Dr Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg When Joe Biden is sworn in as US president in January, one of the critical issues his administration will have to address is superpower rivalry in the Gulf. The Obama administration’s toolbox may no longer be adequate to do the job; competitors may have some contrarian views on the matter, including […]
Read MoreNewswire Kabul: NATO Senior Civilian Representative to Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has said there was a need for inclusion of Afghan women’s views in the peace process. He said the future of Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) will be one of the most pressing issues in the peace negotiations with the Taliban, suggesting […]
Read MoreMoscow: The Russian State Duma (lower house of parliament) has approved the third reading of the bill regulating the activity of foreign agents developed by Russian parliamentary commissions to avoid foreign interference in Russian affairs. Non-registered public groups involved in political activity and receiving foreign funding will be considered foreign agents, along with individuals involved […]
Read MoreLondon: The EU and UK have reached a post-Brexit trade deal, ending months of disagreements over fishing rights and future business rules. At a Downing Street press conference, Boris Johnson said: “We have taken back control of our laws and our destiny.”The text of the agreement has yet to be released, but the PM claimed […]
Read MoreMoscow: The issues in the relations between the European Union and the United States, which exacerbated under Donald Trump’s presidency, will not be as acute under Joe Biden, but they will still remain there, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov told an online briefing. “Some landmark decisions announced by Biden – return to […]
Read MoreWashington: The US Electoral College officially confirmed Democrat Joe Biden’s election victory on December 14.The Democrat received 306 votes, while incumbent President Donald Trump secured 232 votes but despite this, incumbent US President Donald Trump still has not conceded the election. It seems that Trump plans to contest the election results further. Experts point out […]
Read MoreRussia developing new ‘hypersonic’ weapons Newswire Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia was developing new “hypersonic weapons” in response to a new arms race allegedly triggered by the US.At his annual news conference this week, the Russian leader urged the US to agree to a one-year extension of the START treaty, which […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: China will maintain the consistency, stability and sustainability of its macro policies and strive to keep its economic performance within a reasonable range, Premier Li Keqiang said. In talks with International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva via video link, Li reiterated the importance of coordinating containment of the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Read MoreAsher Mullard Durham: Vaccine developers who have already reported promising phase III trial results against COVID-19 estimate that, between them, they can make sufficient doses for more than one-third of the world’s population by the end of 2021.But many people in low-income countries might have to wait until 2023 or 2024 for vaccination, according to […]
Read MoreDeng Xiaoci and Fan Anqi Beijing: The Chinese national flag shines an even brighter red from moon, and from now on it will be a grand reminder for stargazers from all over the world of the excitement and inspiration we felt from Apollo missions more than half a century ago. Having packed samples of soil […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: The fifth Meeting of the Joint Working Group on Gwadar was held through a video link this week in Islamabad.The meeting reviewed the progress of projects in Gwadar. Both sides expressed satisfaction over the progress made in port development and Chinese side appreciated the support provided by Pakistan in the port operationalization […]
Read MoreWest Indies legend Brian Lara is currently a part of the official broadcasters panel for the IPL 2020. Lara has seen the career of plenty of a youngsters unfold in front of his eyes. And who better than the legend himself to share a piece of advice for the young cricketers, with some, making a […]
Read MoreMike Tyson has totally opposed Floyd Mayweather’s view on there being too many belts in boxing.Mayweather went on a tirade about the number of belts in the sport in October, saying: “There’s too many champions in the sport of boxing right now… This s**t, this doesn’t look good.” However when asked about Floyd’s comments following […]
Read MoreWang Wen – Global Times The prelude of an Asian Era has begun. About 100 years ago, Japanese scholar Okakura Tenshin, Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore and Chinese scholar Liang Qichao all called for Asianism. A century has past during which numerous thinkers have conceived of Asia’s rise. Now, the Asian Era is coming. The signing […]
Read MoreGlobal Times The EU recently signaled its increasing desire to bond with the US as President-elect Joe Biden prepares to enter the White House. In order to gain strategic autonomy and raise its voice in the international community, Brussels hopes to get Washington on board by hyping the so-called “China challenge,” despite the structural contradictions […]
Read MoreDr Abdel Aziz Aluwaisheg Serious discussions are taking place in Washington and Gulf capitals about the shape of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-US relations under President-elect Joe Biden. The prospect of the new administration focusing internally on fighting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and jumpstarting its economic recovery is understandable. But that has not, in the past, […]
Read MoreRome: As Italy marked World AIDS Day on December 1, doctors and activists are adamant that the annual occasion should not be overshadowed by covid-19. Based on the latest data, it emerges that on average new cases of HIV infection are decreasing, even if the diagnoses remain high among people in the 25-29 age group.New […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered the armed forces to strengthen training under real combat conditions and raise their capability of winning wars. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), made the remarks at a CMC meeting on […]
Read MoreTehran: An Australian-British academic jailed for spying by Iran has been released after two years behind bars, in a swap for three Iranians linked to a botched Bangkok bomb plot. Middle East scholar Kylie Moore-Gilbert said that departing Iran was “bittersweet” despite “injustices” endured during more than 800 days detained in the country’s toughest prisons.“I […]
Read MoreWang Wen – Global Times Human beings are encountering the gravest economic crisis and the deadliest life crisis since the end of WWII. To make matters worse, the strategic distrust between great powers has hit the lowest level since the end of the Cold War. Most Western media outlets have been deeply impacted by US […]
