26 August 2019 (AlJazeera) Houthi rebels on Monday claimed to have attacked a military target in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh a day after the Yemeni rebels fired ballistic missiles at an airport. According to a spokesperson for the Houthis, who have been battling more than four years of a devastating military campaign led by...

Islamabad, 26 August 2019 (Daily Dawn) Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday, reiterating Pakistan’s complete support to eight million Kashmiris in the Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJ&K) for their indigenous struggle for their fundamental rights and self-determination, observed that Modi had committed a huge and historical blunder, providing a historic opportunity for Kashmiris to...

Biarritz (France), 26 Aug 2019 (AlJazeera) Iran's top diplomat has held talks with France's President Emmanuel Macron at the sidelines of the G7 summit following a surprise invite to the gathering. US President Donald Trump has said it was "too soon" for him to meet Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, Mohammad Javad Zarif...

Doha, 23 August 2019 Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of State of Qatar received recently a copy of the credentials of Kithsiri Athulathmudali, Ambassador of the Republic of Sri Lanka. AlMuraikhi wished Ambassador success in his duties, assuring him of all support to upgrade bilateral relations between the two...

23 Aug. 2019 (AlJazeera News) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has inducted a locally built air-defence system into the country's missile defence network at an unveiling ceremony in the capital, Tehran. The display of the new system, Bavar-373, on Tuesday came amid heightened tensions with the United States, which last year unilaterally withdrew from a multinational...

Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani, Deputy Amir of State of Qatar received this morning at his Amiri Diwan office, Eva Bolano, outgoing Ambassador of Kingdom of Sweden to the State of Qatar who called on Deputy Amir to greet him on the occasion of the end of her tenure in the country. Sheikh Abdullah...

Islamabad, 22 August 2019 (APP) President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday said Pakistan did not want war with India, but if it was thrust upon it then Pakistan would give a befitting response, which would have dangerous effects in the region. “I wanted to inform the world that Modi’s government was impressed by Hitlar’s mindset...

Beijing, 22 Aug. 2019 (Xinhua News) China attaches great importance to cooperation with the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan and is ready to make joint efforts to pursue a higher level of trilateral cooperation with its two neighbors, Premier Li Keqiang said Thursday. Premier Li made the remarks when meeting with ROK Foreign Minister...

Seoul, 16 Aug. 2019 (Yonhap News) Aug. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea called on North Korea on Friday to stop test-launching projectiles and criticizing President Moon Jae-in, saying such an attitude runs counter to the spirit of last year's inter-Korean summit agreements. In general, however, Moon's office maintained a strategy of not overreacting but responding...

United Nations, 16 Aug 2019 (AlJazeera News) Envoys from nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan have traded barbs outside the United Nations Security Council chamber, after members met behind closed doors for rare talks on the disputed region of Kashmir. The meeting on Friday came as Indian-administered Kashmir remained under a military lockdown for a 12th...