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Israeli strikes on Gaza have killed 19,453 people since Oct. 7:...
GAZA CITY (AA): At least 19,453 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip...
Egypt’s President El-Sisi secures 3rd term in landslide victory
CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has won a new six-year term with 89.6 percent of the...
Israeli troops kill 4 Palestinians in West Bank...
Ayodhya temple a BJP smack on the face of...
N Korea test fires long-range missile with US in range
Facing pressure, Security Council to vote on new Gaza...
At least 90 killed in latest Israeli attacks on Gaza’s...
Israel, Hamas open to ceasefire but disagreements...
Global
El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele heads for reelection as president but...
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP): Voters in El Salvador appeared to give Nayib Bukele a second term...
Ukraine’s president confirms he’s thinking about dismissing the...
KYIV, Ukraine (AP): Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was weighing a possible...
EU diplomat says defunding UN Palestinian agency would be...
BRUSSELS (Reuters): The European Union’s top diplomat said on Sunday cutting funds to UNRWA would...
About 40 killed in violence near disputed Sudan-South...
Turkiye agrees to provide drones to Egypt
Italy to become target if it joins attacks against...
Maldives vows to boost defences after telling Indian...
Two killed in Bangladesh as fighting rages on Myanmar...
French foreign minister rejects ‘forced displacement’...
Business
Gold prices experience significant dip
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The gold market in Pakistan observed a substantial decline, witnessing 24...
Chinese companies to set up factories in Pakistan— to produce...
F.P. Report KARACHI: Twenty major exporters of the Advisory Council under the leadership of...
Cotton yarn spins down 25%, autos skid 49%
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The first four months of the current financial year, spanning from July to...
Only 7% of private sector credit goes to over 5m SMEs:...
Uranium price hits highest level in almost 17 years
Number of US homeless people hit record level in 2023
Food inflation remains a challenge for developing...
Weekly inflation falls slightly by 0.06%
‘Banks must increase their outreach and penetration to...
Editorial
Acknowledging ground reality
It appears that government is now making an objective analysis of its economic reforms agenda, the...
Quetta mosque blast
A bomb blast inside a mosque in Satellite Town area of Quetta on Friday evening martyred 15 people...
PM on social justice
Speaking at the ground breaking ceremony of Azakhel Dry port, Prime Minister Imran Khan once again...
Pakistan
Eggplants, bottles, beds: Politicians reclaim election symbols
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Aamir Mughal brandishes an eggplant before a gaggle of voters, rallying...
Security forces kill 24 terrorists in 3-day clearance operation...
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The security forces have completed sanitization and clearance operations in...
JUI chief says it’s time to rebuild Pakistan
F.P. Report TANK: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that it’s time to...
Afghanistan
Saffron exports down from previous years: Businesspeople
KABUL (TOLOnews): Businessmen in the country said that the export of saffron has decreased this...
Job employment provided for at least 17 thousand in Kandahar
KANDAHAR (Agencies): Thousands of unemployed youth are working in dozens of development projects in...
ARCS provides free health services for 632 patients
KABUL (Agencies): The mobile health team of the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) has provided...
Swiss NGO says 18 staff members detained in Afghanistan
Value of signed contracts in mining sector reaches $7b
What China’s diplomatic push in Kabul means for...
Afghan frozen assets make $155m profit
US fights to stop soldier from keeping Afghan war...
Torkham, Salang closure: Fruit, veggie prices halve
Entertainment
New generation of Arab women paving road to global music stage
RIYADH (Arabnews): From Algerian singer Cheb Mami’s feature on Sting’s “Desert Rose” in 1999 to...
Nora Fatehi angrily leaves Malaika Arora’s show
Monitoring Desk MUMBAI: The dance expert Nora Fatehi recently joined the Bollywood diva Malaika...
‘Banshees of Inisherin’ tops nominations as Golden...
LOS ANGELES (AFP): Black comedy “The Banshees of Inisherin” topped the Golden Globes...
Articles
Federalism will not solve all of Lebanon’s problems
Nadim Shehadi With the political impasse in Lebanon and the economic collapse resulting from it...
