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Iranian FM says ties with Saudi Arabia “moving in right direction”

Posted on August 19, 2023 by News Desk

RIYADH, Aug 18 (XINHUA/APP): Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said here on Thursday the relations between his country and Saudi Arabia are moving in the right direction and both sides will advance cooperation in various fields. Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a joint press conference […]

Afghanistan’s health system suffers critical underfunding: WHO

Posted on August 19, 2023 by News Desk

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 18 (APP): The World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva-based UN agency, Friday appealed to donors to ramp up funding for providing healthcare to some 14 million people in Afghanistan, particularly in underserved areas where infrastructure is severely lacking. Afghanistan continues to face a […]

Truce holds in Libya after clashes kill 55

Posted on August 17, 2023 by News Desk

Tripoli, Aug 16 (AFP/APP): Tripoli’s worst armed clashes in a year have killed 55 people and wounded 146, Libyan media reported Wednesday, after a truce took hold in the capital and air traffic resumed. Fighting raged from Monday night into Tuesday between the influential 444 […]

35 dead after blast at Russian fuel station

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Tuba Zafar

Moscow, Aug 15 (AFP/APP): At least 35 people were killed in an explosion that created a huge fire ball at a fuel station in Russia’s remote Caucasus republic of Dagestan, spurring condolences from President Vladimir Putin. Images distributed by the emergencies ministry showed burnt-out cars […]

Spain’s parliament opens under cloud of uncertainty

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Tuba Zafar

Madrid, Aug 15 (AFP/APP): Just over three weeks after Spain’s inconclusive snap election, parliament reconvenes on Thursday under a cloud of political uncertainty which could end in a fresh poll later this year. The 350 lawmakers elected on July 23 will gather in Madrid for […]

No casualties among Chinese citizens in Gwadar terror incident: Chinese Embassy clarifies

Posted on August 14, 2023 by Tuba Zafar

Islamabad (PNI) Chinese embassy has said that there were no casualties among Chinese citizens in the Gwadar terror incident. The Chinese Embassy in Pakistan issued a statement on the Gwadar terror incident, which said that a convoy of Chinese nationals was attacked near the Gwadar […]

Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar took oath as caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Posted on August 14, 2023 by Tuba Zafar

ISLAMABAD (PNI) Balochistan Awami Party leader Anwarul Haq Kakar from Balochistan has taken oath as caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan. President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi took the oath of office as Caretaker Prime Minister Dr. Arif Alvi Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar, the ceremony was attended by […]

55 killed in Bangladesh floods in August: officials

Posted on August 13, 2023 by News Desk

Chittagong, Bangladesh, Aug 13 (AFP/APP): At least 55 people have been killed and more than a million affected by two weeks of torrential rains causing floods and landslides in southeast Bangladesh, officials said Sunday. Administrators of four of the worst-hit districts said floods and landslides […]

Malaysians vote in six state elections seen as referendum on Anwar

Posted on August 12, 2023 by Tuba Zafar

Kuala Lumpur, Aug 12 (AFP/APP): Malaysians in six states went to the polls Saturday to vote for state assembly members in elections widely seen as a barometer of support for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s unity government. While the elections are unlikely to immediately affect Anwar’s […]

Death toll from U.S. Hawaii wildfire rises to 67