Damascus, April 5 (IANS) Syrian authorities announced that a key border crossing with Lebanon will be temporarily closed due to security concerns following Israeli warnings of possible strikes on the area.The General Authority for Land and Sea Borders and Crossings on Saturday (local time) said the Jdeidet Yabous crossing, opposite Lebanon’s Masnaa crossing, is designated solely for civilian use, not for any military purposes.”There are no armed groups or militias present at the crossing, and it…
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Geneva, March 4 (IANS) For the advocates of global disarmament, the Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan undermines both the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and the humanitarian logic behind the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), which categorically rejects the legitimacy of nuclear weapons under any security framework, a report has highlighted.”On 17 September 2025, Saudi Arabia – a member of the Nuclear non-Proliferation Treaty – and …