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Chairman of the National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee Vu Hai Ha led a delegation to attend a plenary session and the closing session of the 142nd International Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly, which were held via videoconference on May 27 evening under the chair of IPU President Duarte Pacheco.

Since 1908, the American Library Association’s (ALA) Midwinter Meeting has taken place 107 times, with only a few pauses. Held virtually, this year’s Midwinter was the last in its current format; next year ALA will launch LibLearnX, a learning, networking, and collaboration experience scheduled for January 21–24, 2022, in San Antonio. Though this year’s event was the final meeting, it was a consequential one with more than 7,100 participants and marquee speakers such as Ruby Bridges, Et...

What’s new? The 2015 Iran nuclear deal has looked at best shaky since the Trump administration withdrew from it in 2018, imposing damaging economic sanctions on the Islamic Republic. In response, Tehran ramped up its nuclear activity in contravention of its obligations under the agreement. President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration could mark an inflection point. Why does it matter? Having failed to achieve its objectives, Trump’s “maximum pressure” strategy may be nearing an end. R...

December 30, 2020 Dr. Jill Biden Photo: Adam Schultz The American Library Association (ALA) announced on December 30 that Jill Biden will serve as the Closing Session speaker at ALA’s Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits Virtual on Monday, January 25, from 11:15 a.m.–noon Central. The full statement follows. The American Library Association announced today that the next First Lady, Jill Biden, EdD, will participate in ALA’s Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits Virtual on Monday, January 25, from 11:15 ...

Participation of Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu in the Meeting of the Turkish Accreditation Agency Advisory Board, 24 December 2020 Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu participated in the Meeting of the Advisory Board of the Turkish Accreditation Agency (TÜRKAK), our affiliated institution, on 24 December 2020. Minister Çavuşoğlu stated that the importance of TÜRKAK was better understood with the accreditation efforts in health and tourism during the pan...

President Arif Alvi urges Ummah to develop scientific knowledge December 21, 2020 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi has pointed out that the pace of scientific developments in the present era is so rapid that will widen the gap further between the developed and developing Muslim Countries if immediate and focused actions are not taken. In his address to the Inaugural Session of the Global A-Farabi forum organized jointly by the COMSTECH and the government of Kazakhstan ...