Nicaragua’s government-controlled National Assembly is debating whether to bar opposition parties from running in elections and will vote on the matter in the first week of August. The move comes just days after President Daniel Ortega said that there “will be no more elections for them [the opposition] to try to seize the government, to…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received 12-year-old British boy Joshua Harris at the Dolmabahçe Presidential Office in Ankara. Harris, who is autistic, created the “Cake Not Hate” campaign, distributing homemade cakes outside mosques to spread a message of love and tolerance against Islamophobia.Joshua launched the initiative after a series of anti-Muslim hate incidents in the…
PM Contacts Saudi Crown Prince, Condemns Attacks on Oil TankersISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a telephonic conversation with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, during which the two leaders discussed bilateral relations and the regional situation.The Prime Minister strongly condemned the Houthi militia’s attacks on Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, calling such…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio pushed back against critics who may be concerned about Saudi Arabia’s ability to develop a nuclear weapon in the future. “The US is not going to reach any agreement with any country in the world that leads to the risk of proliferation,” Rubio told reporters while travelling in the…
WASHINGTON/TEHRAN — The US-Iran war entered its 11th consecutive day, with US Central Command confirming fresh strikes on aircraft hangars and drone storage sites inside Iran. President Trump said the US has no interest in meeting Iran for talks and warned that US forces could target Iranian areas near key uranium enrichment sites. He also…
Austria has opened a police station in the house where Adolf Hitler was born in the town of Braunau am Inn. It follows years of controversy about what to do with the 17th-Century former inn, where Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler was born in April 1889. The building has now been substantially refurbished and its facade…
By Farzana Chaudhry | Lahore, PakistanLAHORE: The Punjab Food Department has reaffirmed that flour supplies remain ample and uninterrupted across the province, including Lahore and Rawalpindi, with the availability of both 10kg and 20kg flour bags exceeding current market demand.According to the department’s spokesperson, daily field monitoring and close coordination with flour mills are ensuring…
By Muhammad Shahzad | Lahore, PakistanLAHORE: Intermittent monsoon rains continued across Lahore and several districts of Punjab on Wednesday, prompting authorities to remain on high alert and intensify drainage operations to minimize public inconvenience.Punjab Minister for Housing and Urban Development Bilal Yasin visited various parts of Lahore, including Lakshmi Chowk, to review rainwater drainage arrangements….
By Dr. Ansab Ali | Lahore, PakistanLAHORE: Leaders Network Pakistan, in collaboration with Business Line—an SAP Partner and leading technology and outsourcing company—hosted the inaugural Global Outlook Exchange, bringing together senior representatives from business, government, technology, diplomacy and the corporate sector to discuss Pakistan’s economic outlook and future growth opportunities.Powered by Business Line, the exclusive…
A modelling scout linked to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead at his home. Daniel Siad, 69, was discovered on Monday in Colombes, a north-west suburb of Paris, the Nanterre prosecutor’s office confirmed. An investigation to determine the cause of death was opened on Monday evening, the office said, adding…
