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DUBAI 17 Mar (Online): Iran has agreed to stop sending weapons to its Houthi allies in Yemen as part of a deal to re-establish diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia that was brokered by China, quoting US and Saudi officials the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. […]

Moscow, March 17 (AFP/APP): Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader President Xi Jinping will sign accords ushering in a “new era” of ties in Moscow next week, the Kremlin said Friday. Xi will be in Russia from Monday to Wednesday, Beijing and Moscow announced, […]

ISLAMABAD, March 17 (Online): Islamabad High Court (IHC) has restrained foreign ministry and other authorities from making public the documents filed by Fouzia Siddiqui in Dr Aafia Siddiqui case. Dr Fouzia Siddiqui is sister of Dr Aafia Siddiqui. The petition in connection with the health […]

Moscow, March 16 (AFP/APP): One person was killed and two were injured on Thursday when a fire tore through security service offices in a southern region of Russia bordering Ukraine, Russian news agencies reported. Images circulating on social media showed a massive blaze tearing through […]

BAGHDAD, March 16 (Xinhua/APP) –: A helicopter crashed in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, killing all passengers onboard, the regional Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) said on Thursday. The Eurocopter AS350 helicopter crashed near a village in Duhok province at 8:40 p.m. (1740 GMT) on […]

BEIJING, Mar 16 (APP): Argentina is considering procuring the JF-17 aircraft, with Chinese analysts saying that the fighter jet jointly developed by China and Pakistan is the best choice for South American country in terms of performance and availability. Argentine Ambassador to China Sabino Vaca […]

Moscow, March 15 (AFP/APP):Moscow warned against “hostile” US flights on Wednesday, as tensions simmered after a Russian fighter jet was accused of colliding with an American drone over the Black Sea. Though Russia has denied its Su-27 plane clipped the propeller of an unmanned Reaper […]

Colombo, March 15 (AFP/APP): Sri Lanka deployed armed troops as trade unions crippled hospitals, ports and banks on Wednesday to protest against high-income taxes imposed as a precondition for a crucial IMF bailout. Schools cancelled term tests and outpatient departments at hospitals closed due to […]

Moscow, March 14 (AFP/APP):Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the West on Tuesday of fomenting “years of confrontation” in the Asia-Pacific region after the AUKUS alliance agreed to a nuclear-powered submarines deal. “The Anglo-Saxon world, with the creation of structures like AUKUS and with the […]

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 13 (APP):UN-appointed human rights experts in Myanmar have urged social media companies to do more to resist the military junta’s “online campaign of terror”. In an appeal to internet chat platforms to monitor content more carefully and allocate sufficient resources to do […]