US impose sanctions on Iran Foreign Minister Javad Zarif
WASHINGTON: In the latest move to pressure Iran into a fresh deal over its nuclear programme, Trump administration has imposed sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister...
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UN chief welcomes PM Khan’s decision to free captured Indian pilot
NEW YORK: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed Prime Minister Imran Khan’s decision to release the captured Indian fighter pilot. “The report of the...
Nawaz-Modi US meeting in jeopardy
WASHINGTON: The meeting of Indian and Pakistani prime ministers is not in the cards even both will be in New York for UN General Assembly...
Palestinians adopts plan to join 60 UN bodies and international agreements
Ramallah: The Palestine Liberation Organisation’s (PLO) central council adopted a plan to pursue attempts to join 60 United Nations bodies and international agreements. The council,...
Lay off season starts in UN
NEWYORK: The layoff season which was started in US in first tenure of the president Obama has reached to UN general assembly. UN general assembly...
US, Iran foreign ministers to hold first nuclear talks
UNITED NATIONS: In a diplomatic breakthrough, the foreign ministers of arch rivals, the United States and Iran, will hold their first talks on Tehran’s contested...
Iran’s Sotoudeh freed, says will keep defending rights
TEHRAN: Prominent Iranian human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and several political prisoners were freed on Wednesday, a week before President Hassan Rowhani’s highly anticipated appearance...
UN General Assembly set to adopt arms treaty
UNITED NATIONS: UN General Assembly is expected to adopt the first global treaty on the conventional arms trade Tuesday after the 193 member states failed...
Indian FM reiterates Kashmir integral part of India
New York: Indian Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna on Monday reiterated the country’s stance over the Kashmir issue and said that Kashmir is an integral part...
Islam religion of peace but hijacked by extremists: British PM
New York: British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday termed Islam as a peaceful religion but said that some extremists have hijacked it....