Thousands flee as Cyclone Mocha approaches Myanmar, Bangladesh

Sittwe, Myanmar, May 13 (AFP/APP): Thousands fled Myanmar’s west coast and officials in neighbouring Bangladesh raced to evacuate Rohingya refugees on Saturday as the most powerful cyclone in the region for over a decade churned across the Bay of Bengal. Cyclone Mocha was packing winds […]

China special envoy to visit Ukraine, Russia

BEIJING 12 May (Online): China will send a special envoy to Ukraine, Russia and other European nations from Monday, Beijing said on Friday, the highest-ranking Chinese diplomat to visit the war-torn country since Moscow’s invasion last year. From Ukraine to the Middle East, Beijing in […]

PDM to stage ‘protest in front of SC’ on Monday: Fazl

ISLAMABAD, May 12 (APP): Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) President Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Friday announced that the PDM would stage a “protest demonstration in front of the Supreme Court” on Monday. Addressing a press conference after chairing a PDM meeting, he said the Movement was […]

DG ISPR brushes aside rumours about resignations of senior army officers

RAWALPINDI, May 12 (APP):Director General of Inter Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Major General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry on Friday brushed aside the rumours about senior officers of the Pakistan Army resigning as a protest against violent demonstrations and arson of the state institution’s assets. Talking […]

Fierce Gaza fighting renews as truce hopes fade

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories, May 12 (AFP/APP):Israel and Gaza militants traded heavy fire Friday as hopes faded of securing a truce to end days of fighting that have killed dozens, all but one of them Palestinian. The violence has been met with international calls for […]

Saudi King Salman invites Syria president to Arab League summit

RIYADH 11 May (Online): Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has invited Syria’s President Bashar Al-Assad to attend an upcoming Arab League meeting that will take place on May. 19 in the Kingdom, Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday. The invitation to the meeting was handed over […]

Four children among 12 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes

JERUSALEM 10 May (Online): Four children, three senior Islamic Jihad commanders were among 12 people killed in Gaza airstrikes launched by the Israeli military on Tuesday in what it claimed was an attempt to target the Islamic Jihad group. The air strikes were the latest […]

Biden to host India’s Modi for state visit in June

Washington, May 10 (AFP/APP): US President Joe Biden will host India’s Narendra Modi for a state visit in June, it was announced Wednesday, as Washington courts New Delhi as a bulwark against China. The state visit, the highest level of diplomatic reception, will boost the […]