ABU DHABI – The United Arab Emirates has announced that it will reduce its troop presence throughout war-torn Yemen, moving from a military-first to a peace-first strategy. UAE officials said the Gulf state pulled out some of its forces from areas including the southern port of Aden and the ...

MAKKAH – Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday held a bilateral meeting with President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani in Saudi Arabia wherein the two sides exchanged views on bilateral relations and Afghan peace and reconciliation process. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 14th Islamic Summit ...

LAHORE - Saudi app Absher can be used by men to track women and prevent them from travelling. The office of Jackie Speier confirmed to the BBC that a verbal conversation took place with Google after she co-wrote a letter of complaint about the app. At the conclusion of Google’s investigation into ...

RIYADH – Saudi courts are now required to inform women of changes to their personal status following a divorce or a marriage by sending them confirmation messages on their mobiles. The decision was taken by the justice minister after several courts reported serious cases resulting from husbands ...

RIYADH – Saudi Arabia's Public Prosecution has demanded the capital punishment against five out of 11 suspects over murdering journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Press Agency reported on Thursday. The Saudi attorney general highlighted in a statement that the demand was made during the first ...

JEDDAH - An overseas Filipino worker was shot and killed in Saudi Arabia after allegedly stabbing to death his Saudi manager and a Pakistani co-worker on Wednesday afternoon, according to local media. The Filipino chased the Pakistani worker Arbab Ahmed with a knife and fire extinguisher following ...

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Imran Khan has congratulated the people and leadership of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the 88th National Day on behalf of the Pakistani nation and the government, the Radio Pakistan reported on Sunday. In a statement issued by Pakistani Prime Minister's office, Khan ...

LAHORE – The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is set to get a major push as Saudi Arabia has agreed to join the multi-billion-dollar project with a US$10 billion investment. With the Islamic Kingdom joining the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) of the Chinese government, the major ...

ISTANBUL - A summit in Istanbul of Muslim heads of state has called for the creation of an international peacekeeping force to protect the Palestinians, as host Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel of "brutality" comparable to the Nazis. The 57-member Organisation of Islamic ...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan has said it supports the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC) while maintaining close contact with neigbouring Iran, which has asked Islamabad not to support a “sectarian” alliance. Pakistan highlighted its "successful counter-terrorism operations and the ...

RIYADH - Saudi King Salman issued a royal decree Tuesday allowing women to be given driving licences, according to the state media. The state media announced the oil-rich country would allow women to drive, ending a longstanding policy that has become a global symbol of the repression of women in ...

ISLAMABAD - Qatar has urged Pakistan to play a part in diffusing the growing Gulf diplomatic crisis which started after major Arab countries cut all ties with the tiny LNG-rich nation. Qatar’s Foreign Minister of Qatar Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdulrehman Al-Thani called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ...

TEHRAN - Iran warned Islamabad on Monday that Tehran would hit bases inside Pakistan if the government does not confront “militants who carry out cross-border attacks”. The head of the Iranian armed forces made a veiled threat despite a recent agreement between two Muslim neighbours to ...

ROME - The G7 group of nations has failed to hammer out a unified approach over threatening new sanctions against Russia and Syria after two days of talks in Italy. During a meeting in capital city of Rome on Tuesday, Foreign ministers were seeking a common position on the Syrian conflict, before ...

RAWALPINDI - Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa has assured the Pak-Army’s full support to top Saudi diplomat in Pakistan in defending the holy land of Saudi Arabia. Abdullah Marzouk Al Zahrani, Ambassador of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, called on the army chief at GHQ on Friday where both ...

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday took notice of Pakistanis suffering in Saudi Arabia and ordered the Pakistan Embassy in Riyadh to resolve their issues as soon as possible. The prime minister further directed the Foreign Office to ensure provision of all necessary ...