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Yemen Sentences 18 People to Death for Espionage
DID Press: A criminal court in Sana’a has sentenced 18 individuals to death on charges of spying for U.S., Israeli, and Saudi intelligence services. Two additional defendants in the same case were handed 10-year prison sentences. The rulings come amid…
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India Ready to Invest in Afghanistan’s Pharma Industry
DID Press: Taliban Minister of Industry and Commerce says India expressed willingness to establish pharmaceutical factories in the country. Nooruddin Azizi, the Taliban minister, met members of India’s Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council during his five-day visit to the country.According to…
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Macron: G20 Losing Ability to Tackle Major Global Crises
DID Press: French President Emmanuel Macron warned at the G20 leaders’ summit in Johannesburg that the group is “at risk” and losing its ability to address global crises. “G20 may be reaching the end of a cycle. We can no…
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South Asia Strategic Rift: Roots and Dimensions of Pakistan-Taliban Growing Tensions
Exclusive Report – DID Press: The relationship between the Taliban and Pakistan—once considered one of the closest yet most complex political and security partnerships in the region prior to 2021—has entered a phase many analysts now describe as a “structural…
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US Pressuring Lebanon to Submit to Israel; Hezbollah says “Never”
DID Press: Lebanese newspaper Al-Nashra reported that the United States, aligning with Israel, has urged Lebanon to follow Syria’s example and submit to Tel Aviv. Amid political divisions in Beirut, Hezbollah has reaffirmed its stance, saying it will never put…
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Taliban Invite Afghan Sikhs, Hindus to Return and Join Reconstruction
DID Press: Taliban government called on Afghanistan Sikhs and Hindus to return to the country and take part in reconstruction and economic development In its latest economic meeting with the Indian private sector. Nooruddin Azizi, acting Minister of Industry and…
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Kabul Offers Tax Breaks, Restarts Air Corridor to Lure Indian Investment
DID Press: Taliban government announced new incentives—including a five-year tax exemption for new industries and a 1% import tariff on raw materials and machinery—to attract investment and boost domestic production. Nooruddin Azizi, the Taliban’s Minister of Industry and Commerce, outlined…
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India’s Suspension of IWT Threatens Regional Stability, Warns Pakistan
DID Press: Pakistan’s Deputy PM and FM Ishaq Dar warned that India’s decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) poses “a real threat to regional stability” and must be reversed immediately, stressing that water should be “a source of…
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US Envoy: Israeli Settler Violence Is Terrorism
DID Press: US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee has, for the first time, acknowledged that violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank constitutes “terrorism.” Huckabee said Israeli authorities are working to prosecute those responsible for such…
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Saudi Arabia Links Joining Abraham Accords to Guaranteed Path to Palestinian State
DID Press: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told U.S. President Donald Trump that Riyadh will join the Abraham Accords only if the creation of an independent Palestinian state is guaranteed within five years, Saudi officials said. He also rejected…
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