Pajhwok Monitor

Khaled Mashal, heading the Hamas office abroad, has reportedly been picked as the Palestinian group’s leader, says a media report.

Gasoline exports from Kyrgyzstan to Afghanistan have significantly surged in the first half of the current year, a media outlet reported on Tuesday.

Israeli forces have expanded ground operations in Lebanon, targeting the eastern southwestern sides of the border, says a media report.

Warning Israel against any aggression, Iran has once again underlined the need for ceasefires in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.

Israeli forces have pounded a mosque in central Gaza, killing at least 21 Palestinians and wounding scores of others, Al Jazeera reported on Sunday.

Moscow says it will hammer out joint energy projects with Kabul, signaling burgeoning relations between the two sides.

Participants of the sixth Moscow-format meeting on Afghanistan have voiced their willingness to assist Kabul in battling terrorism and drug trafficking.

Pledging continued humanitarian assistance, Russia will airlift another batch of essential items to Afghanistan next month.

Ex- Dutch premier Mark Rutte has assumed charge as NATO’s 14th secretary general, replacing Jens Stoltenberg.

The United States has warned Iran of serious consequences if the Islamic republic launches a direct attack on Israel.

Upping the ante, Israeli troops launched a ground offensive in southern Lebanon early Tuesday morning, the Associated Press reported.

Top Russian and Iranian officials are expected to meet on further deepening cooperation in different sectors, a media report said on Monday.