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World

Hamas chief says still open to Gaza truce talks as Ramadan starts

GAZA STRIP: Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said Sunday the Palestinian militant group was still open to talks with...

Published 10 Mar, 2024 11:55pm

Pakistan

Ramazan moon sighted in Saudi Arabia, UAE

First fasting day to be observed on Monday, March 11

Updated 10 Mar, 2024 10:57pm

World

Israel's Netanyahu says Biden 'wrong' in critique of war policy

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rejected US President Joe Biden's comment that...

Published 10 Mar, 2024 10:48pm

Technology

In bitcoin’s shadow, another cryptocurrency, Ether, stages its own rally

NEW YORK: Bitcoin has captured the limelight in recent weeks as it surged to a new record high, yet another major...

Updated 10 Mar, 2024 10:47pm

Pakistan

China, Iran felicitate Asif Zardari on election as President

Xi Jinping says China and Pakistan are good neighbours, friends, partners, and good brothers

Updated 10 Mar, 2024 10:46pm

Pakistan

Asif Ali Zardari takes oath as Pakistan’s 14th president

Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa administers oath to Pakistan People's Party (PPP) co-chairman

Updated 10 Mar, 2024 10:38pm

Middle East

US dispatches aid ship to Gaza after Biden vows to build pier

CAIRO: The US Army has dispatched a ship to send humanitarian aid to Gaza, Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday,...

Updated 10 Mar, 2024 10:37pm

Developing green hydrogen: action plan, policy on the cards

ISLAMABAD: The government is all set to prepare a comprehensive action plan and policy for developing/ producing...

Updated 10 Mar, 2024 10:33pm

Pakistan

Two killed as bomb rips through Peshawar market

A bomb blast near Peshawar’s Board Bazaar on Sunday left at least two people dead, Aaj News reported. Authorities...

Updated 10 Mar, 2024 09:55pm

Europe

Kyiv vows ‘never’ to surrender to Russia, slamming Pope negotiation call

KYIV: Ukraine on Sunday slammed Pope Francis’s call to negotiate with Russia two years into its invasion, vowing...

Updated 10 Mar, 2024 09:53pm

Liquidation of trusts by corporate restructuring companies: SECP issues new procedure

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has issued a detailed procedure for the...

Updated 10 Mar, 2024 09:49pm

South Asia

India says Europe trade group commits to $100bn 15-year deal

NEW DELHI: India and a trade group of four European nations signed an economic agreement on Sunday aimed at...

Updated 10 Mar, 2024 09:44pm

Middle East

Palestinians prepare for Ramazan in the shadow of Gaza war

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/RAFAH: Palestinians prepared for Ramazan in sombre mood with heightened security measures by...

Updated 10 Mar, 2024 09:31pm

Africa

Egypt says land sale, IMF accord will ease budget problems

CAIRO: Egypt has taken major steps towards lowering its budget deficit by selling real estate as well as agreeing a...

Published 10 Mar, 2024 08:19pm

Sports

Salah starts Man City clash on Liverpool bench

LIVERPOOL: Mohamed Salah started Sunday’s blockbuster Premier League clash against Manchester City on the Liverpool...

Published 10 Mar, 2024 08:11pm

Sports

India become number one Test side overtaking Australia

NEW DELHI: India have climbed to the number one spot in Test cricket rankings following an emphatic 4-1 series...

Updated 10 Mar, 2024 07:11pm

Energy

Saudi Aramco boosts dividend despite drop in 2023 profit

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant Aramco said on Sunday it boosted its dividends last year despite net...

Updated 10 Mar, 2024 07:03pm

Stocks

Egypt bourse hits record high after IMF deal, Aramco lifts Saudi

Egyptian stocks closed at a record high on Sunday to lead Middle Eastern bourses, extending a rally set off by a new...

Published 10 Mar, 2024 06:47pm

Life & Style

Stars head to Oscars with ‘Oppenheimer’ poised for glory

HOLLYWOOD: Hollywood A-listers are getting ready to lavish awards on Christopher Nolan’s atomic blockbuster...

Published 10 Mar, 2024 02:53pm

Achakzai congratulates Zardari

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC)’s presidential candidate Mahmood Khan...

Updated 10 Mar, 2024 02:49pm

Life & Style

Oscar nominees in main categories

HOLLYWOOD: Here are the nominees in key categories for the 96th Academy Awards, to be handed out in Hollywood on...

Published 10 Mar, 2024 02:44pm

Life & Style

Paris Picasso Museum reopens with new selection

PARIS: The Picasso Museum in Paris, which houses the world’s biggest collection of the Spanish artist’s works, is...

Published 10 Mar, 2024 02:29pm

Companies

WIDEF appoints Jazz CEO as member of Advisory Council

ISLAMABAD: The Women in the Digital Economy Fund (WiDEF) has announced the appointment of Aamir Ibrahim, CEO Jazz, ...

