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November 11, 2017 11:55 AM

US Navy begins drill in Sea of Japan

The United States navy has begun a drill in the Sea of Japan today, involving three aircraft carrier strike groups. The three groups led by vessels USS Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt and Nimitz are in waters east of North Korea for the 4 day drill. A senior US armed forces officer said the unusua...

November 11, 2017 8:23 AM

Pakistan: Musharraf announces grand alliance of 23 political parties

Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has announced a "grand alliance" of 23 political parties that will operate under the umbrella of the Pakistan Awami Itehad (PAI). <br/><br/>The alliance will be headed by Musharraf, while Iqbal Dar has been appointed Secretary General....

November 11, 2017 7:51 AM

Saudi Arabia says one of its citizens kidnapped in Lebanon

Saudi Arabia said one of its citizens has been kidnapped in Lebanon, a country with which it is in a diplomatic crisis. The Saudi embassy in Beirut announced the kidnap of one of its citizens, but gave no details of the person's identity of the circumstances of the abduction. Lebanese Interior ...

November 10, 2017 9:11 PM

Trump praises India's growth story, PM Modi at APEC Summit

US President Donald Trump today lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he has been working successfully to bring the vast country and its people together. <br/><br/>Speaking at a gathering of CEOs on the sidelines of the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in the ...

November 10, 2017 9:02 PM

Pak allows Kulbhushan Jadhav to meet his wife

Pakistan on Friday said it will allow convicted Indian death row prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav to meet his wife, months after India had requested Islamabad to grant a visa to his mother on humanitarian grounds.<br/><br/>Pakistan Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal said in a statemen...

November 10, 2017 5:48 PM

201 people arrested in anti-corruption swoop, says Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia says 201 people are being held so far for questioning over an estimated 100 billion US dollars in embezzlement and corruption, after the biggest purge of the kingdom's elite in its modern history. <br/><br/>Quoting attorney general Sheikh Saud al-Mojebthe, Saudi informa...

November 10, 2017 5:19 PM

US will not tolerate 'chronic trade abuses: Trump

President Donald Trump has said the United States will no longer tolerate what he called chronic trade abuses. <br/><br/>He made the remarks while addressing the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit in the Vietnamese port city of Da Nang today. <br/><br/>APEC brin...

November 10, 2017 2:01 PM

UAE, Saudi, Kuwait advise citizens against Lebanon travel

UAE, Saudi and Kuwait have advised its citizens from traveling to Lebanon amidst rising regional tension between Riyadh and Tehran over Yemen and the Lebanon issue.<br/><br/>A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation urged the UAE citizens to avoid tra...

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