WASHINGTON: There is “lots of evidence” that chemical weapons are being prepared by Syrian government forces in Idlib region in northwest Syria, the new U.S. representative for Syria said on Thursday, warning any attack on the last big rebel enclave would be a “reckless escalation.” “Any offensive is to us objectionable as a reckless escalation,” […]
United Nations:Efforts are under way to bring a “flickering signal of hope” to war-weary civilians in Yemen with UN-organised consultations between the Government and the Houthi opposition in Geneva set to begin, the UN’s Special Envoy Martin Griffiths, has said. “The time has come to begin a new process, to relaunch a process which will […]
Islamabad: All eyes are set on first ever meet of new regime in Pakistan, headed by Prime Minister Imran Khan, with United States as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Islamabad on Wednesday to hold crucial talks. The non-ending Afghan war of US troops in Afghanistan with militant organization Taliban and Haqqani Network, […]
KABUL: Jalaluddin Haqqani, founder of the militant Haqqani network, one of the most powerful and feared groups in the Afghan insurgency, has died after a long illness, the Taliban announced on Tuesday. Haqqani, who founded the network in the 1970s, relinquished operational leadership of the group some years ago to his son Sirajuddin Haqqani, […]
JERUSALEM: Israel’s defence minister signalled on Monday it could attack suspected Iranian military assets in Iraq, as it has done by carrying out scores of air strikes in civil war-torn Syria. “We are certainly monitoring everything that is happening in Syria, and regarding Iranian threats we are not limiting ourselves just to Syrian territory. This […]
United Nations: The United Nations said it regrets the decision of the United States to stop funding to the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and called on other countries to help fill the remaining financial gap. “We regret the United States’ decision to provide no further funding […]
Islamabad: The Pakistan government has announced absolute support for Iran on its troubled nuclear deal with the West that has been abandoned by the United States and urged the other parties to the agreement to honour it. While speaking to Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif, who is the first foreign leader to visit Pakistan […]
Beijing: China has decided to roll out a raft of measures to bolster its economy, with the goal of reducing the tax burden on businesses by more than 45 billion yuan (6.61 billion US dollars) this year. The new policy support will include tax reductions for factories affected by capacity cuts and money-hungry small and […]
LONDON: British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt accused Google on Thursday of abandoning its moral values by failing to remove child abuse content while launching a version of its search engine in China that will block some websites. The British government has repeatedly criticised online platforms such as Twitter, YouTube and Facebook for failing to remove […]
New Delhi:The United States on Thursday expressed hope that the maiden Indo-US 2+2 dialogue on September 6 will have “productive discussions” to further strengthen security, and defence cooperation. “Countdown to the inaugural 2 Plus 2 Dialogue. The US-India 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue will be held in New Delhi on Thursday, September 6. We look forward to […]
