At least 50 people have been wounded in a fire at a tyre factory in the Shahriar area of Iran’s Tehran province. The fire erupted on Monday noon, according to Tasnim News Agency. Mohammad Ismail Tawkali, head of Tehran’s emergency response department, said the fire broke out in a factory southwest of Tehran, and 50 More
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Monday adopted a US-drafted resolution supporting a ceasefire plan in Gaza, according to a media report on Tuesday. This comes as Washington leads an intense diplomatic campaign to push Hamas to accept the proposal. The text — passed with 14 votes in favour and Russia abstaining — “welcomes” the More
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has agreed with India to use two Indian cricket stadiums as home grounds, an official said on Tuesday. Naseem Saddat, spokesman for ACB, told Pajhwok Afghan News ACB agreed with India to host matches at Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik and Green Park stadiums. He said they had a contract for More
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) says more than 200 people have contracted Congo disease and six of them have lost their lives in different parts of the country over the past five months. Dr. Sharafat Zaman, spokesman for MoPH, said in a video clip that they had registered 203 cases of Congo fever since More
The BRICS foreign ministers have underlined the imperative of an urgent peaceful settlement in Afghanistan. Stability in Afghanistan was in the interest of boosting regional security, the organisation said in a joint statement at the foreign ministerial meeting in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. According to the statement, cited by TASS, the diplomats stressed the need for More
Pakistan’s disappointing T20 World Cup journey continued on Sunday when they capitulated to arch-rival India in the dying moments of the overnight game in New York. Defending a modest 119-run total, India bowled intelligently to restrict Pakistan — their longstanding opponents — to 113 for the loss of seven wickets. The result left the Green More
Afghanistan secured fifth position in the 13th edition of the Central Asia Wrestling Championship in Iran by clinching two bronze medals, Iranian media said on Monday. The competitions in Tehran, the nation’s capital, ended last night, with Uzbekistan emerging champions.. Uzbek wrestlers bagged five gold, one silver and one bronze medals and Iranians won one gold, More
Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has quit the emergency government in a sign of deepening divisions over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s post-conflict plans for Gaza, media reports said on Monday. The departure of Gantz’s centrist party will not pose an immediate threat to the government. But it could have a serious impact nonetheless, leaving More
At least 10 people have been killed and 33 others injured in an attack on a bus carrying worshipers in India-governed Jammu and Kashmir, says a media report. The incident happened on Sunday when armed assailants opened fire on the vehicle that was returning from a shrine in Reasi to Katra, police were quoted as More
A two-day meeting of BRICS foreign ministers has commenced in the Nizhny Novgorod city of Russia, a media report said on Monday. In addition to the “10” states, the meeting was being attended by representatives of countries – friends of BRICS, TASS news agency reported. Improvement in the global governance system with an emphasis on More
