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Tehran, May 14 (AFP/APP): Banned from using popular Western apps, Iranians have been left with little choice but to take up state-backed alternatives, as the authorities tighten internet restrictions for security reasons following months of protests. Iranians are accustomed to using virtual private networks, or […]

Bangkok, May 14 (AFP/APP): The names leading the race to become Thai prime minister after Sunday’s election range from a billionaire’s daughter to a canny backroom operator known as the “Rolex general”. Here is a run-down of the main candidates: – Prayut Chan-o-Cha – Incumbent […]

Antakya, Turkey, May 14 (AFP/APP):The Simseks have spent months huddling in tents next to their old home, laid to waste by Turkey’s catastrophic quake. How they vote Sunday could prove decisive to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s future. Amid the wreckage of ancient Antakya, a mountain-rimmed […]

Teknaf, Bangladesh, May 14 (AFP/APP): A major cyclone began crossing the Bangladesh and Myanmar coasts Sunday, the Bangladeshi meteorological department said. Mocha “is now crossing Cox’s Bazar-North Myanmar coast. It (is) likely to move north-northeasterly direction and complete crossing Cox’s Bazar-North Myanmar coasts near Sittwe […]

ISLAMABAD, May 13 (APP): Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Minister of Tourism Ahmed Al-Khateeb described the performance of the Saudi tourism sector during the first quarter of 2023 as unprecedented and historical in terms of the number of visitors and amount of tourism spending. “Over […]

LONDON 12 May (Online): Britain on Thursday became the first country to start supplying Ukraine with long-range cruise missiles, which will allow Ukrainian forces to hit Russian troops and supply dumps deep behind the front lines. Ukraine has been asking for months for long-range missiles, […]

ISLAMABAD 12 May (Online): The northern “breadbasket” of Afghanistan is battling a potentially devastating outbreak of locusts that threaten to eat their way through up to a quarter of the country’s annual wheat harvest, the UN has warned. After three years of disappointing, drought-afflicted harvests, […]

Barcelona, May 12 (AFP/APP): After eight years running City Hall, Barcelona’s left-wing mayor, Ada Colau, is eyeing a third mandate on May 28, when Spain votes in local and regional elections whose outcome is unclear. A total of 36 million people will cast their ballots […]

Dakar, May 12 (AFP/APP):The Malian army and foreign fighters executed at least 500 people during an anti-militants operation in Mali in March 2022, according to a much-awaited UN report released on Friday. The figures by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) amount to […]

Rome, May 12 (AFP/APP): Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected in Rome on Saturday for talks with political leaders and possibly Pope Francis, in his first visit to Italy since Russia’s invasion. A spokesman for Italian President Sergio Mattarella confirmed to AFP he would meet […]