New Delhi : Former Maldives President Abdulla Yameen tried to play India and China against each other, but the new government of Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has a strong "India-first policy" and was not interested in playing such games, the country's Foreign Minister...
Amwaj Islands (Bahrain) : The 25th Annual World Islamic Banking Conference (WIBC) officially kick-started with a stimulating IIFM Awareness Seminar that covered a broad spectrum of issues, focused on entrenching transparency in advancing sustainable growth in the...
Yalova City (Turkey) : Turkish forensic officers have begun searching a luxury villa in Yalova, a city southeast of Istanbul, after launching an investigation there as part of a hunt for evidence that might lead to the remains of murdered Saudi Arabian journalist...
Islamabad : At least five people including two policemen were killed on Friday in a terrorist attack near the Chinese Consulate in Pakistan's port city of Karachi, police and hospital officials said. Deputy Inspector General of Police of Karachi South Region Javed...
Vienna : The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Thursday confirmed that Iran is sticking to the 2015 nuclear accord. In a report of IAEA chief Yukiya Amano to a board meeting in Vienna, the capital of Austria, the agency said that under the monitor of IAEA,...
Istanbul : The Turkish city of Istanbul will host Thursday the International Symposium on Financing for Development, under the theme of "Thinking Innovative Solutions to Persistent Development Challenges". The two-day event is being organized by the Statistical,...
Al-Jouf : Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman inaugurated 242 development projects in the Al-Jouf Region on Tuesday, at a total cost of nearly SR10 billion (about $2.7 billion). The projects, covered by the visual presentation during the celebrations of the...
By Islamuddin Sajid, Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday refused to accept tough conditions laid down by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a financial bailout package, local media said. According to Geo News, Pakistan refused IMF conditions to further increase...
Sana : An estimated 85,000 children under the age of five may have died from acute malnutrition in three years of war in Yemen, a leading charity has said. They suffered immensely as their vital organ functions slowed down and eventually stopped. Their immune systems...
Washington : US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that the CIA had not reached a "definitive" conclusion about who ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, despite press reports saying that the agency has determined that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin...