Saudi crown prince meets Chinese president, bags oil deal[DailyTimes] 22 Feb, 2019

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met China’s President Xi Jinping on Friday and bagged a $10-billion oil deal, pressing on with his diplom .. Read More

China proposes four points to boost cooperation with Saudi Arabia [APP] 22 Feb, 2019

BEIJING, Feb 22 (APP):China-Saudi Arabia High-Level Joint Committee, an important platform for cooperation, Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng Friday said .. Read More

Venezuelan President announces to close border with Brazil [Radio Pakistan] 22 Feb, 2019

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has announced to close his country's border with Brazil tonight.President Maduro announced in a televised a .. Read More

US to leave 200 troops in Syria for a period of time after withdrawal [SuchTV] 22 Feb, 2019

“A small peacekeeping group of about 200 will remain in Syria for a period of time,” White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said in a statement without .. Read More

Turkey orders 295 military personnel arrested over Gulen links[Tribune] 22 Feb, 2019

PHOTO: FILE ISTANBUL:Turkey ordered the arrest of 295 serving military personnel on Friday, the prosecutor’s office said, accusing them of links to th .. Read More

Global watchdog to put Cambodia on its money-laundering watchlist [Tribune] 22 Feb, 2019

FATF. PHOTO: FATF JAKARTA:A global money-laundering watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), will place Cambodia on its watchlist on Friday b .. Read More

Pulwama aftermath: India SC orders govt to protect Kashmiris, minorities [Tribune] 22 Feb, 2019

FILE PHOTO: AFP India’s Supreme Court on Friday ordered the federal government and several states to ensure protection for Kashmiris and minorit .. Read More

Iran launches large-scale naval drills in Persian Gulf [Radio Pakistan] 22 Feb, 2019

Iran launched large-scale naval drills in Persian Gulf today.Iranian navy commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi has said that the exercise will cove .. Read More

UN statement mentions particular organization in general terms, does not represent judgment: China [APP] 22 Feb, 2019

BEIJING, Feb 22 (APP)::Reacting to a press statement issued by United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on the Pulwama incident in Indian-held Kashmir, .. Read More

Kelly Craft, with push from US Sen McConnell, rises as candidate for UN ambassador [SuchTV] 22 Feb, 2019

Aides to both Trump and the Republican senator from Kentucky said McConnell had recommended to Trump that he choose Craft for the position, which was .. Read More

Indian SC orders protection of Kashmiris, minorities from violence over Pulwama attack [SuchTV] 22 Feb, 2019

The top court told state governments and police chiefs to ensure there are no "attacks, threats or social boycott" over the February 14 bombing, the w .. Read More

Venezuela crisis: Maduro closing border with Brazil [SuchTV] 22 Feb, 2019

The leftist leader went on TV to say he was also considering shutting the border with Colombia to stop the opposition bringing in relief.He denies any .. Read More

US firm to stop selling China equipment for Uighur ethnic minority DNA database [DailyTimes] 22 Feb, 2019

US biotechnology manufacturer Thermo Fisher on Thursday announced it would stop selling to China equipment used to create a DNA database of the countr .. Read More

N Korea hits food shortage of 1.4M tons ahead of summit [Radio Pakistan] 22 Feb, 2019

North Korea has warned it is facing a food shortfall of some 1.4m tons this year and has been forced to almost half rations.DPRK government has called .. Read More

India suspends jailers after Pakistani inmate’s death [Tribune] 22 Feb, 2019

PHOTO: FILE ISLAMABAD:A day after a Pakistani inmate, identified as Shakirullah, was allegedly beaten to death by a group of prisoners at the Jaipur C .. Read More

India’s attempt to implicate Pakistan in UNSC statement fails[APP] 22 Feb, 2019

UNITED NATIONS, Fb 22 (APP):Nearly a week after the Pulwama incident in Indian occupied Kashmir, the UN Security Council Thursday pronounced itself on .. Read More

US President to meet Chinese Vice Premier Liu He today [Radio Pakistan] 22 Feb, 2019

US President Donald Trump will meet with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He at White House in Washington on Friday (February 22).Earlier, the US and Chinese .. Read More

US, Turkey agree to carry out US military pullout from Syria [Radio Pakistan] 22 Feb, 2019

The United States and Turkey have agreed to carry out the US military pullout from Syria in line with their mutual interests.US President Donald Trump .. Read More

Kashmiri students flee Indian backlash after Pulwama attack[DailyTimes] 22 Feb, 2019

Junaid Ayub Rather cowered alongside 30 other students in a small room for two nights while mobs chanted for their blood outside, before finally escap .. Read More

Fire in centuries-old part of Bangladesh’s capital kills 70[DailyTimes] 22 Feb, 2019

A devastating fire raced through densely packed buildings in a centuries-old shopping district in Bangladesh’s capital, killing at least 70 peop .. Read More