Jeremy Bowen: Trump has called for an Iran uprising but the lessons from Iraq in 1991 loom large

Islamabad:Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said he is often told that he is a decent man and therefore should not be involved in politics, asserting that religious scholars have an equal—if not greater—right to political leadership.Addressing a gathering, he said that only religious scholars can stand on the pulpit of the Prophet (PBUH),…

Islamabad/Moscow: The growing presence of terrorist networks in Afghanistan has heightened concerns across the region, with Russia expressing serious alarm and Pakistan’s Special Envoy for Afghanistan reaching out to his Uzbek counterpart over the reported presence of thousands of Uzbek militants operating from Afghan soil.Russia has voiced deep concern over the expanding footprint of terrorist…

Berlin: Ten years ago, in 2015, then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel made her defining statement “Wir schaffen das” (“We’ll manage it”) as Germany opened its doors to hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing war and persecution. On this anniversary, Germany is reflecting on the impact of that decision. According to DW’s analysis, the past decade has…

Washington: U.S. President Donald J. Trump said in a wide-ranging interview that he expects Saudi Arabia and Israel to normalise relations by the end of the year, adding that Riyadh is likely to “lead the way” in a broader push to expand the Abraham Accords. Speaking to Time magazine, Trump described recent negotiations as moving…