NATO ministers mull 100 billion euro military fund for Ukraine BRUSSELS: NATO foreign ministers met on Wednesday to discuss how to put military support for Ukraine on a long-term... Updated 03 Apr, 2024 04:56pm
World Antony Blinken in Paris after Gaza NGO attack, French UN push PARIS: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold talks in Paris on Tuesday after a Washington-based NGO was... Published 02 Apr, 2024 02:27pm
World White House’s Sullivan traveling to Saudi Arabia for talks with MBS WASHINGTON: White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan plans to travel to Saudi Arabia this week for talks... Published 02 Apr, 2024 12:20pm
Markets Oil up on supply concerns as Russia orders output cuts HOUSTON: Oil prices rose on Monday as the Russian government ordered producers to curb output as hostilities between... Updated 25 Mar, 2024 09:55pm
World Blinken lands in Saudi for Gaza talks ahead of Israel visit JEDDAH: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Saudi Arabia Wednesday as part of a regional tour to discuss... Published 20 Mar, 2024 08:19pm
World Antony Blinken due in Mideast in new bid to secure truce GAZA STRIP: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due to return Wednesday to the Middle East in a new bid to... Published 20 Mar, 2024 12:01pm
World Antony Blinken to visit Saudi Arabia, Egypt to discuss Gaza ceasefire: spokesman MANILA: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Saudi Arabia and Egypt this week to discuss efforts to... Updated 19 Mar, 2024 01:28pm
World North Korea’s Kim oversees ‘super-large’ rocket launcher drills SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw firing drills involving “newly-equipped super-large” multiple rocket... Published 19 Mar, 2024 11:43am
World Antony Blinken, South Korea’s Cho Tae-yul condemn North Korea’s ballistic missile launch SEOUL: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his South Korean counterpart Cho Tae-yul condemned Monday’s... Published 18 Mar, 2024 12:23pm
World Blinken arrives in South Korea to attend democracy summit SEOUL: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Sunday in South Korea on the first stop of a brief Asia tour... Updated 17 Mar, 2024 02:59pm
World Antony Blinken to visit South Korea next week, attend Summit for Democracy SEOUL: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit South Korea next week and hold a meeting on Monday with his... Published 14 Mar, 2024 02:03pm
World ‘Immense scale of suffering’: US calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Gaza GAZA STRIP: US Vice President Kamala Harris urged an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, upping the pressure on key ally... Published 04 Mar, 2024 11:30am
World Brazil’s Lula meets with Russian foreign minister BRASÍLIA: Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met Thursday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who... Published 23 Feb, 2024 10:19am
World Russia says G20 Ukraine discussion is ‘destructive’ The inclusion of the topic of Ukraine at the Group of 20 meetings is destructive and the politicisation of the Group... Published 21 Feb, 2024 11:55am
World Antony Blinken says Gaza hostage deal still possible but ‘very hard’ issues remain WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that a deal on the release of hostages held by... Published 16 Feb, 2024 11:18am
World Antony Blinken pushes for hostage deal with Israel cabinet centrists TEL AVIV: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday discussed ways to secure the release of Gaza hostages... Updated 08 Feb, 2024 06:21pm
World Gaza mediators search for ‘final formula’ for Israel, Hamas ceasefire DOHA/GAZA: US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators prepared a diplomatic push to bridge differences between Israel and... Updated 07 Feb, 2024 02:09pm
World Antony Blinken heads to Egypt to seek ‘enduring end’ to Gaza war GAZA STRIP: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due in Egypt on Tuesday as part of a Middle East crisis tour... Updated 06 Feb, 2024 07:58pm
World Antony Blinken heads to Mideast to press for truce GAZA STRIP: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed to the Middle East for another crisis tour on Monday in a... Published 05 Feb, 2024 12:52pm
World China presses Iran to rein in Houthi attacks in Red Sea, sources say DUBAI: Chinese officials have asked their Iranian counterparts to help rein in attacks on ships in the Red Sea by... Published 26 Jan, 2024 11:09am
World Antony Blinken builds US ties with Africa west coast as Sahel concerns grow ABIDJAN: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday opens a week-long tour of Africa’s west coast as he seeks to... Published 22 Jan, 2024 10:49am
World Israel bombs Gaza amid disagreements with US over possibility of Palestinian state GAZA STRIP: Israel bombarded southern Gaza on Friday after it publicly sparred with its main ally the United States... Updated 19 Jan, 2024 01:51pm
World Blinken says Arab countries not keen to rebuild Gaza if it will be ‘leveled’ again Arab countries are not keen to get involved in the rebuilding of Gaza if the Palestinian enclave will be “leveled”... Published 16 Jan, 2024 11:09pm
World Antony Blinken meets Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in occupied West Bank TEL AVIV: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas in the... Published 10 Jan, 2024 03:02pm
Markets Oil rises as Middle East tensions offset economy concerns LONDON: Oil rose around 1% on Wednesday in a second day of gains as Middle East supply concerns arising from the... Updated 10 Jan, 2024 09:23pm
World Blinken carries Arab message to Israel: keep Palestinian state hope alive GAZA/TEL AVIV/CAIRO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on his latest mission to rein in the Gaza war, told... Updated 09 Jan, 2024 10:41pm
World Israel’s Herzog to Blinken: Genocide claim at ICJ ‘atrocious and preposterous’ OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli President Isaac Herzog said on Tuesday that “there is nothing more atrocious and... Published 09 Jan, 2024 01:11pm
World Blinken on diplomacy push in Israel as it says war to continue all year GAZA/TEL AVIV/CAIRO: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due to meet Israeli leaders on Tuesday in his quest to... Published 09 Jan, 2024 12:36pm
Markets Oil prices firm on Middle East crisis and Libya outage LONDON: Oil prices rose on Tuesday as the Middle East crisis and a Libyan supply outage reduced the previous day’s... Updated 09 Jan, 2024 09:29pm
World Jordan’s King Abdullah says US must push Israel to agree to ceasefire in Gaza AMMAN: Jordan’s King Abdullah on Sunday warned US Secretary of State Antony Blinken of the “catastrophic... Published 07 Jan, 2024 03:40pm
Behind the screens: SECP probe into State Life’s equity investment process opens Pandora’s box at PSX?
In historic visit, Iran President Raisi says decision made to increase bilateral trade five-fold to $10bn