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Hamas says Israel destroyed historic Gaza mosque
CAIRO (Reuters) : Hamas said on Friday that Israel had bombed Gaza’s medieval Omari Mosque causing...
EU adds two top Hamas commanders to ‘terrorist blacklist’
BRUSSELS (AFP) : The European Union on Friday added two of Hamas’s top military commanders to its...
No talks about ‘day after’ until Gaza ceasefire...
Putin confirms run for Russian presidency in 2024...
Chinese fighters, weather balloon cross Taiwan Strait...
Hamas says captive Israeli soldier killed in clash...
US criticises Israel on Gaza civilian toll as UN to...
Hunter Biden indicted on tax evasion charges
Global
Canada’s opposition filibusters overnight against PM...
OTTAWA (Reuters): Canada’s main opposition Conservative Party forced the House of Commons to...
Palestinian president says Gaza war must end, conference needed...
GAZA (Reuters): Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday called for an immediate end to the...
US, UK, Canada sanction dozens on human rights anniversary
LONDON (AFP): Dozens of alleged human rights abusers around the world face new sanctions Friday...
Dutch arrest Syrian accused of torture and sexual...
US embassy in Baghdad attacked with rockets, no...
Palestinian Authority working with US on postwar plan...
Indonesia president suspects human trafficking behind...
Taiwan ‘reassured’ on formal ties with...
No surprises in store as Egypt heads to polls
Business
Weekly inflation goes up by 1.16%
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The weekly inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI)...
Stock markets mostly rise before US jobs
London (AFP/APP): Stock markets mostly gained and the dollar firmed Friday before the release of...
Rupee gains 24 paisa against Dollar
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Rupee on Friday gained 24 paisa against US Dollar in the interbank...
Branches of authorized Banks to remain open on...
Engro Corporation and its listed subsidiaries...
Area Yield Index Insurance (AYII) Payout Ceremony
PHDEC organized a significant workshop on Dates in...
Russia and Saudi Arabia urge all OPEC+ powers to join...
Index smashes through 66,000-mark at PSX
Editorial
UK’s politics and migration issue
Great Britain has plunged into another socio-political crisis on the issue of Sunak’s...
International Anti-Corruption Day
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has organized a seminar on Curbing Corruption through a...
Afghanistan and the world view
The Chinese Foreign Ministry’s spokesman, Wang Wenbin, has recently noted that China hopes...
Pakistan
ECP expected to announce election schedule on 14th
ISLAMABAD (INP): Amid heightened political temperature in the country, the Election Commission of...
PM advocates equal rights for minorities
F.P. Report KARACHI: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Friday reaffirmed the equal...
No substance in Imran’s accusations about illegal immigrants:...
F.P. Report QUETTA: Caretaker Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting and Parliamentary...
Afghanistan
Girls over 6th grade concerned about their educational future
KABUL (Agencies): At the end of the 1402 solar school year, a number of sixth grade girls have...
Afghan women’s education part of Doha forum’s session
KABUL (Agencies)” The Reconstruction of Education for Women in Afghanistan is part of the agenda of...
Refugees duress didn’t work, so what’s next?
KABUL (Agencies): Pakistan’s Interim government took an unprecedented decision to expel 1.73...
Ministry reacts to HRW report on girls’ education
MEW announces readiness to start TAP project
From teacher to flower vendor: A women’s journey in...
Carpet production increases in Afghanistan, says...
Afghanistan dry fruit exhibition organized in Oman
Iran Minister: Illegal immigrants to be returned to...
Entertainment
Ready for it? Taylor Swift ruled pop culture in 2023. She will...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters): Pop superstar Taylor Swift rocked concert stages, cinemas, local economies...
Fashion world descends on UK’s Manchester in Chanel show
Manchester (AFP): Scintillating colours and celebrities lit up a gloomy Manchester on Thursday as...
Gaza and Instagram make an explosive mix in Hollywood
Los Angeles (AFP): Hollywood celebrities are paying the price for taking sides in the Gaza war...
Articles
Why Palestinian resistance is no numbers game
Ramzy Baroud There is a reason Palestinians are keen on releasing their prisoners, despite the...
EU’s attempts to adopt a bloc-wide policy on Beijing are not...
Andrew Hammond ‘‘Who do I call if I want to call Europe?’’ is a question said to have been asked in...
AI governance cannot go without Sino-US cooperation
Shen Yang Since the launch of ChatGPT-3.5 in November 2022, the field of artificial intelligence...
World must act to prevent another genocide in Darfur
The IHRA definition ofanti-Semitism has no place on...
Deepening Sino-EU cooperation serves global interests
A free Belarus is possible. But we can’t do it alone
Saudi foreign policy charts new course in a multipolar...
Arab and Muslim Americans’ ‘moral flight’ from Biden...
Arts & Literature
Egyptian artist gives old Cairo a facelift with messages for...
Maan Jalal A graffito of a raised fist painted in the colours of the Palestinian flag adorns a wall...
Kazakhstan unearths 3,800-year-old hexagonal Turkic burial mound
ISTANBUL : In a groundbreaking discovery, Kazakh archaeologists have unearthed a kurgan, a...
