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Iran’s president orders reopening of international internet access, state media reports

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has issued an order to reopen international internet access, Iranian state media reported on Monday, citing an official after a near-90-day blackout in the wake of the war against US and Israel. The report cited …

#MasoudPezeshkian #Iran #InternetAccess

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Zelenskiy: Little progress in talks with US on missile defences

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Ukraine had made little progress in talks with the United States on expanding production of missile defences and was working with Europe to solve the matter. “Unfortunately, there has been no progr…

#VolodymyrZelenskyy #USUkraine #Diplomacy

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Iranian VP urges striker Azmoun’s return to national team

TEHRAN: An Iranian vice president called Monday for striker Sardar Azmoun, who faced allegations of treason from Iran’s state media, to be reinstated to the national team ahead of the 2026 World Cup. Azmoun was omitted from the initial squad list …

#SardarAzmoun #Football #Iran

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Sri Lanka’s Kusal Mendis leads white ball teams to West Indies

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s cricket selectors named Kusal Mendis on Monday as the new captain of both the one-day international and T20 teams for the upcoming tour of the West Indies. Dhananjaya de Silva was retained as Test captain, while Kamindu Mendis…

#KusalMendis #Cricket #SriLanka

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Iran would open Strait of Hormuz 30 days after peace deal, Nikkei reports citing source

The U.S. and Iran are ‌discussing a plan to open the Strait of Hormuz about 30 ​days after the two ​countries reach a deal to ⁠end hostilities, the Nikkei ​newspaper reported on Monday citing a ​Middle East diplomatic source. Iran would proceed to…

#StraitOfHormuz #Diplomacy #USIranPeaceTalks

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High mobile taxes slowing Pakistan’s digital growth, report warns

Pakistan’s heavy taxes on mobile telecom services are slowing digital adoption, discouraging investment and undermining long-term economic growth, according to a new study by Frontier Economics prepared for VEON. The report, titled ‘Unlocking Digi…

#MobileTax #DigitalGrowth

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Trump links Abraham Accords to Iran deal

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday it should be mandatory for countries including Qatar, Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan and Turkiye to join the Abraham Accords en masse as part of an effort to reach a deal with Iran. Trump said he spo…

#DonaldTrump #AbrahamAccords #Iran

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India’s Pine Labs posts quarterly profit on digital payments boost

Indian fintech firm Pine Labs posted a fourth-quarter profit on Monday, as a continued shift to digital payments drove demand. The Temasek and Peak XV-backed company posted a profit of 593.6 million rupees ($6.23 million) for the quarter ended Mar…

#PineLabs #Economy

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India bars piped natural gas customers from buying LPG cylinders, order shows

NEW DELHI: India has barred piped natural gas customers from buying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders with immediate effect, a government order dated Monday showed. India has cut LPG supplies to some industries due to the shortage caused by …

#LPG #India

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Most Gulf markets gain on US-Iran peace hopes

Most stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Monday as fading geopolitical risks, buoyed by hopes of a U.S.-Iran peace deal, boosted investor appetite. U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that Washington and Tehran have “largely nego…

#Gulf #US #Iran #Diplomacy