US-UAE defense agreement comes into force
AGENCIES The United States and the United Arab Emirates have announced that mutual defence cooperation agreement (DCA) has come into force, amid increasing tensions between Washington and Tehran. A joint…
India criticises slow pace of UNSC reform process
WEB DESK India has criticised the slow pace of UN Security Council reform process. The adoption of opaque methodologies, non-attribution of assertions and obfuscation of references by the member states…
Israel to hold fresh elections as Netanyahu fails to form coalition govt
WEB DESK Israeli lawmakers voted to dissolve Parliament and hold fresh elections after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a coalition before a midnight deadline. He became the first…
Govt officials had inputs about Easter Sunday attacks
WEB DESK / AGENCIES Sri Lanka’s head of State Intelligence Service (SIS) has said that government intelligence and defence officials were aware of intelligence inputs about Easter Sunday attacks but…
Scott Morrison sworn in as Australia’s Prime Minister
Scott Morrison has been sworn in as Australia’s Prime Minister, 11 days after retaining the position in the country’s general election. He was sworn in by Queen Elizabeth’s official representative…
Iran ready to talk to Gulf countries to defuse tension
WEB DESK Iran is ready to engage in a dialogue with the Gulf countries, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), to address the issue of escalating tensions…
UAE is the world’s largest donor country
Observes Zayed Day for Humanitarian Action WEB DESK For the fifth year in a row, the process of giving and humanity continued in the footsteps of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan…
Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan on 3 day visit to Pakistan
AGENCIES / ISLAMABAD Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan arrived here on Sunday on a three-day visit to Pakistan. He was received at the airport by Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi.…
UAE Govt approves Strategy for Advanced Skills Programme
DUBAI / (WAM) The UAE Cabinet, chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, approved the Strategy for the Advanced…
Pakistan: 3 killed, 5 soldiers injured as MPs group attacks army post
AGENCIES At least three persons were killed and 15 others, including five soldiers, injured as members from the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), led by two MPs, allegedly attacked an army…