Turkey to end visas for UK visitors
Turkey has decided to exempt visa requirements for the members of the European Union,Schengen area including Austria,Belgium,Spain,UK.
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Afghan electoral officials ban from leaving country
Afghan presidential candidate and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah has issued decree to ban electoral officials from leaving country.
Turkey acquits 9 over alleged role in Gezi Park protests
Turkish court has acquitted nine leading activists accused of terror charges over their involvement in Istanbul’s Gezi park protests.
US thinking to block GE from selling jet engines to China
US may stop exporting jet engines manufactured partly by General Electric to China for airliner,over fears that the Chinese could…
Rockets hit heavily fortified US embassy in Iraq
Rockets landed near the embassy of the United States in Iraqi capital Baghdad early today,no casualties reported till now.
Asli Erdogan acquitted in terror case
Asli Erdogan acquitted in terror case,she had been arrested in 2016 as part of an investigation into alleged links to…
Parliamentary elections candidates kick off campaigns in Iran
Parliamentary elections candidates kicked off their campaigns ahead of next week’s vote, even after authorities barred thousands of others from…
Lahore High court convicts Hafiz Saeed in terrorism case
Lahore High court has convicted 2008 Mumbai attacks ‘Mastermind’ and Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed and sentenced to five and a…
Kejriwal’s AAP stuns Modi’s BJP with huge win in New Delhi election
Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has knock out Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in New Delhi…
Turkish currency weakening further on escalation of violence in Idlib
Turkish currency continue on going down, today went down some 0.6 percent against dollar as concerned increases over violence.
Pakistani rider Usman Khan rides Azad Kashmir to Olympics
Pakistan’s first ever equestrian to qualify for the Games will compete with horse named after the Azad Kashmir at Tokyo…
Israel deploys more forces day in Jerusalem after Palestinians killed
Israel has deployed additional forces in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank after four Palestinians are killed in the last…
Turkey sends commandos and ammunition to reinforce observation posts
Turkey has sent nearly 150 vehicles with commandos and ammunition to reinforce its 12 observation posts in Syria’s last rebel-held…
US security contractor kidnapped in Afghanistan
US security contractor has been kidnapped in Afghanistan,latest instance of a foreigner being taken in the war-torn country where abductions…
UK denies residency to Cambridge sociologist
UK has denied permanent residency to Indian sociologist at Cambridge University Dr Asiya Islam who has lived in the country…
Modi’s BJP seeks to unseat Kejriwal Party in Delhi election
Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (Indian right-wing party) seeks to unseat Arvind Kejriwal ‘common man’ party in Delhi election.
Protesters rally in Najaf calls for investigation into deadly violence
Protesters rally in central-south Iraq city Najaf calls for investigation into deadly violence amid international condemnation.
Qatar Airways to buy 49% stake in Rwanda’s carrier
Qatar Airways in talks to acquire 49% stake in Rwanda’s State carrier,Barely two months after signing a historic 60% stake…
Netanyahu-Burhan meeting exposes divides in Sudan
Netanyahu was smiling and gesturing as he posed for pictures alongside Museveni,president of Uganda who hosted him in the city…
US envoy for Afghanistan Reconciliation briefs Ashraf Ghani
US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad has briefed Afghan president on peace talks with Taliban.
Taiwan FM blasts World Health Organization amid Italy’s flight ban
Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) has blasted World Health Organization amid Italy’s flight ban controversy due to Coronavirus.
Ankara deploys more tanks to Syrian border after Idlib violence
Ankara has deployed additional armed vehicles and soldiers to its border with Syria as an intensifying military push by Syrian…