New York USA), 26 Sept. 2020 Secretary-General and Acting Chairman of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), Dr. Ali bin Smaikh Al Marri called for rethinking governance and how to build more participatory and inclusive societies. This came during the speech made by Al Marri in the virtual high-level panel discussion on...

24  Sept 2020 (Daily India Express) Records investigated show that Indian banks mentioned in the SARs include: state-owned Punjab National Bank (290 transactions); State Bank of India (102); Bank of Baroda (93); Union Bank of India (99) and Canara Bank (190), among others. AT least 44 Indian banks have been flagged in connection with transactions...

Islamabad, 25 Sept. 2020 (Reuters) The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has advised Pakistan to undertake “immediate corrective actions” and suspend the issuance of any new pilot licenses in the wake of a scandal over falsified licenses, according to an official and a document seen by Reuters. The recommendations from ICAO, a specialized agency of...

Ankara, 25 Sept. 2020 (Anadolu News) Turkey's foreign minister on Friday harshly criticized US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi over her anti-Turkey remarks. "@SpeakerPelosi's rise to become Speaker of the House is what is truly worrisome for American democracy, given her blatant ignorance. You will learn to respect the Turkish people's will," Mevlut Cavusoglu...

24 Sept 2020 (AlJazeera News) The two biggest Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, have agreed to hold the first elections in Palestine in nearly 15 years. Polls will be scheduled within six months under a deal agreed by Fatah, Palestinian Authority (PA) leader Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas political chief Ismail Haniya. “We have agreed to...

Tehran, 20 Sept. 2020 (AlJazeera news)  The United States has broken with all other permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and unilaterally declared the re-imposition of all UN sanctions against Iran - a claim rejected by Iran and the international community, including Washington's close allies, as having no legal basis. In a statement...

Ankara, Turkey, 20 Sept 2020 (Anadolu News) Criticizing the UN’s belated response to the devastating COVID-19 pandemic, Turkey’s president said on Monday that “the UN failed once again.” “The United Nations, which acknowledged the existence of the [coronavirus] pandemic weeks later, did not show any presence in terms of taking the necessary measures to combat...

Islamabad, 20 Sept. 2020 (Misc. Media Reports) ‘Pakistan Democratic Movement’, an alliance of opposition parties in Pakistan including main stream parties Pakistan Muslim League (PMLN) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has demanded immediate resignation of Prime Minister Imran Khan and holding of free and fair elections in the country,  He said that a failure to...

Washington, 14 Sept. 2020 (QNA) 3rd Qatar-US Strategic Dialogue began today  in Washington chaired by Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani in his opening speech said that the holding of the third session of the Qatar-US...

Beijing, 14 Sept. 2020 (Xinhua0) Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday China and the European Union (EU) should adhere to peaceful coexistence, openness and cooperation, multilateralism, as well as dialogue and consultation for the sound and stable development of their relations. Xi made the remarks when co-hosting a China-Germany-EU leaders' meeting in Beijing via...