Recognizing Israel, what will it mean for Pakistan?
The foremost challenge for a newly independent state is to seek its sovereignty. The prevailing Westphalian system spells out that a state needs to...
At UN, Pakistan highlights Kashmiris, Palestinians fight for self-determination
Pakistan highlighted the struggle of peoples in occupied Palestine and Kashmir for their right of self-determination at an event organized by Russia, South Africa...
Morocco-Israel ties ‘already normal’, says Rabat
Morocco's relations with Israel are unique in the Arab world and bilateral ties were "already normal" before a diplomatic normalisation was announced, Morocco's foreign...
Palestinian teen killed in clashes with Israeli army: govt
A Palestinian teenager was killed on Friday in clashes with the Israeli army on the sidelines of a protest in the occupied West Bank,...
Op-Ed:Converting 22 Crore Humans to Pygmies for Sake of Israel
There is a folk tale from my ecological womb area—Jhang that once an old father and his young, sturdy son went to a grain...
Does recognising Israel mean giving up on Kashmir?
Despite the second wave of the corona pandemic, recognition of Israel is one of the hot topics in Pakistani politics nowadays. The news became...
Forget morality, recognizing Israel is against Pakistan’s national interest
'The foreign ministers of Israel and Pakistan met publicly for the first time on Thursday, a diplomatic breakthrough brokered by Turkey that appeared to...
Can Pakistan be coerced to recognize Israel down the road?
In a recent tweet, veteran Journalist Kamran Khan called for rethinking Pakistan’s policy towards Israel.“Pakistan must also revisit its Israel policy. Message for we...
Pompeo first US top diplomat to visit West Bank settlement, Golan
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday became the first top American diplomat to visit a West Bank Jewish settlement and the disputed...
Withering unity of Muslim Ummah
Conferring upon Narendra Modi, the highest civil award by the UAE government nearly one year back in August 2019, amid a situation where Modi...
Palestinian held by Israel ends hunger strike after 103 days
A Palestinian detained by Israel for his alleged membership in a militant group has ended his hunger strike after over 100 days, his wife...
The Palestinian tycoon who sued Britain over 1917 declaration
Sitting in an antique armchair in the dappled light of his Renaissance-inspired West Bank mansion, Palestinian billionaire Munib al-Masri raised a subject that has...
Sudan normalizes ties with Israel as Palestinians condemn new deal
Sudan and Israel agreed Friday to normalise relations, in a US-brokered deal to end decades of hostility that was widely welcomed but stirred Palestinian...
‘Trump Heights’ a symbol of US shift on Mideast policy
On a dusty plain in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, a golden-lettered sign with Israeli and American flags stands before a rusty wire fence as...
Op-ed: Mideast peace agreements with Israel are driven by political vested interests
News is circulating in political spheres about Oman and Sudan as the next countries in line to recognize Israel after UAE and Bahrain. These...
UN again urges Israel to halt all settlement activities
The UN's special coordinator for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict again called on Tel Aviv to halt all settlement activities in the occupied West Bank after...
Qatar committed to just settlement of Palestinian issue
Qatar's foreign minister on Thursday met with an official of the Palestinian movement Fatah in Doha to review bilateral relations and other issues of...
Op-ed: Time not far when Pakistan will have to take firm stance on Israel
The Emiratis are trying to justify their move by giving the example of Egypt and Jordan which have normal relations with Israel. Then why...
Israeli jets bomb helpless Gaza as UAE, Bahrain sign peace deal with Tel Aviv
Israel bombed Gaza on Wednesday after militants fired rockets through the night, overshadowing the signing of landmark normalisation deals with the United Arab Emirates...
UN chief: Israel deals opportunity for two-state solution
Recently inked normalization deals between Israel and two Gulf Arab states pose an opportunity for headway on achieving a two-state solution, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres...
Wars and peace: Israel ties with the Arab world
Israel, which on Tuesday is set to sign accords to normalise ties with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, has had a turbulent history...
A timeline of Israeli relations with the Arab world
Israel, which on Friday announced an accord to normalise relations with Bahrain, has had a turbulent history with the Arab world, with which it...
Bahrain normalizes ties with Israel as Trump plan for Middle East gathers pace
The island kingdom of Bahrain reportedly will be the fourth Arab country to normalize diplomatic relations with Israel — and the second as part...
UAE’s deal with Israel and Pakistan’s populist FP dilemma
The UAE-Israel historic accord on "normalization of relations" have found resonance in Pakistan with many quarters in the country criticizing Dubai for normalizing diplomatic...
Saudi king calls for ‘fair’ Palestinian solution in Trump call
Saudi Arabia supports a "fair" solution for the Palestinian cause, King Salman has told Donald Trump in a phone call, as the US President...
Israeli warplanes continue to pound hapless Gaza, Hamas retaliates with rockets
Israel tanks and warplanes bombed Hamas positions in Gaza Friday and the militants retaliated with rockets as a three-week-old flare-up showed no let-up despite...
Israel continues Gaza strikes that started on August 6 in response to fire balloons
Israel's tanks and aircraft carried out new strikes on Hamas targets in Gaza overnight in response to the launch of so-called fire balloons across...
After UAE, a list of countries likely to normalize ties with Israel
The UAE's decision to normalise ties with Israel has been welcomed by some Arab countries, but despite cheerleading from the US, others have rejected...
The US brokered “Abraham Accord” between Israel and UAE
On 13th August 2020, UAE and Israel signed a US-brokered agreement that has come to be known as the ‘Abraham Accord’, implying that the...
Increasing number of Palestinian babies unrecognized by Israel
Israel does not recognize 25,000 Palestinian babies born in recent months, Palestine’s Interior Ministry said Thursday.That policy has ramifications for parents of the newborns...