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Middle East
After deal, UAE and Israel establish phone service between them
The UAE and Israeli foreign ministers held their first publicly-acknowledged call on Sunday after the UAE Israel agreement; the Gulf state opened telephone lines...
News Analysis
Overseas Pakistanis voting: what are the prospects and pitfalls?
Whether it is telephonic voting or voting through polling booths, Pakistan is among the 100 countries which does not assist its expatriates to cast...
Afghanistan
Pakistan: Afghanistan decision to release Taliban inmates is welcomed
Pakistan on Wednesday welcomed the Afghan grand assembly’s proposed release of some 400 key Taliban prisoners, a key demand from the warring group for...
Global Village
Israel turns the heat on Gaza following balloon attack
Israel slapped new punitive measures on Gaza on Wednesday, slashing the permitted coastal fishing zone as airborne fire bombs continued floating into Israel, setting...
India
Bangalore sees communal violence over anti-Islam Facebook post
Two people died after a "derogatory" Facebook post about the Prophet Mohammed sparked riots in India's IT hub Bangalore that saw clashes between police...
China
Trump says COVID-19 and other issues frayed “great bond” with Xi
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping has frayed in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic...
Global Village
Iran: 2 spies from Israel, Germany, UK arrested
Iran said Tuesday that its courts have sentenced two men to 10 years each in jail for spying on the Islamic republic for Britain,...
India
COVID-19: Muslims in India face brunt of public ire
COVID-19 has wrought anguish and indescribable horrors on communities around the world. This is no less true for the Muslims of India who with...
Human Rights
India’s allies must compel it to restore Statehood of Occupied Kashmir: report
The International Crisis Group (ICG) in a report has urged India’s international allies to “strongly encourage it to restore Kashmiri statehood, free detained politicians,...
India
Indo-Pak water dispute: World Bank shuns Pakistan
The World Bank has expressed its inability to take an independent decision on appointment of a neutral expert or court of arbitration for settlement...
Military
Japan all praise for Pakistan Army for success in fighting coronavirus
Japan Defence Minister Kono Taro in a video conversation with Pakistan army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa appreciated Pakistan’s “successful fight” against Covid-19 and measures...
China
“Crouching Tiger” China warns India against action in Kashmir
China on Wednesday reiterated its principled stance over the Kashmir issue and stressed that any unilateral change in the status quo by India in...
