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As Yemenis continue to finalize redeployment procedures in line with the UN-brokered Hudaydah Agreement, under which Government coalition and rebel leaders are to pull forces out of the key port city of Hudaydah, the Chair of the Redeployment Coordination Committee on Friday welcomed an offer by the Houthi opposition to begin a unilateral withdrawal.
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The Islamist takeover of Mecca’s Grand Mosque in 1979 has been turned into a television drama, spotlighting a controversial narrative Saudi Arabia is using to support social changes once deemed un-Islamic.
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The visit was part of regular exchanges between Ministry of External Affairs of India and Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China.
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Pakistan in comparison has no match to India’s market and neither does its capacity to pay in hard currency. India, thus, is theoretically in a position to influence Russia
Islamic State (IS) claimed for the first time that it has established a “province” in India, after a clash between militants and security forces in the contested Kashmir region killed a militant with alleged ties to the group.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s hyperactive foreign policy of the last five years has resulted in the CCIT being endorsed at various bilateral and multilateral summits, including the 2016 Non-Aligned Movement Summit, as also at successive India-Africa, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, and BRICS summit meetings.
Highlighting the importance of self-sufficiency in defence technology, Dr Reddy emphasized upon the need for joining hands with the academia in conducting focused research in identified areas.
Hunger continues to rise as conflicts and protracted crises have worsened in the Near East and North Africa region (NENA), which is likely to affect food security for years to come, warned the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Wednesday.
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While the government’s stated policy is that we would support the govt or the interim govt of Afghanistan, I’m certain that at an informal level we have the ways and means to access some segments of Taliban
A new programme aimed at improving the tracking of suspected terrorists, using state-of-the-art software, was launched by the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) on Tuesday.
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