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...

CM Usman Buzdar faces NAB inquiry for awarding projects on favoritism

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has opened another inquiry against Chief Minister (CM) Punjab Usman Buzdar over allegations of awarding development projects to contractors...

Qatar stays quiet about “Abraham accord” in talks with Palestinian authorities

Qatar kept mum on the UAE's accord with Israel to normalise ties, in a statement after talks Thursday with Palestinian official Saeb Erekat. Palestinian chief...

Money laundering case: Will Shehbaz Sharif be arrested again?

An accountability court on Friday directed PML-N president and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif to appear in a money...

Netanyahu hints at UAE visit before end of the year

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday he intends to visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) before the end of 2020. "I intend to visit...

UAE to establish embassy in Tel Aviv

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will establish an embassy in Tel Aviv, its Foreign Minister Anwar Gargash said Thursday at a video conference with...

Iran detains UAE boat after local fishermen deaths

Tehran said Thursday it seized an Emirati boat following a Gulf incident in which two Iranian fishermen died, stoking tensions after the UAE said...

US stock prices stay stable as oil prices drop

Brent crude oil prices were down Thursday, as major oil producers warned against a prolonged economic recovery and stifled demand while the US oil...

Trump expects Saudi Arabia to join UAE-Israel deal

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he expected Saudi Arabia to join the agreement announced last week by Israel and the United Arab...

Pakistan launches Run for Kashmir Tele-Marathon cellphone application in Paris

Charge d’Affaires Amjad Aziz Qazi said that virtual Run for Kashmir is a global humanitarian effort aimed at creating awareness about the atrocities being...

Obama reprimands Trump as unfit, calls on Americans to fight for US democracy

“He’s shown no interest in putting in the work; no interest in finding common ground; no interest in using the awesome power of his...

UAE-Israel deal had been brewing since 2006

Touted by US President Donald Trump as a major Mideast breakthrough, the betterment UAE-Israel ties was in fact the culmination of more than a...