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After Saudis assail Trump move, US urges kingdom to show caution...
PARIS: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged Saudi Arabia to take a more cautious approach to regional conflicts Friday amid growing concern over...
Riyadh orders Iranian envoy to leave Kingdom
Saudi government on Sunday ordered Iranian ambassador to leave the state within 24 hours.
Iran-Saudi Arabia split emerged deepened after Saudi embassy torched in Tehran....
Kingdom not threatened, Pak in no hurry
Dispelling the notion that Pakistan has committed its troops to Saudi Arabia for fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Tuesday that there was no immediate threat to Saudi Arabia’s territorial integrity and Pakistan is “not in a hurry” to decide on joining the Saudi-led coalition.
Pakistan sending troops to Kingdom: Saudi spokesman
Saudi Defence Ministry’s spokesman Brig Gen Ahmed Asiri has said that Pakistan has offered to join the coalition against the Houthis and would be...
Francis draws ‘growth crazy’ Pakistan towards retail market
If Pakistan is to follow the economic growth of the United Kingdom it would find retail market at the heart of that, British Deputy...
UK probe would hopefully clear MQM: FO
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday that it was premature and erroneous to come to any conclusion regarding the recent raids being...
Skyfall breaks James Bond’s previous UK box office records
Skyfall set the record for the biggest UK weekend box office takings of any James Bond film, its producers said on Monday. The 23rd...
Mughal-era treasures on display in UK
Treasures from the Muslim rulers of India in Mughal-era, including the gem-set crown worn by Bahadur Shah II, last emperor of the dynasty which...
Malala making progress in UK
Malala Yousafzai is making progress in a British hospital, doctors said Tuesday, as police turned away visitors claiming to be relatives. Malala was in...
Nicki Minaj cancels UK shows because of strained vocal chords
Rapper Nicki Minaj “regretfully cancelled” shows at the V Festival in England this weekend. The singer’s rep tells THR the reason for the no-show...
UK to refuse Assange safe passage
Britain has told Ecuador that it would refuse WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange safe passage out of the country even if Quito grants him asylum,...
No kingdom for killers
The Saudis have picked a side
Straws don’t float in the winds of international diplomacy because a sudden gust has risen on a lazy afternoon....
UK parliament probes Warsi’s expenses
A parliamentary watchdog launched a probe Wednesday into the expenses claims of Britain’s first female Muslim minister Sayeeda Warsi, the head of Prime Minister...
Our Basmati kingdom under attack
Pakistan, being an agro based economy, is primarily known for its aromatic Basmati rice in the world but it may lose the position in...
‘Pakistan being presented to Bilawal as a kingdom’
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is a child and Pakistan is being presented to him as a personal kingdom, Opposition Leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali...
Disney’s Magic Kingdom comes to the Middle Kingdom
SHANGHAI - Walt Disney Co broke ground on its long-awaited Shanghai Disneyland theme park on Friday, banking on its global brand and fairytale attractions to draw millions of visitors and boost its profits in the region.
Mickey and Minnie Mouse, dressed in traditional Chinese garb, took to the stage with Cinderella and Snow White to launch a Magic Kingdom-styled park tailored specifically to China.
Disney's first theme park in mainland China and its third in Asia will cost
Mickey and Minnie Mouse, dressed in traditional Chinese garb, took to the stage with Cinderella and Snow White to launch a Magic Kingdom-styled park tailored specifically to China.
Disney's first theme park in mainland China and its third in Asia will cost
United Kingdom sees slower growth
LONDON - Britain cut its economic growth forecast, on Wednesday, and said inflation would remain above target this year and next in a budget that stuck to ambitious deficit-busting goals. Seeking to support a faltering economy, Finance Minister George Osborne said corporation tax would be cut by two percentage points to 26 percent from April, rather than by just the one point originally planned. A levy on banks would be increased to help pay for it. Osborne also announced a surprise