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China envoy urges talks between Iran, world powers

A senior Chinese envoy on Monday urged Iran and world powers to quickly resume stalled talks over Tehran’s suspect nuclear programme, and called for...

Kidnapped Norwegian UN worker freed in Yemen

A Norwegian UN employee kidnapped by tribesmen in Yemen earlier this month was back in the capital Sanaa on Friday after being freed by...

Severing diplomatic ties can undermine national interest, says Hina Khar

Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said on Sunday that breaking off diplomatic ties with other countries was not in the national interest asserting that...

Lieberman praise of Russian vote ‘appals’ Israel

Israeli officials squirmed in embarrassment on Friday over Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s ringing endorsement of Russia’s contested parliamentary elections as “free and democratic.” Lieberman’s...

Here he is

The Makhdoom makes up his mind With Shah Mehmood Qureshi, the PTI gets its first major politician. A big fish in a small pond, as...

Impeachment of Iran foreign minister scrapped

Iran's parliament on Wednesday scrapped plans to impeach Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi after he dismissed a controversial deputy who is close to the...

Iranian foreign minister in UAE over Gulf tension

Iran's foreign minister held talks Sunday with top officials in the United Arab Emirates amid tension between Gulf Arab states and Tehran over trouble...