CAIRO – Former Egypt's president Mohammed Morsi who was ousted by the army in 2013 has died in court. According to media reports, the 67-year-old fainted after a court session where he was facing espionage charges. Morsi was overthrown following mass protests a year after he took office as the ...

RIYADH - Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday met President of Egypt Abdul Fattah Al Sisi on the sidelines of the 14th Islamic Summit in Makkah-tul-Mukarramah and exchanged views on the whole range of bilateral, regional and international matters. The issues being faced by Muslim Ummah, also came ...

LAHORE – The convocation ceremony of 48th Pakistan Navy Staff Course was held at Pakistan Navy War College, Lahore on Friday, said a press release issued by Directorate of Public Relations of Pakistan Navy. Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, who attended the ceremony as chief ...

CAIRO – In a major archaeological discovery, Egypt on Saturday unveiled the tomb of a Fifth Dynasty official adorned with colourful reliefs and well-preserved inscriptions. The tomb, south of Saqqara, a vast necropolis south of Cairo, belongs to a senior official named Khuwy who is believed to ...

ISLAMABAD – An Egyptian billionaire has offered to build 100,000 housing units in Pakistan, Information Minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said on Sunday. “Naguib Sawiris has expressed his will to invest in 100,000 units of affordable housing to help Prime Minister Imran Khan in his vision toward ...

RAWALPINDI — Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa reached Egypt on an official visit Monday, where he called on General Mohamed Zaki, Commander in Chief of Egyptian Armed Forces and Minister of Defence & Military Production and Lieutenant General Mohamed Farid Hegazy, Chief of ...

CAIRO - One of the sons of Egypt's jailed former president Mohamed Morsi was released on bail Wednesday hours after he was arrested for belonging to a banned group and spreading 'fake news', a judicial source said. Abdullah Morsi, the youngest son of the imprisoned Islamist president, was arrested ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Navy Ship SAIF visited Port Alexandria in Egypt for goodwill cum training visit. PNS SAIF is the front line warship of Pakistan Navy Fleet’s 18th Destroyer Squadron and is the third ship of Sword Class Frigate. The ship is fitted with state-of-the-art robust weapons and ...

CAIRO - Pakistani and Egyptian naval forces conducted on Thursday drills in the Mediterranean Sea, official news agency MENA reported. “The drills meant to exchange expertise in order to promote maritime security and stability in the region,” Egyptian armed forces said in a statement. The giant ...

CAIRO - An Egyptian court has sentenced 75 people to death, including senior leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood, over a 2013 sit-in protest in Cairo that ended with the killing of hundreds of protesters. Senior Brotherhood leaders Essam el-Erian and Mohamed Beltagi were sentenced to death, while ...

NEW YORK - The United Nations Security Council is expected to vote on an Egyptian draft resolution against US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The resolution of Egypt, which “calls upon all States to refrain from the establishment of diplomatic ...

RIYADH - The 41-nation Islamic Military Alliance against Terrorism (IMAT), in which Pakistan holds a key role, will to hold its first meeting of defence ministers from member countries in the Saudi capital next week. The defense ministers of this Saudi-led anti-terrorism alliance of Muslim ...

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will reach Turkey Thursday to lead Pakistan’s delegation for the 9th D-8 Summit being held in Istanbul on October 20. This is Abbasi’s first visit to Turkey since assuming the PM office. He would be interacting with the leaders of D-8 ...

KUWAIT CITY - Kuwait has ordered Iran to close the Iranian cultural mission and related offices in the Gulf Arab state following a court case which implicated "Iranian parties" of involvement in a spy cell, state news agency KUNA said on Thursday. Last year Kuwait convicted 23 men - one Iranian and ...

MALÉ - The Republic of Maldives announced on Tuesday its decision to sever diplomatic relations with the State of Qatar. In a statement, the Maldives Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the country took this decision because of its firm opposition to activities that encourage terrorism and ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has no immediate plans to cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, the Foreign Office spokesperson said on Monday. The FO statement follows the surprise act of five Arab states, including Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Yemen and Egypt of cutting all diplomatic ...