Tag: Middle East
Abbas says no to US plans of permanent Israeli presence
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas rejected the US proposal for Israel to deploy troops in the future Palestinian state along the border with Jordan, according...
UN launches joint project to protect 100,000 women in South Asia...
A new project launched on Tuesday by the United Nations Labour Agency and the British Department for International Development (DFID) seeks to prevent 100,000...
Syria threatens to respond in kind to Israeli raids
Israeli air raids on Syria at the weekend killed at least 42 soldiers, a watchdog said Monday, fuelling international concern over a spillover of...
Oil prices up in Asia on Middle East fears
Crude prices rose in Asia Monday after UN chief Ban Ki Moon warned that Israel’s new resettlement plans would deal an “almost fatal blow”...
Crude up in Asia amid Middle East conflict
Crude prices were up in Asia Monday on supply concerns amid the escalating Israel-Palestine conflict and following an explosion on a Gulf of Mexico...
Protests across Middle East over Israeli air attacks on Gaza
Thousands of people across the Middle East protested yesterday against Israel’s aerial bombardment of the Gaza Strip, with some chanting “death to Israel” and...
Australia to play Afghanistan in ODI
Top-ranked Australia will play emerging cricket nation Afghanistan for the first time in a one-day international in the Middle East next month, Cricket Australia...
Pakistan calls for urgent UNSC action on Middle East situation
Terming the resolution of the Arab-Israel conflict as key to a just and durable peace in the Middle East, Pakistani Ambassador to the UN...
Pakistan calls for urgent action by Security Council to Middle East
Terming the resolution of the Arab-Israel conflict as key to a just and durable peace in the Middle East, Ambassador Haroon warned that the...
$500b worth Middle East markets remain untapped
Years of neglect on the part of every successive government have left the country devoid of marble exploration. This has left a huge potential...
Pakistan to expand rail links to Europe, Middle East
As part of its endeavor to expand the rail network to Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East, Pakistan is set to become a...
Turkey’s changing regional role
In just one year, relations between the US and Turkey have moved from tension to cooperation. This was the focus of remarks by a...
Why is US mad at Iran?
Why is US so angry and upset with Iran? What leads US to think that Iran is an irresponsible state that threatens the world’s...
U.S. interests sometimes clash with Mideast reform: Clinton
U.S. interests sometimes clash with its support for democracy in the Middle East, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton acknowledged Monday, but she said...
Israel ‘increasingly isolated’ in Middle East: US
The Arab Spring has left Israel "increasingly isolated," the US defence secretary said as he arrived in Tel Aviv on Monday, warning military might...
