MIDDLE EAST

Pak PM Imran pitches for border markets with Afghanistan, Iran

Pakistan, Malaysia and Turkey to jointly launch BBC type channel

8:51 pm September 30, 2019

Islamabad: The governments of Pakistan, Turkey and Malaysia will launch a BBC type English television channel to highlight the issues of Muslims and fight Islamophobia in the West, according to media reports. The channel proposal was discussed at a meeting between Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Pakistan premier Imran […]

Fire breaks out at train station in Saudi city of Jeddah

9:37 pm September 29, 2019

Jeddah: A fire broke out Sunday at a train station in the Saudi city of Jeddah/Jiddah, with local media saying five people had been injured. Thick black smoke could be seen Sunday afternoon in the sky over Jiddah, a city on the Red Sea. The fire struck a train station on the line that connects […]

Saudi Arabia to invest USD 100 billion in India

2:18 pm September 29, 2019

New Delhi: Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, is looking at investing USD 100 billion in India in areas of petrochemicals, infrastructure and mining among others, considering the country’s growth potential. Saudi Ambassador Dr Saud bin Mohammed Al Sati has said India is an an attractive investment destination for Saudi Arabia and it is […]

Saudi Arabia offers tourist visas for first time

9:34 pm September 27, 2019

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia said Friday it was offering tourist visas for the first time, opening up the ultra-conservative Islamic kingdom to holidaymakers as part of a push to diversify its economy away from oil. The kingdom also eased its strict dress code for foreign women, allowing them to go without the body-shrouding abaya robe that […]

Turkey vows to expand anti-PKK operations in northern Iraq

Erdogan vows to continue oil, natural gas trade with Iran

5:38 pm September 27, 2019

Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed Ankara would continue to purchase oil and natural gas from Iran despite US sanctions in comments published on Friday. The United States reimposed sanctions on Iran after pulling out of the landmark 2015 nuclear deal, and says it aims to reduce Tehran’s energy sales to zero. “It is […]