Russian air strikes kill 18 civilians in Syria
AFP | At least 23 civilians were killed Wednesday in the Syrian opposition stronghold of Eastern Ghouta, near Damascus, most of them in Russian air...
Israel to expel thousands of African migrants
AFP | Israel plans to force tens of thousands of African migrants to leave over the next three months by threatening to arrest those who...
Trump tweets accusing Pakistan: Is there a method to his madness?
Jamal Hussain | “Pakistan gave us only lies and deceit,” tweeted Donald Trump the US President as a New Year’s gift to its most allied...
Former hostage freed by Pakistan arrested on sexual assault charges
AFP | A Canadian man who was held captive by a faction of the Afghan Taliban for five years has been arrested on 15 charges...
Taj Mahal visitors limited to preserve iconic monument
AFP | India is to restrict the number of daily visitors to the Taj Mahal in an attempt to preserve the iconic 17th-century monument to...
Middle East mess expands to East Africa
James M Dorsey | The six-month-old Gulf crisis has expanded to the Horn Africa, potentially fuelling simmering regional conflicts. Renewed fears of heightened tension in the...
Trump targets Palestine in next aid cut threat
AFP | President Donald Trump admitted the Middle East peace process was in difficulty Tuesday and threatened to cut US aid to Palestinians, currently worth...
Fresh Iran protests lead to 9 fatalities and hundreds of arrests
AFP | Nine people were killed as fresh unrest hit Iran overnight, state television said Tuesday, while hundreds have been arrested as authorities crack down...
Will Trump still be president by the end of the year?
Sidra Khan | When Donald Trump announced his intention to run for the office of the President of the United States in late 2015, which...
Hindutva Terror: Indian blast case suggests bleak scenario for Pakistan
Jawad Falak | On 27th December 2017, a special NIA court ruled that Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, Lt Col Prasad Purohit and six others will...
Protests in Iran posing threats to Saudi and US policymakers
James M. Dorsey | If Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s chequered foreign policy track record is anything to go by, Iran could tempt him...
Nawaz Sharif’s departure to Saudi Arabia fuels speculation
News Analysis | Dec 31, 2017 - Ex-Pakistani premier, Nawaz Sharif 's Spokesperson has finally spoken; he has categorically denied that any NRO or deal...