IMF predicts Middle East economy to nosedive
The IMF Monday again sharply lowered its Middle East and North Africa economic forecast, to its lowest level in 50 years, over the "twin...
CPEC Authority Bill 2020: More powers transfer from parliamentarians to un-elected officials?
Pakistan’s federal government is set to delegate more and some unprecedented administrative, financial and punitive powers to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority. Sources...
China is ready to tackle Hong Kong ‘revolution’
China alleges Hong Kong democracy activists of trying to start a revolution as it warned some campaigning for recent primaries may have breached a...
Muslim world hails Hagia Sophia conversion
A Turkish decision to reconvert Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia into a mosque after serving decades as a museum has won praise from the Muslim...
Fury from Israelis forces Netanyahu to pledge relief
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday pledged immediate financial aid to Israel's citizens whose livelihoods have been devastated amid the raging coronavirus, as his...
Iraq’s food markets made self-sufficient amid pandemic
Unlike in years past, Iraqi farmer Ahmed Mohsen now walks past his local market with a smile on his face. The pale green melons he...
Israel looking to change the coronavirus game
Daniel Gold, who led the team that invented Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system, has a history of safeguarding the country against what he...
Money does grow on trees in this American town
Tenino had become a ghost town, and small businesses were struggling to survive amid the coronavirus pandemic, so local officials revived an unconventional idea...
UAE becomes first Arab nation to dispatch probe to Mars
The United Arab Emirates plans to make history Wednesday with the scheduled launch of the "Hope" mission, which will make it the first Arab...
Asian markets facing brunt of pandemic, new Cold War
Fears over a spike in infections around the world, the reimposition of containment measures and US-China tensions pushed Asian equities lower Tuesday, while oil...
Palestinians supporting Israeli annexation have been arrested
The Palestinian Authority has arrested several people who said they would favour and back Israeli annexations in parts of the West Bank, corroborating sources...
Uzair Baloch’s JIT: The right questions to ask
Every time you think that you have seen the worst of politics in Pakistan, you are amazed to discover that there are still deeper...