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31-01-2021 TEHRAN/ GENEVA: Iran’s foreign ministry has rejected any new negotiations or changes to the participants of Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers, after French President Emmanuel Macron said any new talks should include Saudi Arabia. “The nuclear accord is a multilateral international agreement ratified by UN Security Council Resolution …

30-01-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report DUBAI/ KARACHI: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced it is opening a path to citizenship for select foreigners, but it is unclear if new passport holders will benefit from the public welfare system. Dubai ruler and UAE Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed …

30-01-2021 Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: A suicide bomber drove a vehicle loaded with explosives into a base for Afghan Defence Forces in the country’s east on Saturday, killing dozens more security personnel in an attack claimed by the Taliban. The pre-dawn assault took place in the restive province …

30-01-2021 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW YORK/ NEW DELHI/ ISLAMABAD/ : United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called on nuclear-armed India and Pakistan to “come together and seriously discuss their problems” stemming from the unresolved Kashmir dispute, saying his good offices were always available for mediation. Responding …

30-01-2021 ROME/ WASHINGTON/ RIYADH/ DUBAI: Italy has halted the sale of thousands of missiles to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to their involvement in the Yemen conflict, making permanent an 18-month temporary suspension. “Today I am announcing that the government has revoked the authorizations under way …

29-01-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies KARACHI/ ISLAMABAD/ WASHINGTON: The administration of President Joe Biden Thursday was “outraged” over the acquittal of prime accused in Danel Pearl murder by the Supreme of Pakistan. The White House is “outraged by the Pakistani Supreme Court’s decision,” chief spokeswoman Jen Psaki …

29-01-2021 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ JERUSALEM/ ISLAMABAD: A blast outside the Israeli embassy in New Delhi on Friday damaged cars but did not cause injuries, police said. Israeli authorities were treating the explosion as a suspected attack, The Times of Israel has learned, and was stepping up security …

29-01-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report + Agencies QATAR/ KABUL/ WASHINGTON/ ISLAMABAD: The Taliban has accused the United States of violating a landmark deal signed between the two sides, after the Pentagon said the group had failed to meet its side of the agreement. “The other side has violated …

28-01-2021 By SJA Jafri ISLAMABAD/ KARACHI: A panel of three judges of Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ordered the release of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who was convicted of killing US journalist Daniel Pearl, a government lawyer said. “By a majority of two to one, they have acquitted all the accused …

28-01-2021 WASHINGTON/ TEHRAN: The United States will only return to the Iran nuclear deal once Tehran meets its commitments, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, warning of a long road ahead until the process is verified. On his first full day as the top US diplomat, Blinken confirmed …