Double disaster preparation: Floods and earthquakes
Dr. Theodore Karasik One does not usually think of multiple events, such as earthquakes and...
Russia looks east to Asia Pacific
Andrew Hammond While much of Russia’s national focus remains on Ukraine, and the wider European...
Arts & Literature
Sports
‘South Africa lost but did not choke against Australia’
Kolkata (Reuters): South Africa coach Rob Walter is “incredibly proud” of the team’s fight despite...
Australia stand between unblemished India and World Cup 2023
Ahmedabad (Reuters): India and Australia have faced off in some of the most engaging contests in...
Fury to fight Usyk for undisputed heavyweight crown on February...
LONDON (AFP): Tyson Fury vowed to deliver a “fight for the ages” as his...
Starc predicts ‘spectacle of cricket’ in...
No one should assume Neymar’s role in Brazil...
Asian heavyweights win big to launch World Cup...
Overmars gets Dutch ban over sexually explicit messages
Saudi Arabia outsmart Pakistan 4-0 to win World Cup...
Djokovic semi-final fate uncertain despite win over...
Technology
Space probe reveals secrets of ‘restless’ Milky Way
BRUSSELS (AFP): The Gaia space probe on Monday unveiled its latest discoveries in its quest to map...
Google pays $118m to settle gender discrimination suit
CALIFORNIA (AFP): Google said on Sunday that it was “very pleased” to be settling...
Italy’s Pompeii tests new guard dog — a robot named...
ROME (AFP): Under the amused gaze of many tourists, a robot dog wanders the ancient stone alleys of...
Xbox expands cloud gaming service to Samsung smart TVs
Facebook fails again to detect hate speech in ads
James Webb telescope hit by micrometeoroid: NASA
Spotify expects to reach $100 billion in revenue in 10...
WhatsApp will stop working on these mobile phones soon
NASA to launch 3 rockets from private Australian space...
Health
Xi urges Hong Kong to get control as Covid cases surge
HONG KONG (AP): Hospitals in Hong Kong were struggling Wednesday to keep up with an influx of new...
WHO: Omicron threat remains high in east Europe
GENEVA (Reuters): A new wave of infections from the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is moving...
Pandemic-weary Australian nurses go on strike
SYDNEY (AFP): Thousands of nurses walked off the job in Australia’s largest city Sydney on...
News in Picture
ISLAMABAD: Provincial Information Ministers interacting with...
RAWALPINDI: A vendor busy in preparing the traditional sweet...
‘Today’s Cartoon’
PESHAWAR: People buying caps and other stuff as holy...
PESHAWAR: Chairman of local ruet-e-hilal committee...
TOKYO: An aerial view shows Italian cruise ship Costa...
PESHAWAR: Worker’s shifting dead body of a coronavirus...
PESHAWAR: On the directives of Chairman Evacuee Trust...
TOKYO: Medical workers carry out a mock drive-through...
Travel
Covid-19 outbreak: Complete travel ban on India being...
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has said on...
Cyprus to open up doors to vaccinated tourists
CYPRUS (AFP): Cyprus said Monday it will open up to vaccinated tourists from 65 countries starting...
Thailand suspends travel from India
BANGKOK (Reuters): As part of efforts to contain the third wave of infections in the Southeast...
Pakistan extends air travel restrictions from 23...
Egypt sets minimum hotel room rates to boost tourism
Flights from India suspended by UAE amid rising...
New app reconstructs the ancient glory of Baalbak’s...
COVID-19: U.S. Issues More Than 115 ‘Do Not...
CAA extends its travel advisory for passengers...
Kids Corner
Food
Sherani fire brought under control after 14 days
F.P. Report QUETTA: Fire in Balochistan’s Sherani district has brought under control after 14 days...
Four million people hit by floods in Bangladesh: UN
Sylhet (AFP): At least four million people have been affected by the worst floods in Bangladesh s...
Sandstorm forces closure of Iraqi airports, public buildings
BAGHDAD (AFP): Iraq closed public buildings and temporarily shut airports Monday as another...