Middle East

NEW YORK: Pakistan's permanent representative to United Nations ambassador Masood Khan has reiterated Pakistan's unflinching support to the Palestinian people in their continuing quest...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Pakistan has expressed the desire to further strengthen cooperation with Qatar in all fields of mutual interest including trade and defense.In a...

CAIRO, Egypt: At least 16 persons were killed and 18 others injured in a collision between a school bus and an oil tanker in...

JERUSALEM: The Israeli authorities have closed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem for all worshipers for the first time since 1967 while the Palestinian leader...

STOCKHOLM, Sweden: The Swedish government on Thursday officially recognized the state of Palestine, becoming the first major European country to do so. “Today, the government...

TUNIS: Tunisia will hold the parliamentary election on October 26 during which approximately 5.2 million eligible voters will cast votes to elect their representatives...

WASHINGTON: Turkey has allowed the United States to use its military bases in the campaign against the Islamic State (IS) fighters in Iraq and...

VIENNA, Austria: As a couple of months passed since Samra Kesinovic and Sabina Selimovic joined the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS)...

CAIRO, Egypt: An international conference will be held in Egypt's capital Cairo on Sunday to seek pledges of donations for reconstruction of the war-battered...

SANAA, Yemen: At least 63 persons were killed and several others injured in two suicide bombing incidents in Yemen’s capital Sanaa and the southeastern...