How did President el-Sisi lift the economy of Egypt?

Firas Samuri | Abdel Fattah el-Sisi was recently re-elected as President of Egypt. His victory at the election was quite predictable considering the support among...

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...

Is it true that “Money Can’t Buy You Happiness”

Leon Ho | Think of the last time you bought something you really wanted. How did you feel afterward? It felt good. Now, is there something...

Trump and his generals lock horns over Syria

M K Bhadrakumar | The military is the same the world over. In 1992, the conversation would have gone like this in South Block: “Sir, it...

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...

Russia cements relations with Turkey as the development of Nuclear Power Plant kicks off

News Analysis | Russian President Vladimir Putin, along with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, officially inaugurated the development of first-ever nuclear power plant at Akkuyu,...

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’...