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Washington, March 22 (AFP/APP): President Joe Biden is seeking to reinforce Western unity at a series of summits in Europe this week where new sanctions will be announced against Russia over its war in Ukraine, a top US official said Tuesday. Biden leaves Wednesday for […]

ISLAMABAD, Mar 22 (APP): Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday stressing unity of the Muslim world said a strong voice of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) as the representative body of 1.5 billion population was crucial to address the lingering issues of Kashmir and […]

ISLAMABAD, Mar 22 (APP): Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday said it was time for the Muslim Ummah to forge a collective response to the current turmoil inside its borders and the ongoing global transition. “We must be a reliable partner in forging unity, […]

BEIJING, March 21 (APP): A China Eastern Airlines aircraft with 132 people aboard has crashed in China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Monday afternoon. According to local media reports, the crashed aircraft is a Boeing 737 coming from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun […]

BRUSSELS – March 21 (ONLINE) The European Union is developing a fifth package of sanctions against Russia due to the situation around Ukraine, Reuters reported on Monday referring to diplomatic sources in the EU. “We are working on a fifth round of sanctions and many […]

Kyiv, March 21 (AFP/APP):Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko announced a new curfew for the Ukrainian capital later on Monday that would last until Wednesday morning. The curfew “will begin at 8:00 pm (1800 GMT) and last until 7:00 am (0500 GMT) on March 23,” former boxing […]

ANKARA – March 20 (ONLINE) urkey’s foreign minister said in an interview published on Sunday that Russia and Ukraine were nearing agreement on “critical” issues and he was hopeful for a ceasefire if the two sides did not backtrack from progress achieved so far. Russian […]

ISLAMABAD, Mar 20 (APP): The 48th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) hosted by Pakistan here on March 22-23, 2022 will focus on the longstanding issues of Palestine and Kashmir. According to Foreign Office, the thematic […]

Narayanganj, Bangladesh, March 20 (AFP/APP): At least five people are dead and dozens more are believed missing after a bulk carrier crashed into a small ferry in a river near Bangladesh’s capital on Sunday. Police said nearly two dozen people managed to swim ashore after […]

ISLAMABAD, Mar 20 (APP): The 48th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), to be held on 22-23 March 2022 in Islamabad, represents the second most prominent OIC activity following the extraordinary meeting of Foreign Ministers held last […]