Calls mount for Taliban to free girls’ education activist
Islamabad (AP) — Calls mounted on Wednesday for the Taliban to free a girls’ education activist arrested earlier this week
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Russia in talks with India to develop Northern Sea shipping route -Interfax
New Delhi (Reuters) – Russia and India are looking at expanding the use of the Northern Sea shipping route that
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Saudi Arabia consents to being a discussion partner in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Riyadh — King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia has authorised a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that gives the country
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Pakistan PM says IMF wants external financing commitments met before it releases funds
Islamabad (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) wants external financing commitments fulfilled from friendly countries before it releases bailout
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Pakistan says it will skip US democracy summit amid turmoil
Islamabad (AP) — Pakistan announced Tuesday it will not participate in this week’s U.S.-led Summit for Democracy, a move seen
Read MoreIslamic State claims responsibility for attack near Afghan foreign ministry
(Reuters) – Islamic state claimed on its Telegram account its responsibility for suicide attack that killed at least six civilians
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China’s Xi speaks with Saudi crown prince, supports Saudi-Iran talks
Beijing (Reuters) – China’s President Xi Jinping spoke by phone with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, discussing
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UN says Afghan girls’ education activist arrested in Kabul
Islamabad (AP) — An Afghan rights activist who has campaigned for girls’ education has been arrested in Kabul, the United
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Pakistan defers decision on drug price rise as pharma firms struggle
Karachi (Reuters) – Pakistan on Monday deferred a decision on a request by pharmaceutical firms to raise the prices of
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Saudi Aramco to invest billions in Chinese petrochemicals
Riyadh (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant Aramco will invest billions of dollars in China’s downstream petrochemicals industry, including
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