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Ansarallah: Gaza Agreement Should Establish Palestinian State
DID Press: A senior member of Yemen’s Ansarallah political office said any agreement in Gaza should lead to the establishment of a Palestinian state across the occupied territories, with Jerusalem as its capital. According to Al-Mayadeen, Muhammad Al-Farah emphasized that…
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Afghanistan, Kazakhstan Seek to Boost Trade to $3 Billion
DID Press: Afghanistan and Kazakhstan have held talks aimed at expanding bilateral trade to $3 billion, according to the Taliban government’s Ministry of Industry and Commerce. The ministry said that during a meeting with officials from Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Transport…
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Taliban FM Visits India to Boost Political, Economic Ties
DID Press: Amir Khan Muttaqi, Foreign minister of Afghanistan’s Taliban government, departed for New Delhi on Thursday, October 9, at the invitation of his Indian counterpart. This marks the first official visit by a senior Taliban official to India this…
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Hamas and Israel Agree to Gaza Truce, Disputes Remain Over Future Governance
DID Press: Palestinian resistance movement Hamas announced early Thursday, October 9, that it had reached a comprehensive ceasefire agreement with Israel. The deal, brokered by Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey, includes an end to the war, the withdrawal of Israeli forces,…
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Regional Consensus in Moscow Signals End of US Role in Afghanistan
DID Press: Recent developments at “Moscow Format” meeting have once again placed Afghanistan at the heart of regional geopolitics. The unified position of regional powers — from Iran and Russia to China, India, and the Central Asian states — against…
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Why Region Opposed to US Return to Afghanistan?
DID Press: A new Poll carried out by DID Press Agency shows that 39 percent of respondents consider “political alignment with Russia and China against the West” as the main reason behind regional opposition to the United States’ return to…
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Hamas Says Israel ‘Not Trustworthy’ After Repeated Violations of Past Deals
DID Press: A senior Hamas negotiator said on Tuesday the Palestinian group does not trust Israel’s promises to halt the war, citing what he called Israel’s repeated breaches of previous agreements. Khalil al-Hayya, head of the Hamas delegation at the…
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Pope Leo to Visit Turkey, Lebanon on First Foreign Trip
DID Press: Vatican announced Tuesday that Pope Leo, the first North American pontiff, will make his first foreign trip to Turkey and Lebanon from November 27 to December 2, with peace in the Middle East expected to be a central…
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Former Afghanistan Official Warns India-Pakistan Rivalry Undermines Peace
DID Press: Former Afghanistan Foreign Minister and national security adviser, Dr. Rangin Dadfar Spanta, warned on Wednesday that geopolitical competition between India and Pakistan in Afghanistan does not contribute to regional peace and stability. Spanta said current Indian policies are…
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Taliban Rejects US Return to Bagram, Citing Sovereignty, Regional Dynamics
DID Press: Afghanistan’s position as a strategic crossroads has historically made it a theater of great power competition. From the Soviet invasion to the U.S.-led coalition, foreign military presence has left deep sensitivities across Afghanistan society, a context now shaping…
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