Air attacks on Eastern Ghouta and Idlib kill nearly 200
The death toll in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta suburb and Idlib province has climbed to at least 180, as Syrian government and Russian forces continued their air attacks on the rebel-held areas for a fourth day. At least 34 civilians, including 12 children and a woman, were killed in Eastern Ghouta, a rebel enclave on the outskirts […]
Maldives sends envoys to ‘friendly’ nations, India not included
February 08, 2018 Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen on Wednesday sent his special envoys to three ‘friendly nations’- China, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. “Members of the Administration’s Cabinet, on the direction of President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom, will visit friendly nations of the Maldives and provide updates on the current situation,” Yameen’s Presidential Office said in a statement. On Wednesday, the Minister of Economic Development, Mohamed Saeed, […]
Ex-Bangla PM Khaleda Zia sentenced to 5 years in graft case
Dhaka, Feb 8: Bangladesh’s ex-premier and opposition BNP chief Khaleda Zia was today sentenced to five years in jail in a corruption case. Zia, 72, was sentenced by the Special Court-5 in the capital , Dhaka, in connection with embezzlement of 21 million takas (USD 252,000) in foreign donations meant for the Zia Orphanage Trust. In […]
China, Russia voice support for Iran’s nuclear deal amid US threats
China and Russia have reaffirmed their support for Iran’s nuclear deal with six world powers, including Beijing and Moscow, amid US President Donald Trump’s threats against the multinational accord. At a Tuesday meeting with Chairman of the Iranian Parliament’s Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy Alaeddin Boroujerdi in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi […]
Pakistani reporter covers his own wedding on TV, interviews wife and parents
Islamabad: Journalism can be a precarious profession, where some have to report from war zones, and others in disaster-hit areas — amid storms and volcanic eruptions. But a Pakistani reporter has taken journalism to a new level by reporting his own wedding. Hanan Bukhari, a news reporter for local TV channel City 41, is making […]
China hopes Maldives can itself resolve crisis, raises travel alert level
Beijing, Feb 6 : China on Tuesday expressed hope that the Maldivian government and the opposition parties have the wisdom to resolve the political crisis on their own. At the same time, it also raised the level of travel alert it issued on Monday, asking its citizens to cancel their plans to go to the […]
Rajiv, Benazir were ready to resolve Kashmir dispute: Zardari
February 06, 2018 Rajiv Gandhi and Benazir Bhutto were ready to resolve the Kashmir issue amicably but the Indian leader was assassinated during the election campaign, Pakistan’s former president Asif Ali Zardari has claimed. Zardari also revealed that former dictator Gen (retd.) Pervez Musharraf had come up with a plan on Kashmir issue but other […]
US redeploying troops to Afghanistan from Iraq: Report
The US military is pulling its forces from a base in Iraq and shifting them to Afghanistan following the defeat of Daesh militants in the Arab country, the Associated Press reported on Monday. The news agency quoted Western contractors at the base as saying that US troops began the drawdown over the past week, with groups of soldiers leaving […]
Trump’s government to continue Israeli war on Islam: Analyst
By nominating an open Islamophobe to lead a top United Nations aid agency, the government of US President Donald Trump showed its disregard for freedom of religion, says an American analyst. Dr. Kevin Barrett, an author and Islamic researcher in Madison, Wisconsin, made the remarks in an interview with Press TV about Ken Issacs, the […]
India may target CPEC installations: Pakistan Interior Ministry
Islamabad, Feb 5 :India plans to attack installations along the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to sabotage the multi-billion dollar mega project, Pakistan’s Interior Ministry has claimed. The Ministry, in a letter to Gilgit-Baltistan’s Home Department warned of possible terrorist attacks on the CPEC route, including bridges at Karakoram Highway and other important points. It issued […]
