New York: The United Nations has expressed fears that violence in the Middle East could turn into a catastrophic conflict. According to a foreign news agency, the United Nations Security Council met on the situation in Lebanon. The United Nations has expressed concern that violence in the Middle East could turn into a catastrophic conflict. […]
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was to leave for a Middle East trip Wednesday, Berlin said as efforts continue towards a deal between Israel and Hamas to end the Gaza war. Pressure has mounted on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to a deal to end the fighting, days after Israel’s military recovered six […]
A civilian Mi-8 helicopter with 22 people on board disappeared in the far eastern Kamchatka region, the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviation) reported on Saturday. The missing aircraft, which was carrying tourists, was traveling from the Vachkajec volcano in the southern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula to the village of Nikolayevka further east — […]
KOLKATA: Protesters blocked train tracks, stopped buses and shouted slogans in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal on Wednesday, the latest in a series of protests that have rocked the state since the rape and murder of a trainee doctor. Police fired tear-gas and water cannon to disperse protesters marching towards the state secretariat on Tuesday, […]
State Bank Governor Jameel Ahmed has said that to meet the external financing gap, Pakistan is trying to get up to 4 billion dollars from commercial banks in the Middle East by the next financial year. In an interview with the British news agency, Governor State Bank said that Pakistan is very close to the […]
Oil prices jumped Monday over escalating Middle East tensions while stock markets wavered after getting a boost last week from talk of a US interest rate cut. The price of Brent, the global crude benchmark, rose 3.0 percent to trade at more than $81 per barrel. Stock markets were mixed, taking a breather after rising […]
AMMAN: The top US general began an unannounced visit to the Middle East on Saturday to discuss ways to avoid any new escalation in tensions that could spiral into a broader conflict, as the region braces for a threatened Iranian attack against Israel. Air Force General C.Q. Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, […]
Pakistan has started contacting Middle Eastern banks to get commercial loans to cover the $2 billion external fiscal deficit. The government told a Senate panel yesterday that the interest rate cost of borrowing from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has exceeded 5 percent, making it an expensive option. Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator […]
ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan begins seeking commercial loans from Middle Eastern banks to bridge a $2 billion external financing gap, the government informed a Senate panel on Thursday that the cost of borrowing from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has exceeded 5%, making it an expensive option. On Thursday, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb reached out to […]
DUBAI: Qatar’s prime minister will visit Iran in the coming days, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Thursday. “Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani is scheduled to consult with Iranian officials, including Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, on bilateral and important regional issues,” Tasnim said. Qatar, alongside Egypt and […]