Iraq ready to give oil on deferred payment: Dr Asim
800mmcfd gas to be added in system by Sept From Our Correspondent ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Prime Minister on Petroleum and Natural Resources Dr Asim Hussain on Wednesday said that Iraq has expressed its willingness More...
UN General Assembly to vote on Syria today
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations General Assembly will vote today on a new resolution calling on Syrian President Bashar Al Assad to put a stop to deadly attacks on civilians, diplomats said. The resolution More...
UN official warns of potential sectarian split in Syria
UNITED NATIONS: The ongoing violence in Syria threatens to permanently divide the country along sectarian and ethnic lines, a senior U.N. official warns, urging community and religious leaders and civil society More...
Muslims participate in a rally to celebrate the Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH)
DALLAS: Muslims participate in a rally to celebrate the Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH) organised by DFW Milad Committee in Downtown Dallas. More...
Iran denies link with Bangkok blasts, accuses Israel
TEHRAN: Iran denied any link with explosions in Bangkok and accused ‘elements linked with the (Israeli) Zionist regime’ of being responsible, state TV said on its website yesterday. Foreign ministry spokesman More...
Private funeral Saturday for Whitney Houston
NEW YORK: Pop diva Whitney Houston will be laid to rest on Saturday after a private funeral service at the New Jersey Baptist church where she grew up singing in a gospel choir. Fans of Houston, who died Saturday More...
Syria to vote for new constitution on Feb 26: SANA
DAMASCUS: Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad has decreed to hold a referendum for a new constitution on February 26, the official SANA state news agency reported on Wednesday. “President Bashar al-Assad issued More...
Iraq to hold first human rights film festival
DUBAI: Iraq’s first human rights film festival, Baghdad Eye, will be launched on February 25, the Iraqi Association for the Support of Culture and Independent Film & Television College has said. Film screenings More...
US electoral rolls deeply flawed
NEW YORK: The US electoral roll has been found out to be faulty which could affect all elections including this year’s race for the White House set for November. This was revealed in a report released by the More...
Quake hits Papua New Guinea
SYDNEY: A shallow 5.8-magnitude quake struck Papua New Guinea early Thursday, the US Geological Survey reported, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake hit in More...
