After Assad’s fall, Syrians and EU officials hold meeting in Damascus
Representatives of Syria’s civil society held rare open discussions Saturday in Damascus in the presence of officials from the European Union and the transitional government. They touched on sensitive topics including sectarian tensions, ethnic divisions and people killed by different sides. The EU-organised meetings known as “The Day of Dialogue”...
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Russia and US actively discussing Ukraine settlement: Kremlin aide
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine is working on prisoner exchange with Russia
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Bangladesh beefs up security ahead of verdict on Hasina
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Tehran confirms tanker seizure
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Trump to meet Saudi prince
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Japan protests China’s travel advisory over Taiwan remarks
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Rocket attack in Syria’s Capital wounds one
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Five militants killed in gunfight with police clash
At least five militants were killed in an exchange of fire with the police in Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday, officials said. The gunfight took place when around 25 to 30 militants stormed a seminary in the Sheikh Landak and Takhti Khel areas of the Lakki Marwat district. ...
Over 1,000 arrested in Sri Lanka’s anti-drug crackdown
Over 1,000 people have been arrested for drugs related offenses during a special ongoing police operation in Sri Lanka, police said on Saturday. Sri Lankan police also seized contraband during the operation under the mission, ‘A Nation United,’ on Friday. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on October 30 had launched the...
Pakistan interior minister visits Wana Cadet College
Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday visited Wana Cadet College, which was hit by a suicide bombing earlier this week that injured six people. The minister received a detailed briefing from tribal elders about the attack, which took place on Monday in the restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province’s South Waziristan...
Sri Lanka forms panel to review poll framework
A parliamentary select committee will be appointed to review the legal position on holding elections for nine provincial councils, the Sri Lankan Government announced on Saturday. The provincial elections have not been held since 2018 due to the want of resolving legal snags since the attempt to reform the electoral...
M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, sign Congo peace framework
Congo and Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 on Saturday signed a framework agreement for a peace deal to end decades-long fighting in eastern Congo, but tensions between the two sides remain. The agreement, which was signed in Doha after mediation by Qatar, is not yet a final peace deal, but rather...
India urges UNSC to adopt greater transparency
India has called for “greater transparency” in the functioning of the subsidiary organs of the UN Security Council, citing the “obscure” manner in which requests to designate entities and individuals are rejected. Addressing the UNSC open debate on Working Methods on Friday , India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador...
Nepal’s green election code of conduct for March 5 polls
Ban on plastic and other non-biodegradable materials during campaign; use of EVs instead of fossil-fuel vehicles, and disposal of waste after rallies or marches are some of the things that Nepal’s poll body expects from political parties ahead of the March 5 general elections. Media reports on Friday said the...
