Tag: Push
Europe retort to Trump’s ‘America First’ push in Davos
DAVOS: European leaders will be out in force at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week to defend multilateralism before US President Donald...
Turkish forces push into Syria, Kurdish militia repulsed attacks
AZAZ: Turkish ground forces pushed into northern Syria’s Afrin province on Sunday, the army said, after Turkey launched artillery and air strikes on a...
Shiffrin, Vonn push for Olympic speed queen crown
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO: Mikaela Shiffrin warned she wants to prove that her maiden World Cup downhill win in Lake Louise was no fluke as she...
Ghani vows to push on peace talks with Taliban
Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani said on Thursday his government would continue to encourage the Taliban groups to join the peace talks and national...
Obama in new push for women’s votes
US President Barack Obama aggravated a culture war battle over contraception as he wooed women voters Wednesday, warning that Mitt Romney's Republicans would turn...
Crisis could push Europe to ‘early grave’: Australia
Australia's foreign minister launched a fierce broadside at Europe Saturday, saying the financial crisis has caused it to turn in on itself and warning...
PCB may push for UDRS in ICC meeting
The ICC is likely to debate the effectiveness and accuracy of the Umpires Decision Referral System during its chief executive meeting in London. An...
Investors seeking safety push gold to record highs
Gold spiked to another all-time high this week as slumping global stock markets sent investors fleeing for the safe-haven precious metal while industrial commodities...
UN to push ahead with aid effort in Somalia
The United Nations Friday shrugged off a claim by Qaeda-inspired insurgents that a ban on foreign aid groups remained in force in famine-hit Somalia,...
Egypt protesters back in Tahrir to push for change
Hundreds of Egyptian protesters gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square on Friday to push for reforms, as Islamists held a separate demonstration calling for stability....
Libyan rebels push towards Tripoli on two fronts
Rebel fighters seized a village south of the Libyan capital and another group advanced towards Tripoli from the east on Wednesday in the biggest...
Thousands push for reform in Cairo’s Tahrir Square
Protesters converged on Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday to join camping pro-democracy activists for a demonstration to keep up the pressure on the country’s...
FBR to push for tax cuts
The Senate Standing Committee on Finance was informed on Friday by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) that a special SRO would be issued...
West’s push on Syria may spark IAEA debate
Western states are pressing ahead with a drive to report Syria to the U.N. Security Council over suspected nuclear activity, despite misgivings among some...
Grossman arrives to push anti-terror efforts
US Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Marc Grossman arrived here on Wednesday to carry forward US efforts for improving ties with Pakistan and...
New US peace push must come soon: Palestinians
RAMALLAH - The US must move fast on its planned drive to revive Middle East talks before Palestinians seek recognition as a state, a spokesman for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Wednesday. "It's time for the American administration to move before September," said President Mahoud Abbas's spokesman, Nabil Abu Rdainah. Given a continuing impasse despite 18 years of talks, Palestinian leaders aim to ask the UN General Assembly in September for recogniti-on of statehood on
Egyptian protesters push for more political reforms
CAIRO - More than 2,000 people gathered across the Egyptian capital on Friday to demand more political reform, including a speedy trial of ousted president Hosni Mubarak, state news agency MENA said. One thousand protesters gathered in Tahrir square, epicentre of Egypt's uprising, chanting nationalist slogans and calling for Mubarak and other former government figures be tried for graft. They also called for the release of political prisoners. Tahrir square in central Cairo has become
