Rohingya crisis: Red Cross faced with ‘real challenge’
Dec 09, 2017 The Red Cross is faced with a “real challenge” following the Rohingya refugee crisis triggered by violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, a senior official of the international humanitarian organisation has said. “The specificity of the situation is that only the Red Cross and Red Crescent movement is allowed to work in […]
Social media reaction: Arabs Helpless And Hopeless
Thursday, 07 December 2017 After US President Donald Trump ignored warnings from the international community and formally recognised Jerusalem as the Israeli capital, some Twitter users focused on how Arabs contributed in the loss of Jerusalem. The status of the holy city is an extremely sensitive aspect of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. While Israel claims the […]
China says no change in its stand on India’s membership to NSG
Beijing, Dec 7 China today asserted its opposition to India’s membership bid to the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), saying there is no change in its stand and efforts were on to forge “consensus” among the 48-member elite nuclear club about the admission of new members. “China’s position on this remains unchanged,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng […]
Trump to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital: White House
Washington, Dec 6 : President Donald Trump will recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and start the process of moving the US embassy from Tel Aviv to the holy city, a move against the long-held American principles which many Arab leaders warned could trigger more violence in the Middle East. According to senior administration officials, Trump will […]
Jerusalem status a red line for Muslims: Erdogan
Srinagar: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has threatened to cut diplomatic ties with Israel over reports that the United States plans to recognise Jerusalem as the Israeli capital, reports said. Such a move would be a “red line” for Muslims, reports quoting Erdogan said on Tuesday. Reports emerged on Friday that US President Donald Trump […]
Oil prices fall ahead of U.S. crude stocks data
SEOUL – Oil prices fell on Tuesday ahead of U.S. crude inventories data, as the market weighed the impact of rising U.S. crude output versus last week’s deal between OPEC and other crude producers to extend output curbs. International benchmark Brent crude futures were trading down 25 cents, or 0.4 percent, at $62.20 per barrel […]
Will the GCC summit resolve the ongoing crisis?
It remains unclear whether the upcoming Gulf Cooperation Council summit in Kuwait will have any positive effect on the ongoing fractures between Qatar and a number of Gulf states, analysts say, as the regional body gears into a symbolic rather than functional role. The 38th summit approaches amid the backdrop of a six-month blockade on Qatar imposed by Saudi […]
Pakistan court dismisses Sharif’s plea to consolidate corruption cases
4 December 2017 Islamabad, December : The Islamabad High Court on Monday dismissed the petition filed by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif seeking consolidation of all the corruption cases filed against him by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The court had last month reserved its judgement on the petition seeking clubbing of the references filed […]
President Ghani hails India’s contribution to Afghanistan
Kabul :, December 4 : Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has hailed India’s contribution in various sectors of Afghanistan. Emphasising that India is a good partner of Afghanistan, President Ghani insisted that the Afghan government is committed to further strengthening bilateral cooperation with India. President Ghani made the remarks during a meeting with the […]
China invites more countries to take part in CPEC projects
Beijing, Dec 4 : China today termed the USD 50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as an “open initiative” and invited more countries to join the controversial project on the “principle of equality and voluntarism”. Commenting on the commissioning of a power plant built by China and Qatar in Karachi, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Geng […]
