57 killed in deadliest Israeli strikes on Syria in years: monitor
Israeli raids targeting arms depots and military positions in eastern Syria killed 57 regime loyalists, in the deadliest such strikes since the...
Fire destroys 500 houses in Bangladesh Rohingya camp
DHAKA: More than 2,000 Rohingya refugees in a camp in Bangladesh were left homeless Thursday after a blaze ripped through over 500 shacks...
Investors in Bahrain wish to establish economic ties with Pak: Ambassador Malik
MANAMA: Pakistan-Bahrain Joint Holding Company has been established to improve trade between the two countries and increase investment opportunities.
“The traders and investors...
US tech giant IBM launches blockchain service
International Business Machines Corp has launched a service that will allow businesses to build applications on its cloud using blockchain code from...
Pakistan to host ECO leaders’ summit in March
Pakistan is getting ready to host the 13th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) in March this year, an official source...
Squelched by Twitter, Trump seeks new online megaphone
BOSTON: One Twitter wag joked about lights flickering on and off at the White House being Donald Trump signaling to his followers...
Israel’s Netanyahu removes Trump from his Twitter banner photo
TEL AVIV: Israel Prime Benjamin Netanyahu dropped US President Donald Trump from the banner photo of his Twitter account on Tuesday in...
Qatar’s migrant workers on Gulf crisis frontline
Doha: Ajit, an Indian electrician, is just seven months into his new job but right now he is a worried man, like...
Pakistan and Iran to reopen banking channels
State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) are expected to sign an agreement in the next week...
10 babies killed in India hospital fire
NEW DELHI: Ten newborns were killed on Saturday in a massive fire at a hospital in Maharashtra, India’s richest state, a doctor...
Select USA Investment Summit welcomes Pakistani Investors’ participation
The American Commercial Counselor Steve Knode, on Tuesday, has invited Pakistani businessmen to participate in Select USA Investment Summit, due to be...
Oil prices go up slightly on Friday after extension in output cut
Oil prices edged up on Friday but markets remained on the back foot after tumbling in the previous session when OPEC and...
To ‘educate’ youth on cows, India to hold ‘cow science’ exam
NEW DELHI: India will hold a mass nationwide online “cow science” exam next month, in the latest push by the Hindu nationalist...
DP World hitches lift on new Silk Road: Sultan Ahmed
China’s massive re-imagining of ancient Silk Road trade routes is seen as a business opportunity that could help ameliorate the effects of...
Donald Trump impeached by US House for second time
WASHINGTON: Outgoing US president Donald Trump achieved a rare feat on Wednesday as he became the first president to be impeached twice,...