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Published by Global Voices A screenshot from the video report “Long-running Tensions Mount Between Iran, Azerbaijan” from TRT World. Tensions between Azerbaijan and Iran have reached a boiling point in recent weeks. There are three main reasons behind the strained relationship, including perceptions that Azerbaijan has been strengthening ties with Israel amid the ongoing Iran-Israel […]

Published by Al-Araby Afghanistan will kick off its first countrywidepolio immunisation campaign in years next month to protect millions of unvaccinated children, the UN said Monday. The United Nations’ health and children’s agencies said the campaign to vaccinate against the crippling and potentially fatal disease would begin on November 8, with full support fromthe Taliban […]

Published by Reuters By Kanishka Singh (Reuters) – The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden informed the Supreme Court that a suspected high-ranking al Qaeda figure held at the American naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, could provide limited testimony about his torture at the hands of the CIA. Earlier this month, U.S. Supreme Court […]

Published by The Bangkok Post Thailand expects to begin talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) with Bangladesh next year. Auramon Supthaweethum, director-general of the Trade Negotiations Department, said talks are likely at the Joint Trade Committee (JTC) meeting between Thailand and Bangladesh in Dhaka next year. “Bangladesh recently informed us it is speeding up […]

Published by Daily Financial Times MTI CEO Hilmy Cader and MTI’s Panel of Experts: Prof. Rohan Samarajiva, Reshan Dewapura and Anushka Wijesinha MTI Consulting has just completed an assignment to independently reviewing possible repercussions and opportunities for Pakistan’s economy in case it decides to accede to WTO’s Information Technology Agreement (ITA). The scope of the […]