UN resumes transporting aid from US-built pier in Gaza
NEW YORK: The United Nations has resumed transporting humanitarian aid arriving at a US-built pier off the coast of the Gaza Strip after deliveries were halted for two days because some…
IMF, Pakistan make significant progress on new loan agreement
ISLAMABAD: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission and Pakistan have made significant progress towards reaching a staff-level agreement for an extended fund facility, the global lender…
Iran’s Raisi buried in holy city of Mashhad
TEHRAN: President Ebrahim Raisi was buried in the Iranian holy city of Mashhad on Thursday as many thousands of mourners packed its streets for his funeral, four days after he died in a…
PM Shehbaz attends late Iranian President’s memorial ceremony
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday returned to Pakistan after concluding his one-day visit to Islamic Republic of Iran.
He had attended the commemoration…
Ireland, Spain, Norway to recognise Palestinian state on May 28
DUBLIN: Ireland, Spain and Norway announced that they would recognise a Palestinian state on May 28, prompting an angry response from Israel which recalled its ambassadors from the three…
Macron arrives in riot-hit New Caledonia for high-stakes talks
PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron said police reinforcements in New Caledonia would remain as long as required, after viewing areas worst hit by deadly riots in the French-ruled Pacific…
Iran Supreme Leader leads prayers at Raisi’s funeral
TEHRAN: Iran's Supreme Leader led prayers in Tehran on Wednesday at the funeral of President Ebrahim Raisi as the clerical establishment hurried to organise the election of a successor.…
Colombia to open Palestinian embassy in Ramallah
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has ordered the opening of an embassy in the Palestinian city of Ramallah in occupied West Bank.
‘"President Petro has given the order that we open the…
Rishi Sunak calls UK national election for July 4
LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a national election on Wednesday for July 4, saying Britons would be able to choose their future in a vote his Conservatives are widely…
One dead as Singapore Airlines plane makes emergency landing due to turbulence
BANGKOK: A Singapore Airlines flight from London made an emergency landing in Bangkok on Tuesday due to severe turbulence, officials said, with one passenger on board dead and local media…
Iran holds funeral ceremonies to mourn President Raisi
TABRIZ: Millions of people have taken part in a massive funeral procession for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his companions who were martyred in a helicopter crash in a mountainous…
Greece to deport nine Europeans over pro-Palestinian protest
ATHENS: Nine protesters from Germany, Britain, France, Italy and Spain, arrested during a pro-Palestinian demonstration at the University of Athens School of Law last week are set to be…
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can appeal extradition to US
LONDON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was given permission to appeal against extradition to the United States after arguing at London's High Court that he might not be able to rely on his…
Microsoft debuts ‘Copilot+’ PCs with AI features
SEATTLE: Microsoft debuted a new category of personal computers with AI features as it rushes to build the emerging technology into products across its business and compete with Alphabet and…
Trial opens in Greece over migrant tragedy involving 350 Pakistanis
KALAMATA: The trial of nine accused smugglers opens on Tuesday, nearly a year after a derelict migrant trawler with hundreds on board including nearly 350 Pakistanis sank off the coast of…