Agencies

Geneva: The Kabul airport will be unavailable for humanitarian supplies for at least a week following the terrorist attacks, and international organizations are considering the possibility of using the international airport in Mazar-i-Sharif instead, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional...

Kabul: The death from a series of terrorist attacks in the Afghan capital of Kabul has reached 103 people, media reported on Friday.The explosions left at least 90 Afghan civilians dead, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing a senior...

Tokyo: Japan will continue to evacuate its citizens and diplomatic staff from Kabul despite the deadly blasts that rocked the airport, claiming many lives, Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said on Friday.On Thursday, the Afghan capital was hit by...

Moscow: The United Kingdom will only evacuate its citizens and others who are at the Kabul airport and will not take in new requests as the mission is entering its final stages, the UK Defense Ministry said on Friday."Following...

Rome: An Italian military plane carrying Afghan evacuees was fired at during take off at the Kabul airport, the Italian AGI news agency reported on Thursday, citing military sources.Nearly 100 Afghans and a group of journalists were on board...

New Delhi: The 84-day dose gap for Covishield is being reviewed after a recommendation by health experts, the NDTV reported quoting government sources here Thursday.“Reducing the gap between two doses of Covishield will be discussed in NTAGI (National Technical...

Beijing: China is ready to cooperate with the world community to facilitate the peaceful rebuilding of Afghanistan, Commerce Ministry spokesman Gao Feng said on Thursday."China is ready to work together with the international community to support the peaceful rebuilding...

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia announced that it will cooperate with Chinese firms over the digital transformation in the kingdom. During an event held in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, the kingdom announced the establishment of the Saudi-Chinese eWTP Arabia Capital...

Moscow: WhatsApp messenger got its first-ever fine in Russia for refusing to localize personal user data, the fine imposed by Moscow's Tagansky district court totalled 4 million rubles ($54,040), Russia's media watchdog Roskomnadzor said on Thursday."A fine of 4...

Kabul: Ex-Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the High Council for National Reconciliation chief Abdullah Abdullah are effectively under house arrest in Kabul after the Taliban (a terrorist organization banned in Russia) took away their security teams, CNN reported, citing a...