$5bn assistance: KSA inks pact with Turkiye
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement with Turkiye to deposit $ 5 billion in country’s central bank through Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), fund said. Saudi Min...
PM discusses wide array of mutually beneficial matters with Qatar Emir
DOHA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani discussed wide array of mutually beneficial issues and exchanged views to further strengt...
UAE passport ranked most powerful in world
Dubai: United Arab Emirates (UAE) passport has been declared as most powerful in world in an annual list compiled by an offshore consulting firm, Nomad Capitalist. UAE has ent...
Raisi blames Iran’s enemies poisioning of schoolgirls
Iran: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi blamed wave of poisonings of hundreds of schoolgirls around country on Tehran’s enemies. So-far unexplained poison attacks at more...
G20 meeting in India marred by Russia-Ukraine war, says Blinken
NEW DELHI: The Group of 20 (G20) meeting of foreign ministers has again been marred by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said as he called f...
Hina Khar warns against ‘generous’ arms supplies to India
GENEVA: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar voiced concern over the “generous” supply of conventional and non-conventional weapons to India, sa...
Greece trains collision kills at least 36, dozens injured
GREECE: A passenger train and cargo train collided head-on in Greece last night, killing at least 36 people and injuring 85 as country’s deadliest rail crash in decades...
Special Envoy to Afghan Sadiq resigns
Islamabad: Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ambassador Muhammad Sadiq has resigned from his position after serving for almost three years. In statement posted on his of...
‘Elections to be held on time despite quake calamity’
Istanbul: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ruled out any delay in elections after devastating quake that killed tens of thousands in Turkiye, saying vote would push ahead on May...
FATF suspends Russia’s membership over violations
Washington: Financial Action Task Force (FATF) global financial crime watchdog suspended Russia's membership, saying Moscow's war in Ukraine violated organisation's principles...
