The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday that its Strategic Studies Center has conducted a discussion on the upcoming Doha meeting and how the Islamic Emirate interacts with the international community.

According to the ministry, Mohammad Zakir Jalali Director of the third political department of the IEA MFA, employees of various departments and diplomats took part in the discussion.

Jalali said in this discussion that compared to the first and second Doha meetings, a positive change can be observed in the interaction of the organizers and the hosts with regards to the third meeting.

He said the Islamic Emirate wants positive interaction with the international community; but does not want this interaction to be at the cost of political independence, religious and national values, and the dignity of the system and homeland.

As the teams gather for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in the USA and Caribbean, get ready to witness some history in the making.

With the format known for its record-breaking feats, let’s take a look at some of the records that could be broken in this edition of the tournament.

Virat Kohli has scored 103 fours in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup and is just behind Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardena’s 111 fours. Kohli already holds the record for the highest run tally in the tournament, and the chase master will aim to add another accolade to his name in this edition.

Rohit Sharma who is fourth on the list with 91 fours will also look to get to the top spot as will David Warner, who has 86 fours to his name now.

Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 53-ball 82* to help India secure an opening victory against Pakistan in their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 encounter.

Fastest Hundred (by balls)

With 47- and 50-ball centuries, Chis Gayle currently holds the top two spots for the fastest century in the Men’s T20 World Cup. With Nepal’s Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton setting the fastest overall T20 century at just 33 balls this year, this record could very well be under threat. With the expanded teams in this edition and the high strike-rates witnessed already this year, expect this record to be broken in this edition.

Most catches by a fielder

AB de Villiers currently sits at the top of the table for most catches as a fielder in the Men’s T20 World Cup with 23 catches to his name. David Warner is next on the list with 21 catches.

The Australian will look to get this record in his name as he gears up to play another T20 World Cup. Rohit Sharma and Glenn Maxwell are also in the running for the pole position as they both are joint-fourth in the list with 16 catches each.

First team to win all ICC Trophies at the same time

Pat Cummins led Australia to history last year when they won the ICC Test Championship and ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in 2023.

In the Caribbean this year they have the opportunity to become the first team in history to hold the ICC Trophies in all three formats of the game at the same time if they manage to win the 2024 T20 World Cup.

In addition to this, Australia are also the defending champions in the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup, the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup and the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup as well.

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Australia chased down the India total by the 43rd over mark.

Most Runs in a single edition of the tournament

With the total number of teams expanding from 16 to a record 20 in this edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, teams have the potential to play up to nine matches in the tournament.

With this increase in matches, one can expect the record of total runs accumulated in a single edition to be challenged. Currently, the record belongs to Virat Kohli who scored 319 runs in 6 matches in the 2014 edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

Broadcasting news!

Ariana Television Network (ATN) announced last week that it has secured the rights to broadcast this year’s T20 World Cup in Afghanistan.

News, updates and information on the event will be published regularly on Ariana News website and digital platforms so be sure to stay tuned.

Israeli shelling and airstrikes killed at least 37 people, most of them sheltering in tents, outside the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight and on Tuesday.

The airstrikes pummeled the same area where strikes triggered a deadly fire days earlier in a camp for displaced Palestinians — according to witnesses, emergency workers and hospital officials.

The tent camp inferno has drawn widespread international outrage, including from some of Israel’s closest allies, over the military’s expanding offensive into Rafah, Associated Press reported.

And in a sign of Israel’s growing isolation on the world stage, Spain, Norway and Ireland formally recognized a Palestinian state on Tuesday.

The Israeli military suggested Sunday’s blaze in the tent camp may have been caused by secondary explosions, possibly from Palestinian militants’ weapons.

The results of Israel’s initial probe into the fire were issued Tuesday, with military spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari saying the cause of the fire was still under investigation but that the Israeli munitions used — targeting what the army said was a position with two senior Hamas militants — were too small to be the source, AP reported.

The strike or the subsequent fire could also have ignited fuel, cooking gas canisters or other materials in the camp. The blaze killed 45 Palestinians, according to Gaza health officials’ count. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the fire was the result of a “tragic mishap.”

On Tuesday afternoon, an Israeli drone strike hit tents near a field hospital by the Mediterranean coast west of Rafah, killing at least 21 people, including 13 women, Gaza’s Health Ministry said.

A witness, Ahmed Nassar, said his four cousins and some of their husbands and children were killed in the strike and a number of tents were destroyed or damaged. Most of those living there had fled from the same neighborhood in Gaza City earlier in the war.

“They have nothing to do with anything,” he said.

Netanyahu has vowed to press ahead in Rafah, saying Israeli forces must enter the city to dismantle Hamas and return hostages taken in the Oct. 7 attack that triggered the war.

He said Israeli warplanes used the smallest bombs possible — two munitions with 17-kilogram warheads. “Our munition alone could not have ignited a fire of this size,” he said.

Gaza’s Health Ministry said two medical facilities in Tel al-Sultan are out of service because of intense bombing nearby. Medical Aid for Palestinians, a charity operating throughout the territory, said the Tel al-Sultan medical center and the Indonesian Field Hospital were under lockdown with medics, patients and displaced people trapped inside.

Most of Gaza’s hospitals are no longer functioning. Rafah’s Kuwait Hospital shut down Monday after a strike near its entrance killed two health workers.