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Taliban Seek Institutional Support to Enforce Filming Ban in Kandahar
DID Press: Taliban’s Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in Kandahar has formally asked relevant institutions to cooperate in implementing Part Nine of Article 22 of the Law on the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of…
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EU to Sanction 1,646 Russian Individuals and Entities
DID Press: Ambassadors of European Union member states in Brussels have agreed to add 1,646 new individuals and entities to the EU sanctions list against Russia. The move is considered the largest single expansion of EU sanctions against Moscow since…
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Fukuyama: Trump Is the Biggest Threat to US Democracy
DID Press: Francis Fukuyama, an American political theorist, has described Donald Trump as the biggest threat to democracy in the United States since the country’s Civil War. Fukuyama also predicted that the Republican Party will lose control of the U.S.…
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US Warns Citizens in Saudi Arabia Amid Escalation in Yemen Attacks
DID Press: Following an escalation in missile attacks by Sanaa forces against Saudi positions and facilities, including Abha and King Khalid airports, the United States has warned of worsening security conditions and the possibility of the conflict spreading in the…
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Pakistan: Main Driver of Rising Poverty in the Region
DID Press: World Bank has announced that Pakistan is home to nearly 48 percent of the poor population in the Middle East, North Africa, and Afghanistan-Pakistan region. According to the report, in 2024, around 14.3 percent of the population in…
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12 US B-1 Bombers Leave Fairford; Iran at the Center of Washington’s Concerns
DID Press: Lebanese analyst Mario Nawfal has described the departure of all 12 U.S. B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford air base in Britain as a sign of the vulnerability of the U.S. military posture in the face of Iran. Nawfal…
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Russia: Western Intervention Is a Major Cause of Instability in the Middle East
DID Press: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has blamed Western countries for what he described as instability and escalating crises in the Middle East, warning that their intervention in regional affairs could have serious consequences. Lavrov said Western countries’ overt…
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Taliban Foreign Ministry: ICC Has No Legitimacy or Jurisdiction
DID Press: Taliban-run Foreign Ministry has rejected the latest action by the International Criminal Court (ICC), describing the court and its decisions concerning Afghanistan as lacking legitimacy and jurisdiction. The ministry’s spokesperson said Afghanistan is an independent country and that…
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Iran’s SNSC Chief Rejects Bessent’s Claims, Says Tehran Will Not Retreat
DID Press: Mohsen Rezaei, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, has dismissed U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s remarks on economic pressure against Iran, saying Washington will fail in what Tehran describes as an “economic war” just as it allegedly…
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Yemen War Analysis: Airstrikes Fail to Shift Battlefield Balance as “Depth for Depth” Emerges
DID Press: A geopolitical analysis by Moth argues that the latest coalition airstrikes against positions held by Sana’a forces in Yemen have failed to achieve their intended military objectives, while missile and drone attacks by Yemeni forces have created a…
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