More than 1,500 migrant deaths in Mediterranean this year: UNHCR

AFP | More than 1,500 refugees and migrants have died trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe in the first seven months of this...

Rouhani summoned by Iranian lawmakers to answer their questions as the economy deteriorates

News Analysis |  Iranian lawmakers have summoned the President Hassan Rouhani to appear before the parliament and answer their concerns about the issues related to...

Iran volatile on eve of US sanctions

AFP | Iranians are hunkering down for the return of US sanctions on Monday with a run on gold and hard currency as they scramble...

Khan may take oath on 14th August as MQM completes the numbers

News Analysis | Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan is likely to take the oath as the 21st elected prime minister of the country on...

Three dead in Spain as Europe wilts under record heatwave

AFP | Three men have died from heatstroke in Spain as Europe sweltered in a record heatwave Friday, with temperatures hitting a scorching 45 degrees...

Tajikistan refutes IS claim of “terror attack” that killed 4 tourists

AFP | Authoritarian Tajikistan has called for the first time an incident that left four foreign cyclists dead in the Central Asian country a "terror...

12 schools attacked in one night in northern Pakistan

AFP | Twelve schools were attacked overnight by unknown assailants in Pakistan's northern Gilgit Baltistan region, raising fears of increasing extremism in a relatively peaceful...

What happens if Syrian troops attack Idlib?

AFP | After recapturing most of Syria, President Bashar al-Assad is threatening to march on opposition forces in Idlib, the densely populated northwest province that...

Imran and the IMF: Pakistan’s bailout dilemma

AFP | Once Pakistan's election winner Imran Khan forms a government, there will be little time to bask in his triumph: the country's next prime...

Big power competition in the Eastern Mediterranean: Is Trump missing the point?

James M. Dorsey | A Trump administration decision to sanction two key Turkish officials in retaliation for the continued detention of an American cleric coupled...

MQM-P, a difficult ally, decides to back the PTI-led government in the Center

News Analysis | The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) and the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) finally reached an agreement on Friday 3rd August. The former has agreed...

North Korea gets illegal oil, enlists Syria arms broker: UN report

AFP | North Korea has resorted to a "massive increase" of illegal ship-to-ship transfers of oil products at sea to evade UN sanctions and enlisted...
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