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Business News | Lumeil Launches Exclusive Partnership Program for Architects & Designers
Latestly
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July 8, 2025
NewsVoir Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], July 8: In a bold move to reshape how design professionals source decorative lighting solutions, Lumeil, India's leading online platform for premium chandeliers and designer lighting, has unveiled its latest...
Inquiry launched after identities of SAS soldiers leaked in fresh data breach
The Independent
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July 20, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Kabul Chawla: The BPTP Owner Who Scammed India’s Real Estate Stakeholders and Enjoys His Vacation from Justice
Inventiva
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July 7, 2025
India’s real estate boom has long been heralded as the surest path to riches as the “Great Indian Real Estate” is touted as “undoubtedly the most significant sector” with exponential growth. But behind this golden facade lurk dark underbellies of...
Afghanistan-India Bilateral Trade Reaches USD 1 Billion in 2024-25: Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Khaama Press
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June 28, 2025
Afghanistan–India bilateral trade reached USD 1 billion in 2024–25, reflecting growing economic ties, rising agricultural imports, and expanding commercial engagement. India and Afghanistan have continued to maintain strong trade relations despite...
Afghanistan and Pakistan hold first round of political consultations in Islamabad
Ariana News
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July 7, 2025
Former U.S. special envoy for Afghan peace talks, Zalmay Khalilzad, has issued a stark warning about China’s accelerating efforts to dominate Central Asia’s vast mineral wealth. He urged Washington—specifically the Trump administration—to act...
Recognising Kabul Regime
The Nation
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July 12, 2025
On July 3, an Afghan official, Gul Hassan, presented his credentials as the Ambassador of Afghanistan to Russia. The guest was received amiably by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko, as per photographs issued by the Russian Ministry of...
Binance Enters Islamic Finance with Sharia Compliant Crypto Offering
Fintech News Middle East
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July 11, 2025
Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Middle East News once a month in your Inbox Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has launched a new product called Sharia Earn, aimed at providing crypto staking options that comply...
Iran criticised for harsh mass deportations of Afghans
5Pillars
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July 11, 2025
Iran has faced criticism for the “undignified” large-scale expulsions of hundreds of thousands of Afghans during the height of summer, in a policy that has accelerated since the 12-day war with Israel. More than half a million Afghans have been...
Afghanistan’s Reckoning is Overdue
Daily Pakistan
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July 7, 2025
International community watches in feigned horror as Iran and Pakistan take decisive action against Afghan nationals within their borders. Forget the political spin. Let’s talk about a simple, hard truth. Iran and Pakistan have paid a heavy price...
Mullah Baradar Meets Uzbek, Turkmen Officials on Regional Cooperation
TOLONews
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The Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs of the Islamic Emirate held separate meetings on the sidelines of the ECO summit with Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the President of Uzbekistan, and Rashid Meredov, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of...
What Russia’s Embrace of the Taliban Means for Afghan Women and the World
The Diplomat
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July 10, 2025
In 1979, Russia, as the Soviet Union, invaded Afghanistan, unleashing a decade of violence with lasting repercussions, including the mass displacement of millions of Afghans. Arguably, the creation of the Taliban in 1994 is rooted in the aftermath...
Entrepreneur keeps Adnan’s cricket dream on the road
BusinessCloud
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July 7, 2025
A tech entrepreneur has come to the rescue of one of the stars of Freddie Flintoff’s TV programme Field of Dreams. Teenage Afghan refugee Adnan Miakhel shot to prominence on the hit show, which followed Flintoff’s attempts to build a cricket team...
Time to transform Afghan-Kazakh interaction into sustainable cooperation
Pajhwok Afghan News
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July 11, 2025
KABUL (Pajhwok): Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi during a meeting with his Kazakh counterpart in Kabul on Friday said the time had come to transform the existing positive interaction between the two countries into sustainable and...
Kazakh Foreign Minister Visits Kabul, Signs $500M Railway Deal as Mining Push Gathers Momentum
Times of Central Asia
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July 11, 2025
In a major step toward deepening regional engagement, Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu arrived in Kabul this week, signaling a continuing shift towards pragmatic engagement in Astana’s policy towards Afghanistan. The visit resulted in...
Business and Politics Are Not the Same, But the America Party Seems to Think They Are
American Greatness
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July 7, 2025
As America watched President Trump sign his “Big Beautiful Bill” into law on Independence Day 2025, his erstwhile soulmate, Elon Musk, had other ideas. Offended by the prospect of the “BBB” adding to our national debt, and perhaps offended that...
Why has Iran expelled half a million Afghans in 15 days?
Firstpost
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July 11, 2025
Iran has expelled over half a million Afghans since the war with Israel ended. The United Nations and other international organisations have called the development one of the biggest forced movement of population in decades. Millions from...
Kazakhstan Strengthens Ties with Afghanistan
The Astana Times
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July 11, 2025
ASTANA – Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu paid a working visit to Afghanistan on July 10, where he met with senior Afghan officials to deepen cooperation in trade, transit, agriculture, and infrastructure, the Kazakh...
Why over 500,000 Afghans were forced out of Iran in just 16 days and what’s next?
The Indian Express
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July 11, 2025
The dusty border town of Islam Qala in western Afghanistan has become a holding pen for the displaced, families huddled under tarpaulins, children too young to understand why their lives have been upended, and elderly men with sunburnt faces...
Bitcoin is aiding Afghanistan's human rights push
Cryptopolitan
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July 10, 2025
Digital currencies are providing Women in Afghanistan with the tools to stand up against an oppressive regime. That’s according to the Digital Citizen Fund (DCF) founder Roya Mahboob, who was speaking in an interview on the sidelines of the...
Viral promo invites Americans to vacation in Afghanistan
Birmingham Star - Alabama
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The video features a blend of dark comedy, views of the Afghan countryside, and military visuals A bizarre promotional video targeting American tourists and inviting them to travel to Afghanistan has been released by a local tour operator. The...