returnees have limited connections to local communities and face difficulties finding shelter...
DIFDAUTO's Humanitarian Drive: Teaming Up with the Red Cross and Red Crescent for Turkey-Syria Earthquake Relief
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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August 19, 2025
New York City, NY, Aug. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At 4:17 AM on February 6, 2023, two catastrophic earthquakes ravaged southeastern Turkey and northern Syria with unrelenting force, claiming more than 50,000 lives in moments and devastating the...
DIFDAUTO's Humanitarian Drive: Teaming Up with the Red Cross and Red Crescent for Turkey-Syria Earthquake Relief
EIN Presswire
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August 19, 2025
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, August 19, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- DIFDAUTO staff collaborate with Red Crescent teams to transport vital emergency vehicles and supplies to earthquake-hit regions in Syria, empowering survivors to reconstruct their...
Twenty-six Palestinians get murdered in Israel genocide on Gaza
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) At least 26 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in a series of Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, a Palestinian news agency reported. In Khan Younis, two people, including a young girl, were killed when Israeli...
Australia Slams Israel’s Visa Revocation Move
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Australia on Tuesday condemned Israel’s decision to revoke visas of Australian officials assigned to the Palestinian Authority, labeling the move an “unjustified reaction” following Canberra’s recognition of Palestine. In a firm...
Australia Condemns Israel’s Visa Retaliation
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Australia has strongly criticized Israel's recent move to revoke the visas of its representatives to the Palestinian Authority, labeling the decision as "unjustified." This development has sparked further diplomatic tension between the...
Iran’s Leader Kicks Off Strategic Armenia Visit
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian departed Tehran on Monday, embarking on a pivotal two-day visit to Armenia, marking the initial phase of a broader diplomatic mission that will continue to Belarus, his office confirmed. Accompanied by...
Iran announces killing of two terrorist groups
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced it had dismantled two “terrorist” groups in separate operations in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, according to reports on Sunday. The IRGC said its forces...
Iran sends back more than one million undocumented Afghans
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni announced on Monday that close to 1.2 million undocumented Afghan nationals have been sent back to their country since March 21, according to reports. Speaking in Mashhad, Momeni explained that...
Iran Reveals Resuming Nuclear Talks with IAEA
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran announced on Monday that it is set to begin a fresh phase of negotiations with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the near future. These upcoming talks are expected to be held within the next several days, following a...
Iran Voices Support for Ukraine Peace Talks
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Iran voiced support on Monday for diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, but expressed skepticism over the United States’ role as a credible mediator, days after U.S. President Donald Trump met with Russian President...
Israel Considers Recruiting Jewish Youth from Abroad
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Israel's defense forces are reportedly contemplating a strategy to recruit Jewish youth from overseas, as part of efforts to alleviate what officials describe as a critical shortage of personnel, according to Army Radio on Monday. The...
Israel Cancels Australian Officials' Visas in Retaliation
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Israel has rescinded the visas of Australian officials assigned to the Palestinian Authority, escalating diplomatic tensions following Canberra's revocation of an Israeli lawmaker’s visa, officials confirmed Monday. In a post on X,...
Afghanistan: summary of operational facts and figures, January to June 2025
International Committee of the Red Cross
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August 17, 2025
The ICRC responded to humanitarian challenges across Afghanistan by supporting healthcare, providing physical rehabilitation services, assisting people in establishing livelihoods and earning incomes through cash-for-work projects, and improving...
Ilham Aliyev received credentials of Israel’s newly appointed ambassador
President of Azerbaijan
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August 18, 2025
AZERBAIJAN, August 18 - 18 August 2025, 15:50 On August 18, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received the credentials of Ronen Krausz, the incoming Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Israel to Azerbaijan. The...
Heavy Rains, Flooding Devastate Afghanistan’s Parwan Province
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) Heavy rains unleashed severe flooding overnight Sunday, causing extensive property damage across eastern Afghanistan’s Parwan province, the provincial government reported Monday. The statement added that the rainstorms, which set off...
Increase of produce of flour requirements in Afghanistan
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN) According to reports, Afghanistan now produces nearly 60 percent of the flour it requires annually. The office of the Deputy Prime Minister on Economic Affairs stated that the country’s annual flour demand is around 6 million tons, with...