The leader of Lebanon's Shia organization Hizbollah says the group is sending fighters to neighboring Syria to support the government of President Bashar al-Assad. Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah made the reamrk during a televised speech on Saturday. Nasrallah told thousands of supporters that the Assad administration is the backbone of resistance against Israel, and cannot be allowed to fall. He said Hizbollah cannot stand back and watch, and promised his supporters victory. In Syria, fierce fighting continued on Saturday in Qusair. The strategically important city links the capital Damascus and the northwestern part of the country, which is the Assad family's traditional stronghold
Highlights from the local media of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka June 27th, 2016 | Volume: 2 - 17/6 TOP STORIES Afghanistan Still World’s Largest Opium Producer by Far: Report Daily Outlook Afghanistan| 27 th June Afghanistan is by a long way still the world's largest opium producer, accounting for some 70 percent (3,300 tons) of global opium production, according to the United Nations World Drug Report of 2016.Myanmar is the second largest producer of the drug at 14 per cent (650 tons) of global production. According to the UN report, the total value of the illicit opiate economy in Afghanistan was $2.8 billion USD in 2014 — equivalent to 13 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). Maiden joint meeting of Nepal-India EPG next week The Himalayan Times| 26 th June The first joint meeting of the Eminent Persons Group on Nepal-India Relations (EPG-NIR) would be held in Kathmandu on coming Jul...
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