Iran Revolutionary Guards say intelligence chief replaced By: AFP/APP on June 23, 2022Tehran: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Thursday replaced its intelligence chief Hossein Taeb, who had held the position for more than 12 years, the Guards said in a statement. “The Guards’ chief Major General Hossein Salami appointed General Mohammad Kazemi as the new head of the IRGC Intelligence Organisation,” Guards spokesman Ramezan Sharif said […]
Rescuers scramble to reach Afghan quake survivors as foreign aid arrives By: AFP/APP on June 23, 2022Bermal, Afghanistan: Desperate rescuers battled against the clock and heavy rain Thursday to reach cut-off areas in eastern Afghanistan after a powerful earthquake killed at least 1,000 people and left thousands more homeless. Wednesday’s 5.9-magnitude quake struck hardest in the rugged east, downing mobile phone towers and power lines while triggering rock and mudslides which […]
Turkish ship leaves Ukraine’s Mariupol after grain talks with Moscow By: APP on June 22, 2022Istanbul: A Turkish cargo ship on Wednesday left Ukraine’s Russian-occupied port of Mariupol after a round of “constructive” grain talks with Moscow, Turkey’s defence ministry said, without specifying if it was carrying wheat. “The meeting in Moscow gave its first concrete result,” the Turkish ministry said in a statement. “Just a few hours after the […]
Russia becomes India’s 2nd-largest oil supplier By: APP on June 14, 2022ANKARA: Russia has surpassed Saudi Arabia to become India’s second-largest oil supplier, as refiners buy up Russian crude oil offered at a big discount following the war in Ukraine, international media reported on Tuesday. Since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war on Feb. 24, India – the world’s third-largest oil importer – has taken a […]
Prosecutors request life sentence for main Paris attack suspect By: APP on June 10, 2022Paris: Prosecutors in the Paris attacks trial on Friday demanded a life sentence without parole for the main suspect in the November 2015 jihadist strike that killed 130 in France’s worst-ever terror assault. Salah Abdeslam, a 32-year-old Frenchman, is the only surviving member of the attackers who opened fire in the packed Bataclan concert hall […]
At least three dead as train derails near German resort By: AFP/APP on June 3, 2022Berlin: At least three people were killed and several others injured on Friday as a train derailed near a Bavarian Alpine resort in southern Germany, police said. “In the serious train accident, as of 1:55 pm (1155 GMT), three people were fatally injured and an undetermined number of other train passengers hurt,” said police in […]
Iran says IAEA report on undeclared sites ‘not fair’ By: APP on May 31, 2022Tehran: Iran condemned as “not fair” Tuesday a report by the UN nuclear watchdog on traces of nuclear material found at three undeclared sites. The comments came with talks deadlocked since March on reviving a 2015 nuclear agreement between Tehran and world powers. “Unfortunately, this report does not reflect the reality of the negotiations between […]
President visits Chinese Embassy, expresses condolences over Karachi’s tragic incident By: APP on May 1, 2022In order to express solidarity with the people and the Government of China, President Dr Arif Alvi Saturday visited the Embassy of China and offered his heartfelt condolences over the loss of precious lives of Chinese nationals in terrorist attack that took place in Karachi on April 26 April. Talking to the Charge d’ Affaires, […]
ADB pledged $3.23 bn for various projects in Pakistan in 2021 By: APP on April 28, 2022ISLAMABAD: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed $3.32 billion in 2021 to help Pakistan tackle the immediate effects of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and promote a green recovery. The commitment made by the Bank in 2021 includes loans and guarantees, grants, equity investments, and technical assistance provided to governments and the private sector. In […]
UNWTO calls on startups to join “Awake tourism Challenge” By: APP on April 27, 2022ISLAMABAD: United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has launched the second edition of its global flagship competition under the name of “Awake Tourism Challenge”. The competition will identify innovators who are advancing solutions to 6 different challenges, as well contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), said a press release. For the […]