Taliban holds first official talks with the west in Oslo on:
- A. January 23, 2022
- B. January 21, 2022
- C. January 20, 2022
- D. January 28, 2022
Correct Answer: A. January 23, 2022
Western diplomats have told the Taliban that humanitarian aid to Afghanistan will be tied to an improvement in human rights, according to reports emerging as meetings with a Taliban delegation wound up in Oslo, Norway. Closed-door meetings were held during the Taliban’s first official trip to Europe since returning to power in August. The Taliban is seeking international recognition and release of billions of dollars in Afghan central bank assets frozen by the US following the group’s return to power on August 15, 2021.
Correct Answer: A. September 26, 2022
Yusuf al-Qaradawi was an Egyptian Islamic scholar based in Doha, Qatar, and chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars. He was best known for his programme الشريعة والحياة, al-Sharīʿa wa al-Ḥayāh (“Sharia and Life”), broadcast on Al Jazeera, which had an estimated audience of 40–60 million worldwide. He was also known for IslamOnline, a website he helped to found in 1997 and for which he worked for as a chief religious scholar. On the afternoon of 26 September 2022, At the age of 96 Qaradewi died in Qatar.
Correct Answer: B. Haitham bin Tariq Al Said
Haitham bin Tariq sworn in as Oman’s new sultan. The former culture minister has been named as successor to late Sultan Qaboos. Oman has named Haitham bin Tariq Al Said as the country’s new ruler following the death of his cousin Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said, state television announced.
Correct Answer: A. New Zealand
Correct Answer: B. Japan
On January 18, 2024, Japan’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) sign a contract with the U.S. to buy up to 400 Tomahawk missiles. The deal is worth about $1.7 billion and is part of Japan’s military buildup. The Tomahawk is a long-range, US-made cruise missile that can be launched from a ship or submarine. It can strike fixed targets at low altitudes. The contract also includes 14 Tactical Tomahawk Weapon Control Systems, support, training, maintenance, spares, and other items.
Correct Answer: B. Italy
Italy has withdrawn from China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), more than four years after becoming the only Group of Seven (G7) nation to sign up. After months of uncertainty regarding Italy’s involvement in the ambitious project, Rome conveyed its decision in a recent letter to Beijing, news agencies Reuters and AFP reported on Wednesday.
Correct Answer: D. Radwa Helmi
Radwa Helmi made history on 5 March 2022 as the first woman judge to sit on the bench of Egypt’s State Council, a top court in the Arab country. Helmi, making her appearance in a Cairo courthouse, was among 98 women appointed last year to join the council, one of Egypt’s main judicial bodies, following a decision by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.