Dubai : The World Government Summit in Dubai, attended by more than 4,000 delegates from 140 countries representing the business, cultural and political sectors, featured speeches and discussions on peace, development and the present and future of the global economy....
By D. C. Pathak, President Donald Trump's policy responses to the new global terror that arose out of a faith-based motivation range from an unequivocal denunciation of the countries that provided safe havens to Islamic radicals to an announcement of withdrawal of...
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal, London: Turkish and international aid to Yemen is “very critical” to at least protect the country from famine, a representative from Save the Children said Friday. The group’s Yemen head, Tamer Kirolos, said he thinks help from all countries...
Riyadh : Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced the launch of its first satellite for communications from the French Guiana Space Centre, Saudi Press Agency reported. Khaled bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih, minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources, said the launch aims at...
Islamabad : Pakistan is planning to form a government agency for promoting the country as a tourist-friendly nation so as to attract foreign tourists, local reports said on Tuesday. Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday approved to form the 25-member National Tourism...
Washington : Saudi Arabia and its coalition partners have transferred American-made weapons to Al Qaeda-linked fighters, Salafi militias and other factions waging war in Yemen, in violation of their agreements with the US, according to a CNN report. The weapons have...
Islamabad : Pakistani Finance Minister Asad Umar has proposed changes in the initial plan of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in order to make them more investor friendly. In a meeting of Economic...
Ankara : Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that talks were underway at lower levels with Syria, ruling out any contact at higher levels with Damascus. "Talks at lower levels must continue with Syria even if not between leaders," Erdogan...
Kuwait : Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) announced Sunday that it will host the fifth Annual Strategic Energy Forum for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, with the participation of 250 to 300 specialists representing international petroleum companies....
Riyadh : Saudi investigators have recovered assets worth more than $106 billion (SR400 billion) in an anti-corruption crackdown ordered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the royal court said on Wednesday. The funds are in the form of property, companies, cash and...