Madrid’s Prado museum throws spotlight on reverse side of...
Madrid (AFP): A new exhibition at Madrid’s Prado museum is throwing a spotlight on the...
Chinese masterpieces on display at Sofia International...
41 ancient Anatolian artifacts repatriated to Türkiye...
Greece showcases British Museum vase in rare loan
At Riyadh Season, Pakistan Cultural Week lights up...
US returns $1 million in stolen antiquities to Nepal
Heritage, landscape inspires Saudi artist’s decoupage...
Sports
Zeeshan helps Pakistan start with a win at ACC U19 Asia Cup 2023
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan U19 began their ACC U19 Asia Cup 2023 campaign on a high note after...
IOC clears Russians to compete in Paris as neutrals
Lausanne (AFP): Olympic chiefs on Friday gave the green light to the participation of Russian and...
Rashford must fight for Man Utd place, says Ten Hag
London (AFP): Erik ten Hag says it is up to Marcus Rashford to force his way back into the...
Kaliwal Zalmi Cricket League action continues on Day 2...
Renshaw hits century against Pakistan in Warner...
Warner brushes off Johnson criticism as Cummins backs...
Italy’s anti-doping tribunal chases four-year...
Raza stars with bat and ball as Zimbabwe win thriller
Sadia named in ICC Women’s Player of the Month awards
Technology
UK, US accuse Russia of cyber campaign against politicians
LONDON (AFP): The UK government and the United States on Thursday accused Russian security services...
Nissan hit by ‘cyber incident’ in Australia, New...
Auckland (AFP): Japanese car giant Nissan warned customers Thursday that its operations in...
China launches world’s first fourth-generation nuclear...
BEIJING (AFP): China began commercial operations of the world’s first next-generation, gas...
Health
WHO says more contaminated medicinal syrups found in new regions
GENEVA (Reuters): The World Health Organization on Thursday said several contaminated syrups and...
New blood test predicts your organs’ true age, offers...
Monitoring Desk CALIFORNIA: Proposing a potential breakthrough, researchers suggest employing a...
AWKUM hosts 1st international conference on Genetic Defense...
Anees Takar MARDAN: The College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry at Abdul Wali Khan...
WHO says time to hike alcohol, sugary drinks tax
New brain implant can undo damage caused by severe...
Cough syrup deaths: India finds quality issues with...
Over 101,52,62 children immunized against Polio in...
AstraZeneca, AI biologics firm Absci tie up on cancer...
Tips to boost your immune system for healthier winter...
News in Picture
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ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi being briefed about...
Travel
Kukës: The first city ever nominated for a Nobel Prize
Richard Collett Lush Alida Ismailaj was helping a French reporter cross the border from Albania...
US airlines’ plans for growth constrained by antitrust...
CHICAGO (Reuters): Shortages of new planes, jet engines and pilots have left U.S. airlines with...
UK slams three airlines over greenwashing ads
LONDON (AFP): A UK watchdog on Wednesday banned three online adverts from airlines Air France...
This airline aims to fly electric plane by 2026
Indian plane makes emergency landing at Karachi...
AirBus A320 acquired for $13 million by PIA from...
China says visa-free travel policy has boosted tourism
The West Highland Line: One of the world’s most...
UK raises minimum salary for skilled migrant worker...
Kids Corner
As aid runs out, Syria’s displaced fear dying of hunger
DAMASCUS (AFP): Displaced people in camps in northeast Syria have expressed fears about their...
One in five children in rich countries lives in poverty: UNICEF
NEW YORK (AFP): Sixty-nine million children — or more than one in five — live in...
Deer breaks into elementary school, leads police on a chase
TOMS RIVER, NJ (AP): A New Jersey elementary school had an unexpected visitor over the Thanksgiving...
Food
Spiced fish frenzy warms up winter dining scene in Pakistani...
Muhammad Ibrahim LAHORE, Pakistan: While Lahore is known for its rich culinary culture and a range...
‘Ezine’ 1st Turkish cheese to receive geographical...
ISTANBUL (IHA) : The renowned Ezine cheese, crafted from the milk of sheep, goats and cows grazing...
‘Heartache’ of inflation hits peanuts, the ‘heartbeat’ of...
Saima Shabbir RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD: Abdul Hakeem Gilgiti used a stainless steel food shovel to...
Winter invites but inflation bites customers at dry...
UAE flag-coloured cakes, dim sum and other treats for...
The secret history of Japan’s best sweets
Where we are going today: ‘MiSora’ – Japanese...
Saudi national dishes to be showcased around Kingdom
Quetta Paye: winter soul food in Southwest Pakistan
Environment
Hundreds still stranded, plants closed in India’s flood...
CHENNAI (Reuters): Volunteers waded through stagnant water to hand out food and supplies, and some...
How climate change threatens global agriculture
NEW YORK (AFP): From the worst drought in forty years in the Horn of Africa to record-breaking...
Azerbaijan tipped to host COP29 climate talks, says Russia backs...
DUBAI (Reuters): Azerbaijan is tipped to host next year’s UN climate summit, after striking a...