An Indian counter narrative on Maldives

M K Bhadrakumar | The Maldives is back in the headlines. This time around, it is not about democracy deficit or rule of law. Two...

OPCW vote & South Asia: Why Pakistan backed Russia but India abstained

Andrew Korybko | Russia’s failed effort to get the OPCW to open up a joint investigation of the Skripal case importantly proved that the South...

Trump to host UAE Crown Prince, calls for Gulf unity

AFP | The White House said Friday that President Donald Trump would host the United Arab Emirates' Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahayan, but...

Air strikes return to Syria’s Ghouta killing 40 as talks sputter

AFP | Air strikes killed 40 civilians in the last opposition-held town in Syria's Eastern Ghouta on Friday and the army launched a ground offensive...

Seven Palestinians killed as new clashes erupt along Gaza border

AFP | Israeli forces killed seven Palestinians as thousands protested and clashes erupted along the Gaza border on Friday, a week after a mass demonstration...

Pakistan firmly on road to cricket revival, says PCB

AFP | Pakistan's cricket chiefs hope the country can host a full series by 2020, after a successful tour by the West Indies sparked hopes...

Catalonia’s Puigdemont granted bail in Germany

AFP | Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont was set to walk out of German jail early Friday, as judges freed him on bail after rejecting...

Will PTI be able to gain seats in Interior Sindh?

News Analysis | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan has declared Pakistan People Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari as the ‘biggest disease of Sindh’...

Saudi prince’s globe-trotting adventure

AFP | Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pursues in France next week his first world tour as heir to the throne of his...

Imran kicks out pet dog ‘Sheru’ on wife’s order

News Desk | Imran Khan, a Pakistani politician and the former captain of its world cup winning cricket team always remain in headlines for tirades...

The three weeks that toppled Saddam Hussein

AFP | It took just three weeks for the nearly 24-year regime of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to be toppled in 2003 after the first...

PM Abbasi receives a Guard of Honor upon arrival in Afghanistan

News Analysis | Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, in a scheduled official tour, reached Afghanistan today. Upon his arrival, he was given a...