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BP, UAE suspend USD 2 bn gas deal in Israel amid Gaza war |
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London | March 15, 2024 10:57:15 AM IST |
| BP and a United Arab Emirates (UAE) oil company have halted discussions regarding the purchase of a 50 per cent stake in Israel's primary natural gas producer, citing the ongoing Gaza war and associated risks as deterrents to the proposed USD 2 billion de ... read.. |
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Israel strikes Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after rocket launches |
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Middle East | March 15, 2024 7:56:13 AM IST |
| Tel Aviv [Israel], March 15 (ANI/TPS): The IDF (Israel Defence Forces) reported that Thursday afternoon numerous rocket launches made by the terrorist organization Hezbollah from its bases across the border in Lebanon were identified heading into the area ... read.. |
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Pakistan Senate bypolls: PPP wins four, PML-N and JUI-F one each |
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Islamabad | March 15, 2024 6:57:17 AM IST |
| The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) won four Senate seats while the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) secured wins in one seat each in the bye-elections held on Thursday, Pakistan-based The News International reported ... read.. |
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Israel: New concessions made to ease corporate trading on exchanges |
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Middle East | March 15, 2024 4:56:15 AM IST |
| Tel Aviv [Israel], March 15 (ANI/TPS): Israel's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice Yariv Levin on Thursday signed the new corporate regulations (concessions for companies whose securities are listed for trading on the stock exchange outside of ... read.. |
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Israel post fined for closing branches against govt orders |
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Middle East | March 15, 2024 2:57:36 AM IST |
| Tel Aviv [Israel], March 15 (ANI/TPS): The Ministry of Communications informed the Israel Post of its intention to impose a financial sanction on the company in the amount of over one million Shekels (USD 275,000). ... read.. |
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Israel approves USD 19 billion budget increase due to war |
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Middle East | March 14, 2024 7:56:28 AM IST |
| Tel Aviv [Israel], March 14 (ANI/TPS): On Wednesday, the Knesset approved an update to the state budget for 2024 that includes the expenses that arose due to the "Iron Swords" war against the terrorist group Hamas in Gaza. The updated state budget is abou ... read.. |
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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif vows to eliminate IMF dependency |
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Islamabad | March 12, 2024 7:26:37 AM IST |
| Amid the economic crisis, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif vowed to get his country out of foreign debt, declaring that the country would get rid of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Geo News reported. ... read.. |
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Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif's sons to surrender in three corruption cases |
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Islamabad | March 7, 2024 10:26:42 AM IST |
| Both sons of three-time Pakistan Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif have approached the accountability court, seeking the suspension of their arrest warrants in three corruption references related to the Panama Papers, enabling them to surrender before the cour ... read.. |
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Former Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa claims |
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Colombo | March 7, 2024 8:25:09 AM IST |
| Claiming that certain foreign and local parties were always intent on ousting him from power, former Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has said that foreign intervention has become "more common in Sri Lanka today", News Wire reported. ... read.. |
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Pakistan: Bilawal endorses PTI's May 9 judicial probe demand |
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Islamabad | March 5, 2024 10:56:22 AM IST |
| Amid the chaos and intense sloganeering in the National Assembly, lawmakers from both sides have called for the formation of judicial commissions to investigate the incidents of May 9 and allegations of election rigging, reported The Nation. ... read.. |
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Winners of Inaugural 'Xposure International Film Awards' announced |
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Middle East | March 5, 2024 7:55:27 AM IST |
| Dubai [UAE], March 5 (ANI/WAM): Those attending the Xposure International Photography Festival (Xposure) this year have witnessed a considerable addition to the scope of the global event with the introduction of the Xposure International Film Awards. This ... read.. |
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Eleven children abused daily in Pakistan in 2023, says report |
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Islamabad | March 2, 2024 4:56:40 AM IST |
| In Pakistan, a staggering 4,213 cases of child abuse were reported in the year 2023, with an alarming average of 11 children facing abuse each day, according to the 'Cruel Numbers 2023' report released by the non-profit organisation Sahil, in collaboratio ... read.. |
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Pakistan: Sindh, Punjab to decide their chief ministers today |
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Lahore | February 26, 2024 12:25:39 PM IST |
| Sindh and Punjab are poised to decide on their Chief Ministers on Monday, marking a significant development in the anticipated ruling coalition between the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) at the federal level, Dawn r ... read.. |
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Pakistan: JUI-F council to hold meeting tomorrow to discuss alleged |
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Islamabad | February 26, 2024 7:25:29 AM IST |
| Following the alleged "rigging" of the February 8 general elections in Pakistan, the provincial executive council of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) will hold meetings tomorrow (Tuesday) to discuss the alleged rigging in the polls and work out future st ... read.. |
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UAE Muslim Council of Elders, Kazakh Senate enhance cooperation |
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Middle East | February 25, 2024 5:54:35 AM IST |
| Abu Dhabi [UAE], February 25 (ANI/WAM): The Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Elders, Judge Mohamed Abdelsalam, met with the Chairman of the Kazakh Senate, Maulen Asimbaev, in Astana to discuss prospects for cooperation to enhance global interfai ... read.. |
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Pak: Opposition parties call off joint protests in Karachi; to observe |
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Islamabad | February 25, 2024 1:55:01 AM IST |
| The opposition parties, including Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Jamat-e-Islami and the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA), have called off their joint protests in Karachi and announced their plans to observe "Black Day" across Sindh on February 27, ARY New ... read.. |
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Employees' union of Pakistan Airlines protest against privatisation |
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Islamabad | February 22, 2024 10:55:01 AM IST |
| In a bold display of dissent, the employees' union of Pakistan International Airlines' staged a protest to voice their firm opposition against the privatisation and outsourcing of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), according to the ARY News. ... read.. |
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Lahore underworld don Ameer Balaj Tipu shot dead at wedding ceremony |
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Lahore | February 19, 2024 11:25:47 AM IST |
| Ameer Balaj Tipu, a prominent figure in Lahore's underworld and owner of a goods transport network, was fatally shot by an unidentified assailant during a wedding ceremony in the Chung area on February 18, as reported by a private TV channel, as per Dawn. ... read.. |
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UAE, Jordan discuss strengthening parliamentary cooperation |
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Middle East | February 19, 2024 12:23:24 AM IST |
| Dubai [UAE], February 18 (ANI/WAM): Speaker of the Jordanian Lower House of Parliament, Ahmed Safadi and Speaker of the UAE Federal National Council, Saqr Ghobash, today discussed the prospects of underscoring the robust historical ties between the two na ... read.. |
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Israeli scientists find new underwater canyon near Cyprus |
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Middle East | February 5, 2024 4:24:28 PM IST |
| Tel Aviv [Israel], February 5 (ANI/TPS): The Geological Institute of Israel uncovered a never before known about underwater canyon near Cyprus. The canyon, known as Eratosthenes for the underwater mountain it is near, dates back to the Messinian Event tha ... read.. |
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