Makkah, 30 May 2019 (AlJazeera News) Saudi Arabia's king has accused the kingdom's key rival, Iran, of developing nuclear and ballistic missiles which threaten regional and global stability, telling regional leaders that action is needed to stop Iranian "escalations" following a series of attacks on oil assets in the Gulf. The comments by King Salman...

Doha, 22 May 2019 Vodafone Qatar has seen a huge rise in customers using “Red Easy Donations” to donate to charity during the holy month of Ramadan. An amount of around QR 500,000 has been raised that’s benefitted Qatar Charity’s various projects including Omneyati- making the wishes of orphans come true and Qatar Red Crescent’s urgent...

Nicosia, TRNC, 22 May 2019 Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus has established recently it's 35th government. Ersin Tatar. The conservative National Unity Party (UBP) and the centrist People's Party (HP) of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) agreed to form a coalition government, the Turkish Agency Cyprus (TAK) reported Tuesday. Both parties signed a protocol...

Delhi, 19 May 2019 (AlJazeera News) India has concluded its marathon seven-phase national elections, the country's Election Commission has announced. The vote count is scheduled four days later on May 23. The voting on Sunday wrapped up the six-week-long campaign in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi''s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)  is seeking a re-election for...

Islamabad, 12 May 2019 (Daily Dawn) Pakistani technical teams have reached an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a bailout package, Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh announced on Sunday. Speaking on state-run PTV News, he said Pakistan would receive $6 billion worth of assistance under...

Rawalpindi, 12 May 2019 (ISPR-Dawn) Security forces have completed the clearance operation at Hotel Pearl Continental (PC) Gwadar during which all three terrorists, who attempted to make forced entry in the hotel, have been killed. Bodies of the terrorists have been held for identification, an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release said Sunday. During the...

Doha, 09 May 2019 The National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) of Qatar has condemned the smear campaigns launched by officials of the United Arab Emirates against the Committee. A statement issued by NHRS reads as follows : The National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) follows with regret and great concern the smear campaigns questioning its credibility...

Ankara, 09 May 2019 (Anadolu) Iran’s foreign minister told Europe to live up to commitments and normalize relations with Tehran on Thursday in response to a statement by EU leaders urging the Persian country to fulfill commitments to a nuclear deal. "Instead of demanding that Iran unilaterally abide by a multilateral accord, the EU should...

Islamabad, 09 May 2019 (APP) Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf Saeed Ahmad Al-Malki Thursday said the Kingdom was keen to establish a cultural centre in Islamabad with a view to strengthen cultural collaboration between the two countries. He expressed these views during a meeting with Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Information and...

Islamabad, May 05 (APP) Pakistan and Afghanistan on Sunday agreed to make efforts for availing their geographic locations to enhance regional connectivity. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani telephoned Prime Minister Imran Khan wherein they discussed bilateral ties and agreed to realize the true economic potential of the two countries for socio-economic development, alleviation of poverty, and welfare of...