Saudi airstrikes kill 7 across Yemen
Sat Dec 23, 2017 Saudi Arabian-led airstrikes conducted against various parts of Yemen have claimed the lives of seven people. Reporting on Saturday, Yemen’s al-Masirah television network said Saudi-led warplanes had carried out strikes close to a university in the country’s capital of Sana’a, killing two people and injuring an unspecified number of others. Elsewhere, in Sana’a […]
Pakistan govt asks court to deny clearance to Hafiz Saeed’s political party
December 23, 2017 Islamabad: The Pakistan government has requested a court in Islamabad to not consider Hafiz Saeed-backed Milli Muslim League’s plea seeking its registration as a political party, saying the group would breed violence and extremism in politics. Saeed earlier this month had confirmed that his organisation Jammat-ud-Dawah (JuD) would contest the 2018 general […]
Philippines Tropical Storm Tembin kills more than 100 on Mindanao
23 December 2017 More than 100 people are reported to have been killed as a tropical storm swept through the southern Philippines, with dozens more missing. Storm Tembin brought flash flooding and mudslides to parts of Mindanao island. Two towns badly hit were Tubod and Piagapo, where a number of homes were buried by boulders. […]
China, Pakistan, Afghanistan Foreign Ministers to meet
Beijing, Dec 21 Foreign ministers of China, Pakistan and Afghanistan will meet in Beijing on December 26 for discussions on development and security, an official said on Thursday. “It will be the first meeting of its kind since the three countries agreed to establish a trilateral dialogue mechanism in June,” said Foreign Ministry spokesperson […]
Pakistan to release 291 Indian fishermen
Dec 21 : Pakistan on Thursday said it will release 291 Indian fishermen, held for allegedly violating its territorial waters, as a goodwill gesture. The fishermen will be released in two phases on December 29 and January 8 via Wagah Border, Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal said. Earlier on October 27, Pakistan released 68 Indian […]
China and Russia slam new US national security strategy
China and Russia have criticised the United States for its new national security strategy that labels both countries as “competitors” challenging American interests. China said on Tuesday the new strategy outlined by US President Donald Trump demonstrated a “Cold War mentality”. “We urge the US side to stop deliberately distorting China’s strategic intentions and abandon such outdated concepts […]
US more isolated after veto of UN resolution on Jerusalem: Analyst
Wed Dec 20, 2017 President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem al-Quds as the capital of Israel and a subsequent veto of a UN resolution against the move have further isolated the United States in the international community, says a writer and political analyst. “This effectively further isolated the United States in the world community, something […]
Trump unveils American strategy’ with ‘leadership role for India’
New York, Dec 19 : US President Donald Trump has said Washington will support a “leadership role” for India in the “broader” Indo-Pacific region as he unveiled his “America First National Strategy”. The blueprint for US national security also warned of rising threats from an emboldened Russia and China as well as from “rogue governments” […]
Assad says France sponsors terrorism, cannot talk about peace
19 December 2017 AMMAN/PARIS : – Syrian President Bashar al Assad accused France of supporting bloodshed in his country, making it unfit to talk about a peace settlement, comments that were rebuffed by Paris which said he was in no position to give lessons after massacring his people. France on Friday said the Syrian government […]
Hamas blasts US for vetoing UN resolution on Jerusalem al-Quds
Tue Dec 19, 2017 The Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, has blasted Washington for vetoing a UN Security Council resolution aimed at voiding US President Donald Trump’s move on Jerusalem al-Quds, saying the Israeli-occupied city is the “eternal capital” of the state of Palestine. Earlier this month, Trump said the US was recognizing Jerusalem al-Quds as the […]
