US-backed Lebanon’s army chief elected president
BEIRUT: After a more than two-year political vacuum in Lebanon, the Lebanese army chief has been elected as the country’s president. Several major political parties supported the Lebanon army chief Joseph Aoun’s candidacy for the ceremonial position, which is reserved for a Maronite Christian under a sectarian power-sharing arrangement. On
PM Shehbaz to visit Middle East this week amid tensions in the region
Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif is going to Middle East country Cairo, Egypt from December 18-20 to participate in the Developing Eight (D8) Summit.
318 Pakistani nationals evacuated from Syria via Lebanon arrive in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani government has evacuated 318 nationals from war-torn Syria Tuesday chartered plane on Saturday morning. Federal Minister for Planning and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal and Chairman National Disaster Management Authority Lt. Gen. Inam Haider Malik received the repatriated nationals at the Islamabad Airport. The evacuation process was conducted
Israel bans its mosques from broadcasting azaan
Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has banned the country's mosques from broadcasting azaan.
Biden says Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire will take effect Wednesday morning
(Reuters) – A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah will take effect on Wednesday after both sides accepted an agreement brokered by the United States and France, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday. The accord, clearing the way for an end to a conflict that has killed thousands of people since
Türkiye denies giving Israel access to its airspace
Israeli officials reportedly requested that Herzog's aircraft go through Turkish airspace on its way to the 29th United Nations Climate Change Conference. But Turkish officials turned against his request.
Iran backs Lebanon in ceasefire talks, seeks end to ‘problems’
(Reuters) – Iran backs any decision taken by Lebanon in talks to secure a ceasefire with Israel, a senior Iranian official said on Friday, signalling Tehran wants to see an end to a conflict that has dealt heavy blows to its Lebanese ally Hezbollah. Israel launched airstrikes in the Hezbollah-controlled
US hands Lebanon draft truce proposal, two sources say
(Reuters): The US ambassador to Lebanon submitted a draft truce proposal to Lebanon’s speaker of parliament Nabih Berri on Thursday to halt fighting between armed group Hezbollah and Israel, two political sources told Reuters, without revealing details. The US has sought to broker a ceasefire that would end hostilities between
PM Shehbaz demands independent state of Palestine at Arab-Islamic Summit
Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has called for an independent state of Palestine while addressing the the second Joint Arab-Islamic Summit, held in Riyadh.
PM Shehbaz to attend joint Arab-Islamic summit in Riyadh
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will travel to Saudi Arabia on a two-day official visit to attend a joint Arab-Islamic follow-up summit, set to take place in Riyadh on November 11. The extraordinary summit aims to take a firm stance on the ongoing Israeli crimes and aggression in the Palestinian
