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India set to play its part in global recovery

01 May 2023

At the close of the financial year that ended on March 31, India’s nominal gross domestic product at current prices was estimated at Rs.232.15 trillion (US$3.12 trillion). Also, India was...

UN report says civilian casualties in Afghanistan at record level in May-June

26 Jul 2021

Gulf Today Report The United Nations warned on Monday that nearly 2,400 Afghan civilians were killed or injured in May and June as fighting between Taliban insurgents and Afghan...

UN says Afghan civilian casualties down by 15% last year

23 Feb 2021

The number of civilians killed and wounded in violence across war-weary Afghanistan fell by 15% last year compared to 2019, according to a United Nations report released on Tuesday. The...

Nine dead in Sunday hotel attack in Somali capital: Police

01 Feb 2021

Nine people died in a weekend attack at a hotel in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, and security forces ended the assault by al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab fighters early on...

Afghan rivals to resume talks as civilian killings sow suspicion

04 Jan 2021

Gulf Today Report A string of assassinations has sowed fear and chaos across Afghanistan as government representatives and Taliban officials are due to resume their power-sharing talks, although battlefield clashes...

Afghan civilian deaths surged during Taliban talks: Report

08 Dec 2020

Gulf Today Report A senior US military official with knowledge of the region said on Monday that Iran may try to take advantage of America's troop withdrawals from Iraq and...

Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: UN urges civilian protection

23 Nov 2020

The United Nations urged Ethiopia on Monday to ensure the protection of civilians, a day after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gave Tigrayan forces 72 hours to surrender before a military...

Dutch to compensate survivor of 2015 Iraq air strike

10 Sep 2020

The Netherlands will pay compensation to a civilian survivor of a 2015 air strike on Iraq by Dutch forces fighting Daesh, the defence ministry said. Basim Razzo, who lost his...

COVID-19 has compounded plight of civilians

29 May 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has compounded the woes of civilians caught in conflict-affected areas. The deadly virus, which is spreading obstinately, threatens refugees and internally displaced people crowded together in...

Civilian deaths by Taliban, Afghan forces on the rise: UN

19 May 2020

The United Nations on Tuesday called for an immediate reduction of violence in Afghanistan, warning that civilian deaths by both the Taliban and Afghan security forces are on the increase....

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