Skipper Andrew Balbirnie says Ireland are determined to beat Afghanistan in the ODI series which starts on Thursday to help raise morale back home during these difficult times. ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan Opens $6 Million Pine-Nut Factory As Sales To China Boom
A new pine-nut processing factory has opened in the Afghan city of Gardez, the capital of the southeastern Afghan province of Paktia. Officials say $6 million was invested in building the facility, ... ( read original story ...)
Myanmar scraps Thai mega-port investment
Myanmar on January 18 announced it was cancelling contracts with a Thai industrial giant to work on a controversial deep sea port project. The Dawei mega-project was touted as a way to encourage ... ( read original story ...)
Iran Blacklists Trump, U.S. Officials as His Term Nears End
Iran blacklisted U.S. President Donald Trump and several current and former senior U.S. officials on Tuesday over what it called "terrorist and anti-human rights" acts, a move widely regarded as ... ( read original story ...)
Iran imposes symbolic sanctions on President Trump
Iran on Tuesday imposed sanctions on President Donald Trump and a number of members of his administration over their alleged role in support of “terrorism," according to ... ( read original story ...)
Iran Sanctions President Trump in Parting Shot at Outgoing Administration
The sanctions against President Trump and nine other U.S. officials represent a parting shot against an outgoing administration that has pummeled the country and its top officials with sanctions. ( read original story ...)
Qatar urges dialogue between Persian Gulf states and Iran as Biden heads to White House
Qatar is urging Arab countries in the Persian Gulf to seek dialogue with Iran and says it is willing to act as a regional mediator after mending its own rift with rival neighbors. In an interview with ... ( read original story ...)
Iran, Turkey block rivals from joining U.N. disarmament talks
Talks aimed at overcoming a years-long deadlock over disarmament at the United Nations began in acrimony on Monday with two countries blocking rivals from taking part in widely criticised manoeuvres ... ( read original story ...)
Iran Sends Mixed Signals About Nuclear Deal Ahead of Joe Biden Inauguration
Biden was vice president to President Barack Obama when he signed the landmark agreement in 2015, lifting international sanctions on Iran in exchange for curbs on its nuclear program. Trump withdrew ... ( read original story ...)
Massive car pileup on Japan highway kills one, injures 17
One person was killed and at least 17 injured Tuesday in a massive pileup of at least 134 vehicles in blizzard conditions on a highway in northern Japan, officials said. ( read original story ...)