Kabul University’s management said that TheNYT’s report was based on a tweet posted via a “fake Twitter account” Afghanistan’s Islamist and political movement, Taliban, has refuted claims that it banned women from attending Kabul University either as students or instructors. American publication, NewYorkTimes, had on Tuesday quoted a twitter account in the name of Taliban-newly-appointed … Read more
Egypt Releases 461 Activists From Detention An Egyptian court has ordered the release of 461 political activists from detention after they were charged with spreading false news, a rights lawyer said on Thursday. The journalists and students had been detained in connection with 19 different cases over the past four years, lawyer Ramadan Mohammed said. … Read more
Mahathir Mohamad on Monday resigned as Malaysia’s prime minister and his Bersatu party has quit the governing Alliance of Hope coalition. Mr Mohamad’s move comes after a weekend of drama, with parties from both government and coalition meeting all day Sunday and Anwar Ibrahim, the designated successor to Mahathir, alleging “betrayal” by allies. Messrs Ibrahim … Read more