Human Rights Watch (HRW) in its 2024 annual report expressed concern over what it describes as worsening human rights conditions in Afghanistan. According to the report, restrictions on women have intensified this year, with women in Afghanistan facing serious obstacles to employment, freedom of expression, and movement. The report states: “The situation in Afghanistan worsened […]
Read Moreresident Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, citing Maldives’ relations with neighboring nations as extremely important, states his administration will nevertheless walk all paths, alongside any nation, ensuring development for Maldivian people. He made the remark during an exclusive interview with state media, PSM, after concluding his official visit to Estonia. In this regard, the President emphasized the […]
Read MoreChina has offered to invest $3.7 billion in Sri Lanka, stated to be the biggest-ever foreign investment in the island nation, to build a state-of-the-art oil refinery at Hambantota as the two countries signed a new plan to upgrade BRI cooperation during Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s state visit to China. On Thursday, Dissanayake […]
Read MoreThe country’s non-renewable resources paint a mixed picture of stability and decline, with coal and talc known reserves fully exhausted and others showing worrying downward trends. Data from the Environmental Accounts Statistics 2024 reveals a decade of contrasting trajectories for key minerals, including dolomite, limestone, gypsum, and iron ore. Once a critical resource, Bhutan’s coal […]
Read MoreNepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Friday said the government has prepared a roadmap for generating 28,500 MW of electricity by 2035. Nepal currently generates around 2,500 MW of hydro power. Addressing a programme organised by Independent Power Producers’ Association Nepal (IPPAN) to commemorate its silver jubilee in Kathmandu, Oli said there was […]
Read MoreThe Kathmandu-Tarai expressway project has achieved 37.6 percent physical progress and 39.56 percent financial progress, with a total expenditure of Rs72.41 billion, as reported by the Nepal Army during an on-site inspection by President Ramachandra Paudel on Friday. President Paudel visited the completed tunnels at Lendanda, Dhedre, and Mahadevtar in wards 11 and 12 of […]
Read MoreThe Israel-Hamas war has been going on for 15 months. Thousands of Palestinians have been killed in the brutal Israeli attacks. Mediators have managed to reach a phased agreement between Israel and Hamas to end the war. Reuters reports that the agreement was completed on Wednesday, an official familiar with the talks said. It will […]
Read MoreHamas and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza. However, their main goal, which was to completely destroy Hamas and return the Jews expelled from the northern part of the occupied territory, has completely failed to achieve it. And this is why the dissatisfaction among the hard-line members of the Israeli cabinet has intensified. […]
Read MoreTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has welcomed the ceasefire agreement in Gaza. He said the agreement, announced on Wednesday, will pave the way for lasting peace and stability for “Palestinian brothers and sisters” and the entire region, the Anadolu Agency reported on Wednesday (January 15). Erdogan said in a statement on his Twitter account that […]
Read MoreThe death toll, which has been rising since yesterday dawn, comes as Palestinians returned to their tents after briefly celebrating the ceasefire agreement reached yesterday evening (15 January). Israeli attacks have killed at least 82 people in Gaza, according to medical sources cited by Al Jazeera, with over 30 deaths reported in Gaza City since […]
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