GAZA: Mediator Qatar acknowledged on Saturday (17th Feb, 2024) that prospects for a new pause in Israel’s war with Hamas were “not really promising” as Israel rejected appeals to hold off on a threatened assault on the Gaza city of Rafah. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that foreign countries calling on Israel to spare the […]
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ISLAMABAD: Jinnah Convention Center here was the venue where thousands of Pakistanis and expatriates converged on Saturday (17th Feb, 2024) to participate in EuroVillage, a family-focused festival organized by the European Union and its Member States. This year’s celebration centered on the theme of co-creating a sustainable future, entitled “Stronger Together – Sustainable Forever.” The […]
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CAIRO: Egypt is constructing a walled camp in the Sinai Peninsula to receive displaced Palestinian civilians from the Gaza Strip, a US media report and an Egyptian human rights monitor said on Friday (16th Feb 2024). But Israel said it had no plans to move civilians there, as it prepares an offensive in Rafah, in […]
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LAHORE: In the first match of 9th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) Islamabad United has beaten the two-time champion Lahore Qalandars by 8 wickets at Gaddafi Stadium here on Saturday (17th Feb, 2024). Islamabad United won the toss and elected to bowl first. Lahore Qalandars scored 195 runs for the loss of five […]
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ISLAMABAD: The speakers Saturday (17th Feb, 2024) called for integrating anticipatory Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) approaches with climate science to make sure that more lives are protected from climatic disasters. Speaking at a panel discussion organized at the World Social Forum in Kathmandu on Saturday by Pakistan’s leading think tank […]
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LONDON: The British government said late Friday it had summoned diplomats from the Russian embassy “to make clear that we hold the Russian authorities fully responsible” for the death of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. Russian officials said Navalny, 47, had died on Friday (16th Feb, 2024) in an Arctic prison, a month before an election […]
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LONDON: From tweed to the iconic low-rise jeans of the early 2000s, London Fashion Week unveiled a spectrum of styles on Friday, kicking off its 40th season which has been dimmed by the UK’s gloomy economy. Some 60 designers, ranging from rising talents to renowned brands like Burberry, will show their new designs over five […]
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MUNICH: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised concerns over Beijing’s backing for Russia’s war against Ukraine on Friday (16th Feb, 2024) in talks with China’s top diplomat Wang Yi, who called for Washington to lift sanctions on Chinese entities. Blinken and Wang’s meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference follows an extremely […]
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TOKYO: Japan’s space agency toasted a successful blast-off for its new flagship rocket on Saturday, making it third time lucky after years of delays and two previous failed attempts. The next-generation H3 has been mooted as a rival to SpaceX’s Falcon 9, and could one day deliver cargo to bases on the Moon. “I’ve been […]
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RAWALPINDI: Liaquat Ali Chattha, Commissioner Rawalpindi Division, has been taken to CPO here Saturday (17th Feb) for admitting that he had rigged the 8th Feb elections. Earlier, while talking to the Media here at Cricket Stadium on Saturday, Chatta informed that he had resigned from his post in protest against rigging in 8th Feb 2024 […]
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