Jeddah, o2 Jan. 2025 Jeddah Report by Shahid Nayeem In a decisive demonstration of diplomatic unity, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) convened an extraordinary meeting at its Jeddah headquarters. The urgent session was a direct response to Israel's controversial recognition of the Somaliland region as an independent state, an act perceived as a significant...

New York, 01 January 2026 On a brisk Thursday in New York City, history was made as Zohran Kwame Mamdani took the helm of America’s largest metropolis. At just 34 years old, Mamdani is not only the youngest mayor the city has seen in generations but also its first Muslim, first South Asian, and first...

Dhaka, 30 December 2025 The political landscape of Bangladesh has lost one of its defining pillars. Khaleda Zia, the nation’s first woman to serve as prime minister and a colossus of its tumultuous democracy, died on Tuesday in Dhaka at the age of 80. Her passing, after a prolonged struggle with advanced cirrhosis of the...

Islamabad, 26 Dec. 2025 (APP) President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ruler of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, paid an official visit to Pakistan on Friday, at the invitation of Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, marking his maiden visit to the country in his capacity as UAE President. The UAE...

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Doha, 19 August 2025 French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz hav voiced their support for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine and emphasized the need for trilateral negotiations involving the United States, Russia, and Ukraine. Speaking during high-level talks at the White House alongside U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...

Istanbul, 12 Aug.2025 (Anadolu) By Prof. Mutaz M. Qafisheh and Mazen Zaro This piece comes at a pivotal moment marked by the collision of two key developments relating to the legal status and future of Palestine. One is the launch of the International Peace Conference to operationalize the two-state solution, co-chaired by France and Saudi...

Washington, 11 August 2025 (US Department of State) The U.S. State Department has officially designated Pakistan’s Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its armed faction, the Majeed Brigade, as terrorist organizations, accusing them of executing a series of deadly attacks in recent years. In a press release, the State Department announced that the Balochistan Liberation Army...

Istanbul, 11 Aug. 2025 (Anadolu) The Gaza Government Media Office has denounced the killing of five journalists, including Al Jazeera’s Anas al-Sharif and Mohamed Qraiqea, as a deliberate act by Israel intended to pave the way for a full occupation of Gaza City. The journalists were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Sunday that targeted...

Doha, 30 July 2025 HE Cao Xiolin, ambassador of Peoples Republic of China has said that under the strategic leadership of the Chinese President Xi Jinping and HH the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the China-Qatar strategic partnership has entered its most robust period, undergoing an 11-year 'Golden Era' of development. He...