BEIRUT – Ahmad al-Sharaa, the former Syrian rebel leader who ousted Bashar Assad last December, will become the first Syrian president to visit Washington since the country’s independence in 1946. Al-Sharaa, who had previously fought alongside al-Qaida militants in Iraq but later severed ties, arrived in the U.S. on Saturday ahead of Monday’s meeting with […]
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Sudan’s military council, opposition coalition agree political accord
KHARTOUM: Sudan’s ruling military council and an opposition alliance signed a political accord on Wednesday as part of a power-sharing deal aimed at leading the country nation to democracy. The agreement was signed in Khartoum in the presence of African mediators following a night of talks to iron out some details of the agreement reached […]
US wants military coalition to safeguard waters off Iran, Yemen
The United States hopes to enlist allies over the next two weeks or so in a military coalition to safeguard strategic waters off Iran and Yemen, where Washington blames Iran and Iran-aligned fighters for attacks, the top US general said on Tuesday. Under the plan, which has only been finalized in recent days, the United […]
German SPD’s record low in poll puts strain on Merkel’s coalition
Support for Germany’s Social Democrat (SPD) party, a junior partner in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition, has slumped to a record low, a poll showed on Saturday, piling more pressure on it to quit the government and rebuild in opposition. There is rising scepticism that Merkel’s coalition will survive until 2021 after SPD leader Andrea Nahles […]
PML-N urges leadership to join hands with the PPP against the PTI
LAHORE: The party-workers in Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) are pressing their leaders to join hands with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) so as to strengthen against the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government that is extensively using National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against them. While speaking to DAWN on Sunday, the PML-N workers alleged that in case they […]