Riyadh calls for Syria talks to be put off
SANAA: The US Embassy was closed to the public Thursday in Yemen after a spate of attacks against foreigners and fears that Al-Qaeda will seek revenge for a deadly offensive…
Grand mufti says Boko Haram smears Islam
JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia's grand mufti has condemned Nigeria's Boko Haram as a group "set up to smear the image of Islam" and condemned its kidnapping of over 200 schoolgirls. Sheikh…
Saudi Arabia bans import of Indian chillis
Saudi Arabia bans import of indian chillisThe decision to ban the import of chili peppers was made after a sample testing of an Indian shipment found the presence of high…
Al-Qaeda attacks Yemen presidential palace
At least four Yemeni presidential guards were killed on Friday during a gun fight with militants who tried to storm the presidential palace in Sanaa, Al Arabiya correspondent in Sanaa…
Iran president vetoes WhatsApp ban
Iran’s President Hassan Rowhani has vetoed a plan to ban WhatsApp, following a row over censorship of the popular messaging application, media reports said Wednesday.Access to social networks, including Twitter…
Pakistan invites Middle East banks for investment
Citibank to put Islamic structure with a size up to $500 million Pakistan is seriously considering a possibility of sukuk transaction in later part of 2014 and expects an active…
Govt declares force majeure on Iran pipeline project
ISLAMABAD:The government has issued a ‘force majeure and excusing event notice’ in connection with the Iran-Pakistan (IP) gas pipeline as a precaution to stave off hefty penalties, saying the project…
Cities in India Among the Most Polluted, W.H.O. Says
NEW DELHI — New Delhi’s air is the most polluted in the world, according to an international report that quantifies pollution levels, confirming findings by experts confounded by the lack…
Is Kashmir an Issue of Election or Self-determination?
This is an opportunity to explore a vexing but significant topic in the field of human rights: self-determination. The right of self-determination has been celebrated for ages. It is a…
400 Kashmir youth detained for stone-pelting freed
The Jammu and Kashmir Police have released 400 youths who were detained on the suspicion of being involved in incidents of stone-pelting in Kashmir valley. The release is said to…