Pakistan and China may sign a framework agreement for the construction of a western route road project during the upcoming Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) meeting but chances of finalising a ... ( read original story ...)
Pakistan’s TikTok ban is about censorship, not China
Pakistan is taking a cue from its close ally China on internet censorship by banning, of all things, a Chinese social media app. ( read original story ...)
Pakistan continues ceasefire violation on LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch
Continuing unprovoked ceasefire violation on the line of control (LoC), Pakistan resorted to heavy shelling to target Indian positions on Friday in J&K's Poonch district ... ( read original story ...)
India’s digital is where investors should be in, says Asia’s richest banker Kotak
Overseas investors should look to invest in Indian digital to consumer sector companies now as the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic makes valuations of businesses attractive, Asia's ... ( read original story ...)
Kyrgyzstan’s president resigns, new PM takes over after days of political upheaval
Kyrgyz President Sooronbai Jeenbekov resigned on Thursday, leaving power in the hands of a nationalist rival whose supporters freed him from jail last week. The swift transition appears to put an end ... ( read original story ...)
Knesset approves Israel-UAE deal
Netanyahu called the expected passage of the deal in the Knesset historic and expressed hope that more Arab countries would follow. "Our hand is outstretched to anyone who wants to make peace with us, ... ( read original story ...)
Dubai gets ready to go kosher after Israel peace deal
At the plush Armani hotel in the shadow of the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower, a rabbi switches on the stoves at what is billed as Dubai's first kosher restaurant. ( read original story ...)
Two more cases of bird flu in Israel, ministry points to migrating birds
The first case was diagnosed at the Biblical Zoo in Jerusalem, in a swan. The second case was discovered in a chicken coop in Kibbutz Revadim. Located in two different regions of Israel. ( read original story ...)
Sudanese businessman organises ‘ice-breaker’ Israel trip
From his sprawling mansion in Sudan's capital Khartoum, complete with a grand facade of pillars copying Washington's White House, businessman Abu al-Qassem Bortoum speaks excitedly of his ... ( read original story ...)
Israel OKs more than 3,000 West Bank settlement homes
Israel on Thursday pressed forward on plans for more than 3,000 West Bank settlement homes, making 2020 one of the most prolific years for settlement building, according to a settlement watchdog group ... ( read original story ...)