UN Media Watchdog Slams Demands to Close Down Qatar-Based Al Jazeera
BY REUTERS Dubai: A United Nations expert and a media freedom watchdog on Wednesday criticised four Arab states for seeking to close Al Jazeera television in a rift with Qatar. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt have sent Doha a list of 13 demands, including closing the state-funded Al Jazeera television […]
Mosul mosque where Isis declared caliphate ‘has been recaptured’
Iraqi forces claim to have recaptured the Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul – where Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi proclaimed himself leader of Islamic State three years ago. The seizure marks a highly symbolic moment in the war, placing government troops in the heart of the Old City – the last redoubt of Isis in Mosul […]
China justifies construction of road in Sikkim sector as ‘legitimate’
June 28, 2017 (Agencies) China on Wednesday termed the construction of a road in the Sikkim sector as “legitimate”, asserting that it was being built on Chinese territory that neither belongs to India nor Bhutan and no other country had the right to interfere. China also hinted that India was objecting to its efforts to build […]
China defends Pakistan, says it’s fighting terror
Beijing, June 28 China on Wednesday strongly defended Pakistan, after India and the US asked Islamabad to ensure that its territory was not used for cross-border terrorism. China also said Pakistan was “at the frontline” in the battle against terrorism and the international community should give due recognition to Islamabad. “We are opposed to all […]
US speaking India’s language: Pakistani minister
Islamabad, June 28 (IANS) Pakistan’s Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar has accused the US of speaking India’s language after Washington and New Delhi urged Islamabad not to let its territory be used for cross-border terror attacks. This was a matter of concern, the Dawn newspaper on Wednesday quoted Nisar as saying, after the US and India […]
Iran appeals muslim world to support Kashmir
Iran’s spiritual head Ali Khamnai on the occasion of eid on Monday has urged all Muslim nations to support people of Kashmir and disdain against their suppressors. This is a surprise statement from Iran in support of Kashmir and this statement has made headlines in the media. Iran has equated the suppression of Yemen and […]
Joint Statement of MODI-TRUMP
Following is the joint statement issued by India and the United States following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with US President Donald Trump on Monday evening. President Donald Trump hosted Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House on June 26 for an official visit to Washington, DC. In marking 70 years of diplomatic […]
Deaths reported after landslide in Sichuan’s Maoxin
At least five people have been found dead and over 120 remain missing hours after a massive landslide buried a mountain village in southwest China. State media had earlier reported that 141 people may have been buried but did not explain why the figure had been revised downwards. The landslide hit the village of Xinmo, […]
UN chief’s meetings with India, Pakistan PMs sign of his commitment to Kashmir issue: Aide
By: PTI | United Nations UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres’ several meetings with Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan in the six months since he assumed charge is a sign of his involvement and commitment to the Kashmir issue, according to one of his spokespersons. Guterres, in his first press conference here this week, had […]
UN chief Antonio Guterres condemns Pakistan terror attacks
Agencies United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the twin bombings at a marketplace in Pakistan’s northwest tribal region and the suicide attack in Balochistan, calling for the perpetrators of the attacks to be brought to justice. The secretary-general “condemns” the twin bombing in Parachinar and the suicide attack at a checkpoint in Quetta, […]
