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Afghan president calls for peace talks to be moved home

Posted on December 15, 2020 by News Desk

Kabul-The next round of negotiations between the Taliban and the Afghan government should be held at home, President Ashraf Ghani said Monday, backing calls to move the talks from Qatar. The warring sides have been engaged in direct talks since September at a luxury hotel […]

Turkey strongly rejects US sanctions decision

Posted on December 15, 2020 by News Desk

Turkish officials denounced a US decision to impose sanctions on Turkey over its purchase of the Russian S-400 missile defense system. Criticizing the move, Vice President Fuat Oktay said the sanctions will only boost the country’s determination to strengthen its national interests and defense industry under […]

Hamas says ready to resume Palestinian unity talks

Posted on December 14, 2020 by News Desk

Palestinian group Hamas on Sunday signaled readiness to resume talks for healing the inter-Palestinian rift. Five Palestinian factions on Saturday called for the resumption of inter-Palestinian dialogue with a view to cementing the Palestinian national unity. “We reiterate our readiness to continue dialogue to restore […]

Trump vows to reject defense bill passed by veto-proof majority

Posted on December 14, 2020 by News Desk

Washington – Donald Trump on Sunday repeated his pledge to veto a sweeping defense budget bill, which US lawmakers passed by margins that would allow them to override the president’s rejection. With just weeks remaining in the White House, Trump has criticized the $740.5 billion measure in […]

52 fire-fighting vehicles manufactured by Chinese company exported to Pakistan

Posted on December 14, 2020 by News Desk

BEIJING, : A Chinese company has exported a batch of 52 state-of-art fire-trucks to Karachi to enhance fire-fighting and rescue level of the port city. This batch of fire vehicle, manufactured by Guangdong Yongqiang Aolinbao International Fire Truck Co., Ltd is different from traditional fire […]

‘Unity talks stalled as Fatah resumed ties with Israel’

Posted on December 14, 2020 by News Desk

Head of Hamas group Ismail Haniyeh said on Sunday the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) decision to restore relations with Israel “formed an intense barrier” in front of achieving reconciliation with the Fatah group. “The Palestinian Authority’s decision to return relations with the [Israeli] occupation […] formed an intense […]

COVID-19 vaccine comes to America

Posted on December 14, 2020 by News Desk

On a cold, gray Sunday in Western Michigan, big delivery trucks started rumbling out of a massive Pfizer distribution plant at 7000 Portage Road in Portage, Michigan. Their mission? “The beginning of the end” of America’s COVID-19 pandemic, as many health professionals are calling it. […]

Farmers protests may intensify in India, warn experts

Posted on December 13, 2020 by News Desk

With groups of farmers rejecting the Indian government proposal and showing intention to continue agitation against three amended agriculture laws, experts apprehend that the protests may spread further and turn bigger in the coming days. Thousands of farmers have been camping around the borders of the Indian […]

Global climate summit ends; UN chief highlights Pakistan’s pledge to scrap coal power

Posted on December 13, 2020 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, : The Climate Action Summit wrapped up Friday evening after some 70 world leaders, including Prime Minister Imran Khan, delivered a raft of new measures aimed at making a big dent in greenhouse gas emissions, and ensuring that the warming of the planet […]

Oman, Indonesia could be next in line to establish diplomatic ties with Israel: Media

Posted on December 13, 2020 by News Desk

The Trump administration is continuing in its efforts to bring more Arab and Muslim countries into the Abraham Accords, by which the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco have already agreed to normalisation with Israel. The two countries most likely to establish diplomatic relations with Israel in […]

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Afghan president calls for peace talks to be moved home

Turkey strongly rejects US sanctions decision

Hamas says ready to resume Palestinian unity talks

Trump vows to reject defense bill passed by veto-proof majority

52 fire-fighting vehicles manufactured by Chinese company exported to Pakistan

‘Unity talks stalled as Fatah resumed ties with Israel’

COVID-19 vaccine comes to America

Farmers protests may intensify in India, warn experts

Global climate summit ends; UN chief highlights Pakistan’s pledge to scrap coal power

Oman, Indonesia could be next in line to establish diplomatic ties with Israel: Media

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