During my first trip to Japan at the end of the 1990s, I was keen to visit the Islamic Centre in Tokyo, as...
During my first trip to Japan at the end of the 1990s, I was keen to visit the Islamic Centre in Tokyo, as...
A Pakistani vendor prepares a heart-shaped bouquet ahead of Valentine's day along a street in Islamabad yesterday. Valentine's Day is increasingly popular among...
Relatives of alleged victims of forced disappearances hold placards during a protest in Lahore, Pakistan, yesterday. ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani court yesterday ordered the...
QUETTA: Pakistan remains one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists, media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said in its...
ISLAMABAD: Talks between the government and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have made significant headway. “They have almost agreed to the framework we have...
KABUL: Afghanistan has halted conservation work at a site once occupied by ancient Buddha statues destroyed by the Taliban because the team involved...
PESHAWAR: Militants killed nine men in a raid on a house of anti-Taliban activists in northwest Pakistan yesterday, the latest violence to hit...
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani judge reexamining allegations of a mass “honour killing” on Tuesday ordered the case reopened, a lawyer involved in the case...
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Government, after due diligence and consultations with the provinces, decided to dismantle over 40 years old anomaly in law and...
BEIJING: The Chinese government said on Wednesday said it will set up a 10 billion yuan or $1.65 billion fund to fight air...
DUBAI: Dubai Investments Park, a unit of Dubai Investments, has tightened pricing guidance on its $300 million debut Islamic bond issue, which will...
KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait has described its relations with Tehran as "excellent" despite mounting tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia, particularly over Syria, where...
TOKYO: Japan's nuclear regulator has criticised the operator of the stricken Fukushima plant for incorrectly measuring radiation levels in contaminated groundwater at the...
TRIPOLI: The Tripoli headquarters of Libya's Alassema privately owned television channel was attacked early Wednesday, with three powerful blasts heard, an AFP journalist...
KUALA LUMPUR: The controversial chief minister of Malaysia's Sarawak state announced his resignation Wednesday. But is widely expected to retain influence behind the...
BANGUI: The UN food agency on Wednesday was set to launch an airlift of emergency food supplies to the Central African Republic, though...
PHNOM PENH: An eight-year-old boy has died from bird flu in Cambodia, the country's first confirmed fatality from the deadly virus this year,...
