Afghanistan
Islamic Emirate Attends Moscow Int’l Security Meeting for First Time-Tolo News
For the first time, officials of the Islamic Emirate have been invited to an international security meeting in Russia. The Russian news agency TASS, quoting the country’s Security Council, reported that representatives of the Islamic Emirate will attend the 13th Moscow International Security Meeting. This meeting began today at the Russian National Center and will continue until May 29. Click here to read…
Nadim: We Want Youth to Be Professionals, Not ‘Talib’-Tolo News
Neda Mohammad Nadim, acting minister of higher education, stated that students employed in government institutions should not think that they are being turned into "Taliban" members. Nadeem made these remarks during a speech to students in Herat. Nadeem also criticized the previous curriculum, calling it problematic, and added that efforts are underway to address its challenges. Click here to read…
Industry Week Opens in Kabul without Women’s Participation-Tolo News
The fourth Industry Week Exhibition was inaugurated in Kabul on Tuesday, marking the first time the event has been held without the participation of any women. Officials from the Islamic Emirate emphasized during the exhibition that they are committed to promoting industrial growth and investment in Afghanistan through all possible means. Click here to read…
Maldives
Maldives expresses support for India's anti-terrorism efforts – Adhadhu
Foreign Minister Abdulla Khaleel has condemned the April 22 terrorist attack on Pahalgam in Indian-administered and expressed support towards India's efforts against terrorism. The government condemned the attack at a meeting held during Khaleel's ongoing visit to India. The government has previously condemned the attack as well. At the second meeting of the High-Level Core Group between the Maldives and India, Khaleel expressed support for the Indian government's efforts against terrorism. "He expressed Maldives’ solidarity with the people and Government of India and its firm support to India in the fight against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations," the Indian External Affairs Ministry said in a statement. India accuses a terrorist group backed by the Pakistani military of carrying out the Pahalgam attack in which 26 people were killed. In retaliation, India attacked some parts of Pakistan. Click here to read…
Maldives President Reveals Plan for a Renewable Energy Powered City – PSM News
President Dr Mohamed Muizzu has shared a plan to develop an environmentally friendly city powered by renewable energy with the Non-Resident High Commissioner of Singapore to the Maldives. The plan was shared when Soo Kok Leng, the Non-Resident High Commissioner of Singapore, paid a courtesy call on President Dr Muizzu on May 27. According to the President’s Office, during the meeting, President Dr Muizzu and the High Commissioner engaged in a constructive discussion on enhancing cooperation across a range of sectors, including higher education, healthcare, and tourism, while also exploring additional avenues for collaboration. Click here to read…
Myanmar
Myanmar junta seizes TNLA bases as counteroffensive continues – Myanmar Now
Having resumed offensive operations in northern Shan State’s Nawnghkio Township, the Myanmar military captured an anti-junta ethnic armed group’s key outpost in the township’s Tha Yet Cho village last week, locals said. The seizure of the outpost occurred on May 20, around two months after regime forces retook other bases held by the same armed group—the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA)—elsewhere in the township in February. Taking the Tha Yet Cho base may give the junta a tactical edge in advancing towards its next likely target, Kan Gyi village some seven miles south of Nawnghkio, according to a source familiar with the battlefield situation in the township. Click here to read…
Myanmar Junta Nightmare Unfolding as Karen Resistance Gains Momentum – The Irrawaddy
As Myanmar’s oldest ethnic armed organization, the Karen National Union (KNU) has played a pivotal role in the country’s popular armed revolt against military rule, providing a strong foundation for Spring Revolution forces. Various ethnic armed groups – including the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in the north, the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army (MNDAA) in the northeast, the Arakan Army (AA) in the west, and the Karenni National Progressive Party (KNPP) in the south, and the KNU in Karen State – have collaborated with People’s Defense Forces (PDFs), training, arming and helping them gain combat experience. Click here to read…
Pakistan
Pakistan, Azerbaijan reaffirm commitment to strategic partnership-The Express Tribune
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev reaffirmed their shared commitment to diversifying the strategic partnership through investment in mutually beneficial avenues. Premier Sharif and President Aliyev held a pivotal bilateral meeting in Lachin on Tuesday. The discussions aimed at further strengthening the long-standing relations between the two nations, touching on key issues of political, economic, and cultural cooperation. Click here to read…
China assures of $3.7b refinancing next month-The Express Tribune
China has assured Pakistan of relending $3.7 billion in commercial loans, denominated in Chinese currency, before the end of June, including $2.4 billion that is maturing next month, in a move that will help keep the foreign exchange reserves in double-digits. Unlike in the past, when Beijing has given loans in non-Chinese currency too, this time Pakistan's strategic ally has decided not to give loans in the United States currency as part of its drive to decouple the economy from the dollar; the government sources told The Express Tribune. Click here to read…
COAS visits Iran military HQ in Tehran-The Express Tribune
Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir visited the General Staff Headquarters in Tehran and met with Chief of General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Mohammad Bagheri, an ISPR news release said on Tuesday. Key areas of mutual interest included enhancing military-to-military cooperation, improving security mechanisms along the shared border, and exploring avenues for transforming the border regions into zones of trade and economic connectivity, thereby contributing to regional stability and prosperity. Click here to read…
