Any militant attack on Indian forces in occupied Jammu and Kashmir could set off an escalation between India and Pakistan, the Crisis Group has warned. In its report titled “10 conflicts to…
TRIPOLI: While Libya’s oil lies at the heart of three months of fighting over Tripoli and years of power struggles before that, water is becoming a far bigger concern for its people.…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in remarks published Sunday that the kingdom is not seeking war in the region, but warned it will not hesitate…
Up to 2 million refugees could flee to Turkey if fighting intensifies in northwestern Syria as aid funds run dangerously low, the United Nations said on Monday. Syria’s Russian-backed military has been…
A rise in tensions in the Middle East owing to U.S. pressure on Iran is worrying and all parties need to exercise restraint, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Russian media ahead of…
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday told a meeting of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) parliamentary party that tensions with India had eased, but the threat of war remained. “It was because…
KARACHI: Pakistan Navy (PN) on Sunday celebrated December 9 as Hangor Day which is reminiscent of unmatched courage and unwavering commitment of Pakistan Navy’s Submarine Hangor during the 1971 war. In order…
—Says Pakistan’s overtures for peace are in interest of both countries LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan Sunday told India that Pakistan’s quest for better relations should not be construed as a weakness…
–Khan rules out civil-military tension, says all institutions on same page to take Pakistan forward –Praises Pakistan Army’s policy of merit, says it’s the only functional institution in country –Army chief Gen…
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump accused the news media Thursday of trying to provoke a confrontation with Russia that could lead to war, as he continues to push back against criticism of his…
KHARTOUM: South Sudanese President Salva Kiir said he hopes his meeting with arch-foe Riek Machar in Khartoum on Monday will bring an “immediate end” to the devastating war in their country. Machar…
There are pared-down war films, opting for slow-burn over spectacle, and then there are wars films like Jirga, which are buoyed by a tremendous sense of restraint: so rich and contemplative; so…
PARIS: Yara al-Hasbani was putting the finishing touches to her make-up for a performance of “Romeo and Juliet” in Damascus when she found out her father had been tortured to death. It…
KABUL: Sales of Afghanistan’s ancient carpet-weaving industry which is prized by buyers as much for their artistry as a utility, and chief export of the impoverished nation has shrunk to six percent from 27…
DAMASCUS: Syrian student Nour wistfully examined her bare ring finger, scanning her fellow classmates at Damascus University. Amid the sea of women, there was no eligible single man in sight. At 30,…
The United States (US) military’s top officer warned on Tuesday that any war with North Korea would be “nasty” and said America still hopes to find a peaceful solution to the ongoing…
A former aide of ex-US secretary of state Colin Powell has revealed that the former army general was chosen to make the pitch in the UN for America’s war in Iraq in…
