Qatar’s predicted absence in Gulf summit: regional tensions arise

The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) hosts its annual summit in Riyadh on Tuesday amid signs of a thaw between Qatar and Saudi Arabia,...

Female frontliners upend Hong Kong gender stereotypes

Chris Wong has transformed from a quiet student who used to blush when friends swore into one of the thousands of female frontliners battling...

US officials bent on hiding the violence in Afghanistan

Senior US officials insisted that progress was being made in Afghanistan despite clear evidence the war there had become unwinnable, The Washington Post reported...

India’s focus should shift from going to Mars to making Toilets

Shyama V. Ramani | In 2013, India became the fourth country in the world (after Russia, the United States, and the European Union) and the...

Pakistan’s Manpower Export to the Gulf Countries Witnesses Significant Rise

Pakistan’s manpower export to the Gulf countries has witnessed a monumental increase during the first 10 months of 2019. Information broadcasted by the Ministry of...

Is deal of century a pathway to peace or a recipe for disaster?

Opinion | The Palestine-Israel conflict has remained a major source of instability in the Middle East. This conflict originated in the aftermath of World War...

PIA flight from Kabul to Islamabad barred from beginning its journey

The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight from Kabul to Islamabad was stopped, on Monday, from using the runway and flying back to the federal...

The Rock Dwayne Johnson may step in Bollywood soon

Hollywood's superstar, 'The Rock' Dwayne Johnson, expressed his willingness to work in Bollywood. Johnson asserted that it would be fun to work in Bollywood,...

CPEC – How China furthers without any substantial help from Pakistan

Opinion | Under the CPEC, China has taken care of Pakistan’s electricity requirements. The road network has expanded and continues to expand. Free Trade Agreement...

Modi down from American pedestal ‘Again’

Opinion | The scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the recent weeks by two prominent writers in the US — the Washington Post’s...

Iran responds to US sanctions with a ‘budget of resistance’

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani announced Sunday a "budget of resistance" against US sanctions targeting the country's vital oil sector, backed by a $5 billion...

Netanyahu pushes annexation plan as new elections loom

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday touted his plan to annex a swathe of the occupied West Bank and Israeli settlements in a...