NEW DELHI / ISLAMABAD (AA) – India has admitted that this week it accidentally fired a missile into Pakistan due to a “technical malfunction” during routine maintenance. This Wednesday, “routine maintenance … led to the accidental firing of a missile. The government of India has taken a serious view and ordered a...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan on Friday inducted Chinese-built J-10C fighter jets to its fleet to counter India’s induction of French Rafale jets. The induction ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Imran Khan, the Chinese envoy in Islamabad, and the services chiefs of Pakistan’s armed forces. “I am fully confident that now no ...
Among the oldest women entrepreneurs of Indian-administered Kashmir, fisherwomen locally known as Gadhi Wajin, can be seen thronging markets early in the morning. They lure customers to buy the catch netted by male family members. Dotted by lakes and streams, the scenic Kashmir Valley produces varieties of fish. Rehti Begum, 57, walks miles e...
The recent U.S. sanction of Bangladesh’s elite force has placed the South Asian country in a tough geopolitical position. The U.S. Treasury Department designated Benazir Ahmed, Bangladesh’s current police chief and former head of the RAB or Rapid Action Battalion, along with six officials, under the Global Magnitsky sanctions program. The sanc...
ISTANBUL – Japan has lodged a formal complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Russia for “war crimes” perpetrated in Ukraine. A Foreign Ministry statement said that “the situation in Ukraine” was referred by Tokyo to the ICC in The Hague on March 9. “The military actions by Russia in Ukraine this time are...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The UAE will encourage OPEC to raise its production levels, the Emirates’ ambassador to Washington said Wednesday. “The UAE has been a reliable and responsible supplier of energy to global markets for more than 50 years and believes that stability in energy markets is critical to the global economy,” Yousef Al...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistani police claimed Wednesday it killed three militants involved in last week’s attack on a Shia mosque in Peshawar that killed 62. Peshawar Police Chief Ijaz Khan told reporters that the suspects, including the “main handler,” were killed in a security operation near Khyber tribal district...
GENEVA – Violence and economic and humanitarian crises are inflicting new suffering on Syrian people, says a UN Syria Commission of Inquiry report. Half the pre-war population has been displaced and over 90% are living in extreme poverty. 12 million people are facing food insecurity and 14.6 million need humanitarian aid, said the report...
Iraq’s National Museum reopened Monday to visitors after being closed for three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic and political unrest. The museum features artifacts dating back 2,500 years to the neo-Assyrian empire alongside 9th century Islamic antiquities. Among the items back on display are two winged bulls from the Nimrud site in t...
TEL AVIV, Israel– Turkish and Israeli businesspeople are hoping the visit to Turkiye by Israel’s president will give a boost to already thriving trade ties. Isaac Herzog’s visit starting March 9 materialized at the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Ahead of the visit, Turkish and Israeli trade missions gathered in Tel Aviv ...
