Ukrainian sea drones damage Russian Black Sea fleet patrol ship near Crimea, says Ukraine
MONITORING (SW) – Ukrainian sea drones damaged a Russian Black Sea Fleet patrol ship off occupied Crimea, Ukrainian military intelligence said on Tuesday.
Day: March 5, 2024
Executions in Iran hit 8-year high in 2023
MONITORING (SW) – Iran hanged at least 834 people in 2023, the second-highest number of executions in two decades, according to a report released by rights groups.
Islamic Emirate, Qatar officials hold a meeting
KABUL (SW) – Mohammad Yaqub Mujahid, Acting Minister of National Defense, and Fasihuddin Fitrat, the de-facto government’s Army Chief of Staff, have met with Qatar’s Minister of Defense, Khalid bin Mohammad Al-Attiyah.
ATRA’s SIM card registration drive: 6.5 mln registered out of 23 mln distributed
KABUL (SW) – Officials at the Afghanistan Telecom Regulatory Authority (ATRA) say that of 23 million SIM cards distributed by five telecommunication networks across the country, 6.5 million SIM cards have been registered under the guidance of this authority.
French lawmakers make abortion a constitutional right
MONITORING (SW) – France on Monday enshrined the right to abortion in its constitution, a world first welcomed by women’s rights groups as historic and harshly criticized by anti-abortion groups.
