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UN ready to help Pakistan following monsoon rains‚ floods

NEW YORK: The United Nations said it is ready to assist Pakistan in dealing with the situation arising out of the monsoon rains and...

Iranian President calls for serious nuclear talks without delay

TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has said that the Islamic Republic is ready for serious talks on its nuclear programme with the major powers...

UK evacuates staff from embassy in Yemen over security concerns

LONDON: The United Kingdom on Tuesday evacuated all staff from its embassy in Yemen due to increased security concerns, the UK Foreign Office said. The...

Muslim Brotherhood says Morsi reinstatement only solution to crisis in Egypt

CAIRO: Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has said that the only solution to the crisis in the country is full restoration of constitutional legitimacy, rejecting calls...

Pakistan‚ Saudi Arabia to further strengthen bilateral ties

JEDDAH: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif held separate meetings with King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz and Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz in Makkatul Mukarrama...

Rouhani calls Israel a ‘wound…that must be cleansed’

TEHRAN: Iran's president-elect Hassan Rouhani has called Israel an old "wound" that must be removed, Iranian media reported. "The Zionist regime is a wound inflicted...

Blast kills 40, injures 120 in ammunition depot in Syria’s city of Homs

HOMS: At least 40 persons were killed and 120 others injured in a blast that occurred in an ammunition depot in Syria’s western city...

Israel, Palestine to resume direct talks after Ramadan

BAKU: The direct talks between Israel and Palestine will resume after the Muslim holy month of Ramadan which ends on August 11, Palestinian Foreign...

US House approves sanctions against Iranian oil export

WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives has approved a bill of sanctions against the Iranian oil export, showing a strong message to Tehran over...

Militants in Syria take 200 Kurdish civilians hostage

DAMASCUS: About 200 Kurdish civilians have been taken hostage by foreign-backed Takfiri militants in Syria following violent clashes in two villages in the country’s...

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