Newswire Kabul: NATO Senior Civilian Representative to Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo this week appreciated the contributions of Spain towards NATO.“Spain has been a steadfast NATO ally in Afghanistan for the last 20 years. An exemplary contribution to NATO’s efforts towards its Afghan partners,” he tweeted. Spain became the 16th member of NATO on 30 May […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Former Interior Minister and Chairman Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Senator A. Rehman Malik has urged the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to take serious notice of continuous nuclear proliferation by India and probe into the incidents on urgent basis.He suggested the IAEA chief to call an emergency meeting inviting western countries […]
Read MoreIslamabad: As ICT technologies develop rapidly and become integrated into more and more verticals, the digital economy is becoming the fastest growing, most innovative, and widest-reaching economy. It is an important driver of global economic growth and recovery, playing a vital role in unleashing the potential of economic development, driving the transformation of traditional industries, […]
Read MoreMartin Jacques Nowhere is the difference between China and the West more evident than in their systems of governance. Since 1945 the typical form of Western governance has been universal suffrage and a multi-party system. This has been the West’s main calling card for over 70 years. It believes that every country – most certainly […]
Read MoreCornelia Meyer The ransomware cyberattacks on the Colonial Pipeline, which carries refined products from the Gulf of Mexico up to New York Harbor, was a shock in more ways than one. The entire Colonial Pipeline system had to be taken offline as a precautionary measure late Friday. Colonial is the largest products’ pipeline in the […]
Read MoreNewswire Kabul: NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative for Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo this week condemned the attack in Dasht-e-Barchi.He said the Afghan people will remember who keeps the violence at unacceptable levels creating the conditions for these heinous actions. He said there is a historic moment for Afghanistan as Afghans prepare to determine the future of […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan this week said it was his prime goal to make Pakistan a great nation by making the corrupt and powerful mafia accountable before law. “To make powerful accountable before law is a Jihad. We will make corrupt political leaders and mafias surrender before rule of law,” the prime minister said […]
Read MoreZhao Huanxin Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has rejected claims that Washington is entering a new cold war with Beijing, days after former veteran diplomat Henry Kissinger warned that failure to resolve US-China tensions may cause that scenario to develop between the two powers. “I resist putting labels on most relationships, including this […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: World Chairman International Human Rights Commission, Ambassador Dr. Shahid Amin Khan called on Senator A. Rehman Malik former Interior Minister and Chairman Institute of Reforms and Research (IRR) this week in Islamabad and discussed the situation in Indian Illegally Occupied Kashmir (IIOK).Both strongly condemned the ongoing Indian forces brutalities and curfew in Indian […]
Read MoreNewswire Kabul: Senior Civilian Representative of NATO Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo this week celebrated the 160th anniversary since the establishment of the Italian army.“Today Italy celebrates the 160th anniversary since the establishment of the Italian Army,” he tweeted.He added: “To the brave women & men of the @Esercito our deepest gratitude for their tireless service in […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for more efforts to break new ground in promoting high-quality development in ethnic border regions. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks during his inspection trip to south China’s […]
Read MoreMoscow: The international information security will be a topic for discussions at the summit between Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden as well as the expert dialogue, Russian Special Presidential Envoy for International Cyber Security Cooperation Andrei Krutskikh told reporters. “I can very confidently suggest that the topic of information security is […]
Read MoreKang Bing Whenever this familiar song of John Denver plays, I am reminded of a zigzagging dirt road extending into the horizon, a dirt road lined with trees and bushes on both sides, a dirt road that leads me to my home, sweet home in a village. Such country roads were not exclusive to West […]
Read MoreNewswire Kabul: The NATO alliance this week reiterated its pledge to support Afghanistan and the political resolution of hostilities in the country, Stefano Pontecorvo, NATO Senior Civilian Representative to Afghanistan, said. Last Thursday, the official met with Abdullah Abdullah, the head of the Afghan High Council for National Reconciliation. According to Ambassador Pontecorvo, they held […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: President Xi Jinping outlined this week a new vision for the joint building of the Belt and Road Initiative, saying that China will endeavor to build a closer partnership for health cooperation, connectivity, green development, openness and inclusiveness. In the keynote speech delivered via video link at the opening ceremony of […]
Read MoreMoscow: Washington intentionally keeps quiet about its plans for the deployment of new nuclear weapon systems, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a commentary this week following the release of the US Department of State’s report entitled 2021 Adherence to and Compliance with Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and Disarmament Agreements and Commitments. “The report […]
Read MoreNewswire Tokyo: Japan continues to outstrip Singapore as the world’s most powerful passport in a new update to a global index.It noted that Japanese passport holders can travel without a prior visa to a record 193 destinations, up from 191 in the first quarter of this year. Singapore remains in second place with access to […]
Read MoreDing Gang After the US identified China as a strategic competitor, US President Joe Biden announced his plan to invest more in chips, infrastructure and many other areas to maintain US’ advantages over China. Some American scholars view the move as the 21st century’s “Great Game.” They have even called on the US government to […]
Read MoreWang Wen China and the US issued a joint statement on climate change on Sunday following US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry’s visit to Shanghai and meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xie Zhenhua. This signals some relaxation of the tensions between China and the US. It is also encouraging and represents that the […]
