UAE’s recognition of Israel dents Emirati soft power as a Muslim state
The UAE's bold recognition of Israel, earning it valuable brownie points in the West, has come at a cost: a blow to its efforts...
Ertugrul’s Esra Bilgic says ‘cheetah’ is her favorite Pakistani slang word
Turkish actress Esra Bilgic, who shot to fame after appearing in popular television series Ertugul, has appeared in an advertisement for a Pakistani telecommunication...
UAE’s deal with Israel and Pakistan’s populist FP dilemmaÂ
Geo-political analyst and an ex-advisor to the Balochistan government discusses the implications of the UAE-Israel peace deal in the region at large, and how the deal might affect the foreign policy of Pakistan in the coming weeks and months.
Muslim scholars issue fatwa forbidding normalization with Israel
Hitting back at last month's controversial UAE-Israeli deal, a group of global Muslim scholars on Tuesday issued a religious ruling (fatwa) forbidding normalization with...
How China is traversing along Middle East’s ‘volatile’ fault lines
Here are two potential indicators of Chinese interest in moving ahead with a proposed US$400 billion economic and military cooperation agreement with Iran: a...
UAE building military camps on strategically-located Socotra island, claim Yemen lawmakers
A Yemeni political party claimed Monday that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has begun building two military camps on Yemen’s Socotra island. Lawmakers of the...
Transcript: Ambassador of Iran delivers speech at NDU Islamabad
   بسم الله الرØمن الرØیم Ladies and gentleman Distinguished members of National Defense University, Honorable participants            ...
Turkey’s escalating conflict with Greece, Cyprus on table for EU meeting
Turkey's escalating conflict with Greece and Cyprus will be the main subject at this month's European Council meeting, when sanctions will be considered against...
Engin ‘Ertugrul Bey’ Altan is latest Turkish star set to visit Pakistan
Engin Altan Duzyatan, who plays Ertugrul Bey in television show Dirilis Ertugrul, is expected to visit Pakistan in October. He will be touring Lahore,...
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...
152mn street children face grim future without intervention, says Iranian director
It took Majid Majidi four months and nearly 4,000 auditions to find the dynamic street children stars of "Khorshid" (Sun Children), the Iranian director's...
Renowned world tourism body working with Pakistan to attract $10bn foreign investment
Comparing the current outbreak to similar cases, world tourism next year may expand 1.5% from pre-pandemic 2019, with higher hopes for the year to...