Turkey to host Syria summit with Russian, French, German leaders
AFP | The leaders of Turkey, Russia, France and Germany meet in Istanbul on Saturday to try and find a lasting political solution to the...
Is another NRO around the corner?
News Desk | Despite all stakeholders asserting that an NRO is neither demanded nor is anyone willing to give one, rumours of another possible NRO continue to circulate...
Sri Lanka President sacks PM, installs former strongman
AFP | Maithripala Sirisena installed Sri Lanka's controversial former strongman leader Mahinda Rajapakse as the country's new prime minister Friday, the president's office said, in...
Is it time for Israel-Pakistan potential talks? – Jan Achakzai
Jan Achakzai | Israeli Prime Minister’s visit to Oman, the tiny Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) country and meeting the Sultan of Oman, Sayyid Qaboos bin...
Israel accuses Syria, Iran of orchestrating Gaza rocket fire
AFP | The Israeli army accused the Syrian government on Saturday of ordering Palestinian militants in Gaza supported by Iran to fire dozens of rockets...
Key events in Sri Lanka political crisis
AFP | Sri Lanka has plunged into a constitutional crisis after its president sacked the prime minister and appointed a controversial former strongman ruler in...
Mattis says Russia cannot replace US in Mideast
AFP | Russia is no replacement for the United States in the Middle East following Moscow's military intervention in Syria, US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis...
Radicals attack Hindu retreat as gender protests mount
AFP | Suspected Hindu radicals on Saturday attacked a spiritual retreat founded by a preacher who backed letting women enter a renowned Indian temple, police...
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar’s release: A hit and trial move to bring Taliban to negotiations
News Analysis | Afghan Taliban have said in a statement that their former deputy chief Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has been released by the Pakistani...
Should Pakistan ‘establish contacts’ with Israel just like KSA?
News Desk | A tweet from an Israeli journalist that an aircraft flew from Tel Aviv to Islamabad has sparked a new controversy in Pakistan. According...
Defamation under freedom of expression
Abdul Rasool | The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) made history by rejecting the plea by an Austrian woman that her conviction for blaspheming...
The richest yet the least influential dead man
Imran Jan | Mohammad Bin Salman, referred to by his initials MBS, in March pledged to invest $400 bn in the United States in ten...