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On Tuesday, the Taliban declared a three-day ceasefire to observe Eid-ul-Adha peacefully, a change from the continuous violence seen over the recent weeks. The Taliban's spokesperson, Zabiullah Mujahid, tweeted, “In order for our people to spend three days of Eid in confidence and happiness, all fighters are instructed not to carry out any operations”. Although Mujahid also threatened retaliation if the Afghan government carried out any attacks on the Taliban. Ashraf Gani, Afghanistan's President, welcomed this step in hope of truce and some negotiation with the Taliban after the release of 5,000 Taliban prisoners under the US-Taliban agreement in February. Spokesperson of the Afghan government, Sediq Sediqqi issued a statement of welcoming the Taliban's move.  Sediqqi stated t...

British-Australian lecturer Kylie Moore-Gilbert, jailed in Iran for spying since 2018, has now been transferred to Tehran's Qarchak women's prison from the Evin Prison, reported a spokesperson for the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian charity worker who in 2016  was imprisoned in Iran over spying charges, stated that Qarchak was a prison where "authorities sent women political prisoners when they wanted to break them". "It's in the middle of the desert with no clean running water, very poor food with the bread and rice drugged, and gang-ridden, so you can wait months to get a bed," Ratcliffe added. Kylie was sentenced to 10 years in prison after being found guilty of espionage by Iranian authorities. "Dr....

On Tuesday, The University of Hong Kong (HKU) fired an associate professor of law, Benny Tai, because of a criminal conviction over his role as a founder of the 2014 pro-democracy "umbrella protests" in Hong Kong.buy naprosyn generic buybloinfo.com/naprosyn.html over the counter Tai called the ruling by HKU as “the end of academic freedom” in Hong Kong and accused the university of kneeling down to pressure from China. In 2019, Tai was sentenced to 16 months in prison for two public nuisance offenses, including his role in the 2014 protests. He was then granted bail pending an appeal in August 2019, which is what prompted the university to review his position this week. 18 members of the university's governing council committee voted in favor of his sacking, while two voted again...

In the strategic Strait of Hormuz, missiles were launched at the mock-up of a US aircraft carrier by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard paramilitary. The drill gave rise to a humongous fire which caused the US military to temporarily put two regional bases on alert. Condemning Iran's actions, the US navy called the move “irresponsible and reckless behavior”, and an aim “to intimidate and coerce.” This drill, named “Prophet Mohammad 14th”, was telecasted on the Iranian state televisions, showcasing boats encircling the mock-up of a US aircraft and carrying out the strategic operation by launching missiles from a variety of angles at the carrier. Major General Hosseini Salami, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards commander, told the state television: “What was shown today in the exercises at the sta...

On Sunday, Malaysian authorities initiated a search operation for 24 Rohingya refugees. The refugees went missing after they tried to swim to the seashore from a boat off the island of Lankawi. According to Malaysia’s coastguard, late on Saturday, 25 Rohingya refugees attempted to swim to Lankawi when their boat was near the west coast of the island. However, only one refugee made it to land. The provincial director for the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, Mohd Zawawi Abdullah, stated that Malaysian authorities on Sunday sent out two boats and one aircraft to search an area of more than 100 square nautical miles. “We have relayed information to other rescue agencies and local fishing communities and will also inform the Thai authorities ... to assist in the search,” Zawaw...

On Sunday, in continuation of daily rallies since last week, hundreds of Thai protesters sung a Japanese cartoon song consisting of lyrics mocking Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s government. The protesters sang new lyrics of the Japanese cartoon’s theme song for “Hamtaro”, a show about a hamster who loves sunflower seeds. Like hamsters running in a wheel, young protesters ran in circles around Bangkok’s Democracy Monument. “The most delicious food is taxpayers’ money,” they sang. “Dissolve the parliament! Dissolve the parliament! Dissolve the parliament!” A group called ‘Free Youth Movement’ has played a major role in the recent surge in protests in Thailand. Leaders from the Free Youth Movement have promised their return next week with another large-scale demonstration i...

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un announced an emergency and a lockdown in the border town of Kaesong, after a person suspected of being coronavirus positive returned from South Korea, North’s KCNA reported on Sunday. Kim Jong Un declared an emergency meeting in response to a “critical situation in which the vicious virus could be said to have entered the country,” KCNA reported.www.parkviewortho.com/wp-content/languages/new/symbicort.html “An emergency event happened in Kaesong City where a runaway who went to the south three years ago, a person who is suspected to have been infected with the vicious virus returned on July 19 after illegally crossing the demarcation line,” KCNA stated. Although KCNA has not confirmed if the suspected person has been tested, it said an “uncertain ...

On Sunday, Lebanon's Hezbollah leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, stated the unlikeliness of an escalation of violence between Iran-backed movement and Israel in Damascus, Syria, in spite of increased clashes in the last week.buy temovate online https://www.conci.com/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/inc/new/temovate.html no prescription “The atmosphere does not indicate a war ... It’s unlikely, the atmosphere of war in the next few months,” said, Sheikh Naim Qassem, the second-in-command of Hezbollah, in an interview with pro-Assad television station al Mayadeen. “There is no change of rules of engagement and the deterrent equation with Israel exists and we are not planning to change it,” Qassem added. Qassem’s “rules of engagement and the deterrent equation with Israel” refer to th...

More than a month after the Indo-China Face-off that left twenty Indian soldiers dead, the Chinese Army remains adamant against withdrawing its troops who intruded into Eastern Ladakh. The Chinese are eyeing to intrude the border of Himachal Pradesh through Tibet, a report said. So far, China has no made no legal claims in this area, Himachal Pradesh shares a 260 km border with Tibet which is quite porous. out of this entire border length, 140 km is in Kinnaur District and 80 km in Lahaul and Spiti Districts. According to fresh ground reports, China is building a road to Khimokul Pass (5641 metres) opposite Morang Valley in Kinnaur District of Himachal Pradesh, This will likely be extended into the two kilometres no-man’s land. Reports said that nine persons from the Charang vi...

The newly-elected President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) will arrive in Pakistan on Monday as the Imran Khan-led government in Pakistan aims to take up the Kashmir issue. The Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that he will be having a one-on-one meeting with UNGA President Volhan Bozkir, in which, he will brief the latter about the situation in Kashmir and present Pakistan’s stance on the matter. He had congratulated Turkey’s Bozkir on his election on June 21. “On behalf of the people and government of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, I would like to extend my warm felicitation on your unanimous election by all member states as the President of the historic 75th Session of the UN General Assembly,” Qureshi had said in a letter. Commenting about his meeting with the UN...