Read MoreKabul: Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo, NATO Senior Civilian Representative for Afghanistan has assured continuous coordination and support to Afghanistan.In a meeting with Haneef Atmar, Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister, Ambassador Pontecorvo assured Afghanistan and Atmar of continued support and cooperation in the fight against terrorism. He stressed the continuous support and cooperation with Afghanistan over the fight against […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: President Xi Jinping this week reiterated China’s commitment to firmly uphold multilateralism and safeguard the international system with the United Nations at its core and the international order based on international law. Xi spoke as he received credentials presented by 29 new ambassadors to China at the Great Hall of the […]
Read MoreWashington: The United States announced economic sanctions against Russia this week and the expulsion of 10 diplomats in retaliation for what Washington says is the Kremlin’s US election interference, a massive cyber attack and other hostile activity. President Joe Biden ordered a widening of restrictions on US banks trading in Russian government debt, expelled 10 […]
Read MoreNewswire London: Prince Philip has been laid to rest in a funeral ceremony that honoured his lifetime of service to the United Kingdom, the crown and his wife of 73 years, Queen Elizabeth II. The widowed British monarch, setting an example amid the coronavirus pandemic, sat alone at the ceremony on Saturday, dressed in black […]
Read MoreDu Ying China will prioritize agricultural development and rural areas to modernize agriculture by 2035.However, two major challenges exist. First, the country’s huge population, limited agricultural land and water scarcity make China more suitable for labor and technology-intensive farm produce, instead of land-intensive products. Second, most farmers in China are smallholders. The country’s 220 million […]
Read MoreAndrew Hammond Franklin Roosevelt’s presidency is the historic benchmark for judging the first 100 days of any new White House incumbent. While Joe Biden will not surpass the achievements of the legendary proponent of the New Deal, his presidency has seen one of the most productive first three months of the modern era — and […]
Read MoreNewswire Kabul: NATO Senior Civilian Representative for Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has said that Afghan people will not forgive, nor forget those who stand in the way of peace. “This is a historical opportunity for peace in Afghanistan. Everyone must seize this opportunity. Peace processes are not easy and they require compromise by the warring […]
Read MoreIslamabad, Moscow to cooperate in all fields Islamabad: Pakistan and Russia agreed to develop cooperation in economic, energy and defence fields during the visit of Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov. The two-day (April 6-7) visit to Pakistan was the first by a Russian foreign minister in nearly a decade and was described as the beginning […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: A century ago, in 1921, the first National Congress of the Communist Party of China was concluded on a red boat on Nanhu Lake in Jiaxing city, Zhejiang province.Today, a century later, an opera, The Red Boat, depicting the Party’s founding story with a focus on that first, fateful gathering, was […]
Read MoreUsing molecular dating tools and epidemiological simulations, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, with colleagues at the University of Arizona and Illumina, Inc., estimate that the SARS-CoV-2 virus was likely circulating undetected for at most two months before the first human cases of COVID-19 were described in Wuhan, China in late-December […]
Read MoreJonathan Spangler In November 1947, a dynastic union was forged between the royal houses of Greece and Great Britain. It would be one of the last of this kind of royal marriages in history – a type of union that had knitted together the continent for 1,000 years. When Philip, prince of Greece and Denmark […]
Read MoreChen Weihua Many US politicians have been busy politicizing the novel coronavirus during the past year, resulting in the worst pandemic response from the world’s richest country. They have shifted their focus to infrastructure now. For example, US President Joe Biden said that he told British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a phone call on […]
Read MoreMartin Jacques The Communist Party of China (CPC) is like no other party in the world. It requires us to rethink the very idea of what a political party is. It is a phenomenon intrinsic to China. It is ineluctably Chinese. The CPC’s extraordinary success is because it found a way during its 100-year history […]
Read MoreOsama Al-Sharif Jordanians have been shocked by this week’s revelations concerning Prince Hamzah bin Hussein and an alleged conspiracy to destabilize the kingdom. The government, in a press conference on Sunday, said an investigation is ongoing and that it will be open and transparent. This is an important message to Jordanians and to the world. […]
Read MoreYu Lei The Australian media outlet News.com.au reported on Saturday that, “There are concerns from New Zealand Five Eyes’ allies that it may be the weak link in dealing with China as the Ardern Government, again, failed to call out Beijing.” This is not the sole article delivering grievances regarding New Zealand’s China policy. There […]
Read MoreNewswire Kabul: Haneef Atmar, Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister met Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo, NATO Senior Civilian Representative for Afghanistan this week. During the meeting, Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo assured and stressed the continuous support and cooperation with Afghanistan over the fight against terrorism and the peace process.Foreign Minister, Atmar expressed his appreciation for NATO’s support and hailed decisions […]
Read MoreCao Desheng Beining: President Xi Jinping has stressed the importance of protecting and utilizing cultural relics of revolutionary times in inspiring people throughout the country to build China into a modern socialist country and realize national rejuvenation.Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central […]
Read MoreNovo-Ogaryovo: Recovery trends in the Russian economy are becoming stronger but the revenue base of certain regions is still unstable, President Vladimir Putin said this week at a meeting with Cabinet members. “Recovery trends in the Russian economy are just becoming stronger. We know this well. Meanwhile not all constituent entities see a steady increase […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Former Interior Minister and Chairman Institute of Research and Reforms Senator A. Rehman Malik has said that the proposed SBP legislation will prove dangerous for the economy and the country.He said that Pakistan will fall in a highly economic danger zone resultantly we all in Pakistan will suffer heavily. He hoped that the […]
Read MoreEngland fast bowler Jofra Archer has had successful surgery to remove a piece of glass which became lodged in a finger when a fish tank smashed in a bath he was cleaning at home. The 25-year-old played two Tests and all five T20s during England’s time in India but was ruled out of the one-day […]
Read MoreNewswire Rawalpindi: UK’s Commander Strategic Command General Sir Patrick Nicholas Yardley Monrad Sanders called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa here at the General Headquarters (GHQ) this week.“During the meeting, matters of professional and mutual interest, and regional security issues were discussed,” says a press release issued by the Inter-Services Public […]
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