Firming up truce: Egyptian mediators hold talks with Israel-Hamas leaders
Gaza City: Egyptian mediators held talks Saturday to firm up an Israel-Hamas cease-fire as Palestinians in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip began to assess the damage from 11 days of intense Israeli bombardment. A 130-truck convoy carrying urgently needed aid was headed to Gaza. Saturday marked the first full day of a truce that ended the […]
War took toll on Gaza clean water access: UN
Gaza City: The United Nations says approximately 800,000 people in Gaza do not have regular access to clean piped water, as nearly 50 per cent of the water network was damaged in the recent fighting. Quoting Gaza’s public works and housing ministry, the UN’s office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said nearly 17,000 residential […]
Pro-Palestine rally targeted in Pakistan
Bomb blast leaves 6 killed, 14 injured
Islamabad: At least six people were killed and 14 others injured when a bomb exploded during a pro-Palestine rally in south-western Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Friday, officials said. The rally was taken out to express solidarity with the people of Palestine, which over the last 11 days has been involved in a tense confrontation with […]
Pandemic: WHO claims ‘significant undercount’ of COVID-19 deaths globally
Says real number about two times higher than official stats
United Nations: At least 3 million people are estimated to have died from the COVID-19 pandemic globally in 2020, about 2 times higher than the 1.8 million official fatality figure reported by countries to the WHO, a significant undercount of total deaths directly and indirectly attributed to the coronavirus, the global health agency said on […]
Imran Khan, Chinese Premier Li hold talks
Vow to further diversify bilateral ties
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang held telephonic talks on Thursday and reaffirmed their resolve to further diversify and deepen strategic cooperation between the all-weather allies. The two leaders held the talks on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and China and […]
Biden presses Netanyahu for ‘significant de-escalation’
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Wednesday escalated pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to end the fighting with Hamas militants, saying that he expects a “significant de-escalation” in the Gaza conflict and wanted a “path to ceasefire”. Biden telephoned Netanyahu and the two leaders had a detailed discussion on the state of events […]