Updated 10 Mar, 2024 02:28pm

South Asia

High-ranking Indian election official resigns ahead of polls

NEW DELHI: India’s second-highest ranked election commission official has resigned, the justice ministry said, days...

Published 10 Mar, 2024 02:08pm

PTI cries foul

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday dubbed the election for president as unconstitutional, saying...

Updated 10 Mar, 2024 02:05pm

‘Obligatory’ foreign visits: Cabinet Div authorised to update lists

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Division is said to have been authorised to update lists of “obligatory” foreign visits to...

Updated 10 Mar, 2024 01:56pm

Zardari elected President for second time

Zardari obtains 255 votes while his rival Achakzai receives 119 votes in parliament comprising the National Assembly and Senate

Updated 10 Mar, 2024 01:54pm

Sports

Australia have ‘backs to the wall’ as New Zealand clean out top four

CHRISTCHURCH: New Zealand cleaned out the top four Australian batsmen on Sunday to leave the tourists on 77-4 and...

Updated 10 Mar, 2024 01:45pm

Europe

Portugal votes with centre-right poised to oust Socialists

LISBON: Voters in Portugal went to the polls Sunday in an early election that could see the country join a shift to...

Published 10 Mar, 2024 01:19pm

Sports

India’s spin maestro Ashwin re-invents himself to stay relevant

NEW DELHI: India’s chess great Viswanathan Anand took to social media last week congratulating Ravichandran Ashwin...

Published 10 Mar, 2024 01:11pm

Asia

Indonesia floods, landslide kill 19, with seven missing

JAKARTA: Days of torrential rain have brought floods and landslides in Indonesia’s province of West Sumatra, forcing...

Published 10 Mar, 2024 01:02pm

Business & Finance

Saudi Q4 GDP shrinks 4.3% y/y, official data show

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s real gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 4.3% in the fourth quarter, government data...

Published 10 Mar, 2024 12:51pm

Sports

Kane looks forward to breaking more records in Germany

Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane said he is enjoying every moment as he aims to break more records in Germany after...

Published 10 Mar, 2024 12:35pm

Middle East

Gaza talks mediators pushing to secure truce, Israel says

CAIRO/RAFAH: Efforts to secure a deal on a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza are ongoing, Israel’s...

Published 10 Mar, 2024 11:45am

Europe

Woman dies in Ukraine's shelling of Russia's Kursk, governor says

A woman died as a result of Ukraine's shelling of the village of Kulbaki in Kursk and her husband was seriously...

Updated 10 Mar, 2024 11:44am

Sports

Coco Gauff survives scare, Pegula upset at Indian Wells

INDIAN WELLS: Coco Gauff overcame a 5-2 third-set deficit against unseeded Frenchwoman Clara Burel to emerge with a...

Published 10 Mar, 2024 10:46am

Sports

Novak Djokovic escapes major upset at Indian Wells Serbian

No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic warded off Australian Aleksandar Vukic’s upset bid to earn a 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 win on Saturday...

Published 10 Mar, 2024 10:26am

Will new finance minister help arrest FBR’s revenue collection slide?

ISLAMABAD: Tax experts have raised the question of whether the differences between the caretaker Finance Minister ...

Updated 10 Mar, 2024 10:10am

Rupee cover of Rs9.99bn sought for utilising foreign aid

ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives has sought the approval of Rs9.990 billion as...

Updated 10 Mar, 2024 10:10am

Pakistan

Pakistani lawmaker joins IMF, WB Board

This is the first time in the nation’s history that a legislator has been appointed to the IMF and World Bank boards

Updated 10 Mar, 2024 09:18am

Pakistan

PM felicitates Zardari

Premier says the members of the National Assembly, Senate, and the four provincial assemblies have reposed confidence in Asif Ali Zardari.

Updated 10 Mar, 2024 09:17am

Pakistan

Zardari to take oath today

The ceremony will unfold at the esteemed President’s House, commencing at four o’clock in the evening

Updated 10 Mar, 2024 09:16am

Bilateral cooperation: CCP starts negotiations with FAS

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has started negotiations with the Federal Antimonopoly...

Updated 10 Mar, 2024 09:15am

Business premises established in FATA: SC explains how immunity from taxation under ITO can be claimed

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court held that immunity from the payment of taxation under the Income Tax Ordinance of 2001...

Updated 10 Mar, 2024 09:15am

Opposition leader in NA: SIC submits Omar Ayub’s name

ISLAMABAD: After getting a go-ahead from the incarcerated party founding chairman, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-backed...

Updated 10 Mar, 2024 09:12am

Pakistan

Street crimes increasing manifold in capital city

ISLAMABAD: Mobile phone snatching and car lifting incidents have increased manifold in the capital city during the...