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Govt Forces Report Foreign Fighters Among Taliban Sayed Sharif Amiri TODAY Government forces in border areas of the country said foreign fighters, particularly Pakistani citizens, are fighting against them with the Taliban, adding that they have found many dead fighters with Pakistani...

BSF to undergo tech upgradation, to get 436 drones and new anti-drone systems Shishir Gupta Aug 23, 2020 With Rakesh Asthana taking over as full-time Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF), technological upgradation of the force has started with approval for 436 small and...

Exclusive: Cyprus sold passports to criminals and fugitives A leak of government documents reveals Cyprus sold citizenship to dozens of foreigners linked to crime and corruption. Al Jazeera Investigative Unit 4 hours ago Convicted fraudsters, money launderers and political figures accused...

Nikola motor unveils its Electric Lightweight Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle armed with M134 Mini-Gun RWS 23 AUGUST 2020 Nikola Reckless Electric Hybrid LTATV fitted with TRAP T-360 Remote Weapon Station armed with one M134 Mini-Gun 7.62 mm caliber. A drone platform is also mounted at the rear...

Belarus develops new light armored vehicle Dylan Malyasov Aug 23, 2020 The Minsk Wheel Tractor Plant has announced that it developed a new light armored vehicle, called that VOLAT MZKT-490101. The new light-armored vehicle intended for the carriage of personnel and special weapon...

U.S.-led troops withdraw from Iraq's Taji base Maher Nazeh, Thaier Al-Sudani AUGUST 23, 2020 CAMP TAJI, Iraq (Reuters) - United States-led international coalition troops withdrew from Iraq’s Taji military base on Sunday and handed it over to Iraqi security forces, Reuters witnesses and the...

Russia unveils new Abakan anti-ballistic missile defense system Colton Jones Aug 23, 2020 Russia’s state arms group Almaz-Antey Group has unveiled the newest Abakan air defense system during the Army-2020 international military and technical forum on Sunday. The new Abakan system is an...

Imran Khan declared ‘Man of the Year’ by Jordanian institute AUGUST 23, 2020 Jordan’s Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre named Prime Minister Imran Khan as its “Man of the Year” in its recent list of the most persuasive Muslims in the world. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran has also become...

Erdoğan meets with Hamas leaders, including Saleh al-Arouri, in Istanbul August 23 2020 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Hamas leadership in Istanbul on Aug. 22. The group’s leader Ismail Haniyeh and its number two figure Saleh al-Arouri, who was designated as a terrorist by the...

Hezbollah downs Israeli drone over Lebanon Hezbollah says its fighters seized the drone that flew over the UN-demarcated Blue Line. 3 hours ago Lebanon's Hezbollah movement said it downed and seized an Israeli drone on Saturday that flew over the Blue Line that demarcates Israel's 2000...

UAE said to broker meeting between Mossad chief and top Sudanese official 21 August 2020 Head of the Mossad Yossi Cohen speaks at a cyber conference at Tel Aviv University on June 24, 2019. The head of the Mossad spy agency reportedly met with a senior Sudanese official in a meeting...

Iraq appeals for US help in Turkey row August 22, 2020 ISTANBUL: Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi has described Turkish attacks on Iraqi soil as “unacceptable” and urged the US to resolve the dispute in a meeting with US President Donald Trump. Ankara and Baghdad have been negotiating...

Mainstream Kashmiri parties forge alliance to restore region's autonomy SANJAY KUMAR August 22, 2020 NEW DELHI: Six mainstream political parties of Jammu and Kashmir have come together on a single platform on Saturday to fight for the restoration of the region's special constitutional...

Malian Soldiers Killed In Bomb Explosion AUG 22, 2020 Four Malian soldiers were killed and one seriously injured on Saturday when an explosive device detonated as their vehicle drove by in the centre of the country, a military source told AFP. The explosion in the Koro region near Mali’s...

Pakistan's northern region seeks full provincial status Islamuddin Sajid 21.08.2020 GILGIT, Pakistan Political and civil leaders in Pakistan's northern region of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) are clamoring for the area to become the country's fifth province following the controversial move by...

Indian Muslims should form exclusive party, consider moving to Kerala: Zakir Naik Zakir Naik declared the different Muslim groups in India "are fighting each other" August 22, 2020 Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik continues to reach out to his followers in India and across the...

US special forces veteran charged with spying for Moscow Prosecutors say Peter Rafael Dzibinski Debbins, 45, was recruited by the Russians as early as 1996 22 Aug 2020 Peter Debbins was arrested for allegedly conspiring with Russian intelligence operatives to provide them with US...

Pakistan approves privatization of 7% shares in energy giant OGDCL KHURSHID AHMED August 22, 2020 A view of an OGDCL gas field is seen in this file photo. KARACHI: Pakistan has approved the privatization of state-owned entities (SoEs) in its energy sector, including seven percent share of...

Five men killed at India-Pakistan border in heroin smuggling attempt 22 Aug 2020 Indian Border Security Force (BSF) IG Mahipal Yadav (centre) and personnel with recovered arms, ammunition magazines and nearly 10kg of heroin, following an overnight operation, at the India-Pakistan Dal...

Gandhi's iconic glasses sell for $340,000 in UK 22/08/2020 Indian independence icon Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was known for giving away old or unwanted pairs of glasses to those in need or who had helped him London (AFP) A pair of gold-plated glasses worn by Indian independence hero...