Read MoreDr Azeem ibrahim After four years of the US abdicating its role as a global leader, the incoming Biden administration will be keen to reassert American leadership around the world. Few issues will be higher on the agenda than the Rohingya genocide.In normal times, one would expect a US president to be the leading voice […]
Read MoreBen Church Argentina soccer legend Diego Maradona has died of a heart attack at the age of 60, his lawyer Matias Morla said.The Argentine Football Association confirmed the news and posted a short message on its social media platforms. “The Argentine Football Association, through its President Claudio Tapia, expresses its deepest sorrow for the death […]
Read MoreNic Savage England cricket great Graham Thorpe has revealed the brutal sledge from former Australian wicketkeeper Ian Healy which thwarted him during the 1993 Ashes series.During the fifth Test at Edgbaston, England was reeling on day four at 8-229, with Aussie tweakers Shane Warne and Tim May rattling the depleted batting attack. As the only […]
Read MoreLondon: The United Kingdom (UK) has pledged £155 million aid to support peace and stability in Afghanistan.A statement issued by the UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) issued here said the UK aid pledge for 2021 would help reduce child mortality rates and improve access to education and vital infrastructure. The statement added the […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Italy’s Ambassador to Pakistan Andreas Ferrarese and his wife Albana Ferrarese on Thursday hosted a lavish lunch party for the Italian and Pakistani friends here.Italian cuisine has come around to be one of the most popular cuisines across the world. Countless bistros and pizzerias around the globe feature Italian dishes on their menus. […]
Read MoreNewswire Kabul: NATO’s senior civilian representative Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has said that the Afghan peace process must uphold women’s rights to guarantee a lasting resolution to four decades of war. “For peace to be sustainable, it must safeguard the rights of women and minority groups, and uphold the rule of law. The voices of Afghan […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Managing Director National Telecommunication Corporation (NTC) Viqar Rashid Khan has said that around 0.8 million attempts of cyber-attacks on internet consumers are successfully countered every day in Pakistan. In an interview, he said NTC successfully countered 250 million cyber-attacks mainly from Israel and India.“Due to deadly virus, it is dangerous and difficult to hold […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: It has been nearly a year since the first coronavirus case was reported in the Chinese city of Wuhan last December.In recent weeks, there has been a lot of mention of countries entering a second or third wave. While there is no strict scientific definition to characterise a disease’s wave, plotting current outbreaks […]
Read MoreIslamabad: The UK minister responsible for visas and immigration has encouraged even more students from Pakistan to choose the UK as a place to study as the International Students Day was marked on November 17. Kevin Foster MP, Minister for Future Borders and Immigration, used the annual celebration of international students to make clear the […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior Senator A. Rehman Malik has said that Kashmiris have the right of getting United Nations Security Council resolutions implemented.Addressing a group of law students from London, he stated that after Azerbaijan’s forceful retrieval of their occupied areas, it was clear that the UNSC resolutions can only be implemented […]
Read MoreNewswire Kabul: NATO’s Senior Civilian Representative to Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has said that NATO and the European Union were working together to establish lasting peace and “long-term stability” in Afghanistan Ambassador Pontecorvo said Pakistan will benefit much from Afghan peace process as the rest of the regional states. “Pakistan has been recognized… actually by […]
Read MoreZafaruddin Mahmood Recently I had been reading in the western media negative stories and reports about Xinjiang. These are repeated by media in other countries without verifying the facts. Unfortunately, most of the commentators are looking at China/Xinjiang through the eyes of the western media which at times is biased for one reason or the […]
Read MoreDr Javed Ali Kalhoro The recent US election results are quite surprising. The world, especially Pakistan, was conjecturing if Donald Trump is re-elected, the ongoing peace process in Afghanistan may reach its finale. The Pakistan Embassy in Washington D.C. also predicted that Mr Trump is going to continue with his position in the presidential office. […]
Read MoreAlistair Burt Assessments of what the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris team might bring to US foreign policy are now well underway. Conventional analysis has much to commend it, and European capitals will endorse that. They will welcome a return to civility in discourse. If there are disagreements over policies, as will always be the case, they […]
Read MoreDr Theodore karasik The announcement by pharmaceutical company Pfizer that trials of its coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine could be more than 90 percent effective generated plenty of excitement this week. While this in itself does not guarantee delivery of a fully tested and effective vaccine, it nevertheless offers hope for Americans desperate for the pandemic to […]
Read MoreZamir Ahmed Awan – People’s Daily The 20th meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) held a video meeting on November 10. The conference was chaired by President Putin as current Chair of SCO for the year 2019-20. All the member states took an active part, and President […]
Read MoreCornelia Meyer As the saying goes, breaking up is hard to do. This also holds true for the divorce between the UK and the EU. If things were not complicated enough in ending a 45-year partnership, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and a recession not seen in a lifetime have certainly made matters worse. In 2019, […]
Read MoreWang Wen – Global Times On the night when all US media declared the victory of Joe Biden as the new US president, I invited scholars from China, the US, Europe and Latin America to collaborate with the No Cold War campaign to a seminar themed “the Future of China-US relations.” The initiative of “No […]
Read MoreIslamabad: There are a lot of rich people among the ruling party, a detailed report on the financial assets of National Assembly members, including Prime Minister Imran Khan revealed. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) released the report. According to the details, the total value of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s assets stand at Rs 80.6 […]
Read MoreNewswire Kabul: NATO Senior Civilian Representative to Afghanistan Ambassador Stefano Pontecorvo has said that the peace agreement between the US and the Taliban does not mean handover of Afghanistan to the Taliban.Speaking at webinar on “NATO and Afghanistan Peace Process” organized by the Conservative Friends of Afghanistan, he said: “We don’t think that the Taliban […]
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