Tag: Urges

Naval chief urges field commanders to maintain highest state of preparedness

ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi chaired the concluding session of Command and Staff Conference of Pakistan Navy held at Naval...

Merkel urges Macedonians to embrace name deal with Greece

    SKOPJE: German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Macedonians to embrace a deal with Greece over the country's name at a referendum later this month, in...

Colombian city urges a break from sex to fight heat wave

BOGOTA: Health officials in one Colombian coastal city have a controversial recommendation for residents trying to stay cool during an intense heat wave: Take...

Group urges international probe of 2013 crackdown in Cairo

  CAIRO: An international rights group has called for an international inquiry into a violent dispersal of an Islamist sit-in in Cairo in August 2013. That...

Syrian army urges people in Idlib to agree return of state...

  BEIRUT: The Syrian army urged people in rebel-held Idlib province to agree to a return of state rule and told them the war was...

EU urges member states to ‘step up preparations’ in case Brexit...

BRUSSELS: The European Union on Thursday urged the remaining 27 member countries and businesses to "step up preparations" in case Brexit negotiations fail. The appeal...

Bangladesh body count mounts; group urges UN action to stop drug...

DHAKA/MUMBAI: The death toll in a Bangladeshi "zero tolerance" crackdown on drugs has risen to 140, with about 18,000 people arrested, the government said...

German conservative urges SPD to end coalition talks

BERLIN: A leading member of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives has urged Social Democrats (SPD) to finish coalition talks within two to three weeks, warning...

Pope Francis urges end to violence against women

TRUJILLO: Pope Francis on Saturday urged Latin America's faithful to fight rampant violent crime against women including murder while holding mass in Trujillo. "I wish...

Pope Francis urges protection of Amazon from ‘consumerist greed’

PUERTO MALDONADO: Pope Francis issued a ringing defence of the people and the environment of the Amazon on Friday, saying big business and “consumerist...

Turkey urges Russia, Iran to stop Syrian army offense

ANKARA: Turkey called on Russia and Iran on Wednesday to pressure Syrian authorities to halt a military offensive in Syria’s rebel-held northwestern province of...

South American human rights court urges legalising same-sex marriage

SAN JOSE: A Latin American human rights court said on Tuesday that countries in the region should legalise same-sex unions, endorsing a growing push...

France urges China to avoid pitfalls of protectionism

BEIJING: President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday offered to open up France to Chinese investment in exchange for greater access to Chinese markets for French...

Bin Laden’s son urges overthrow of Saudi rulers

The son of Al-Qaeda’s slain founder Osama bin Laden has urged Saudis to “overthrow” the kingdom’s rulers in order to “free” themselves from US...

Rashid urges Imran to motivate, not instigate people

Federal Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid said Tuesday that rather than provoking people to riot, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan should the masses to...

Siddiqui urges Taliban to make headway for successful talks

PM’s adviser says govt is facing public pressure on matter of holding talks with Taliban. Irfan Siddiqui, adviser to prime minister on political affairs, on...