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August 3, 2017 6:10 PM
Qatar's Cabinet has approved a draft law making permanent residency available to some non-citizens, marking a partial shift from its reliance on its longstanding visa-sponsorship system. <br/><br/>The energy-rich Gulf nation said in a statement on Thursday, that the residency permit...
August 3, 2017 6:05 PM
A South African Stephen McGown held hostage by Al-Qaeda in Mali since 2011 has been freed. The country's Foreign Minister said today McGown, 42, was abducted in Timbuktu in northern Mali in November 2011 along with Swede Johan Gustafsson and Dutchman Sjaak Rijke by a group of armed men while on...
August 3, 2017 2:28 PM
In Iran, President Hassan Rouhani was officially sworn in for a second term today. <br/><br/>Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei gave his official approval for the president-elect by giving him a decree to assign him his duties. <br/><br/>Mr Rouhani won re-elect...
August 3, 2017 2:21 PM
US President Donald Trump has endorsed a legislation that would drastically cut the number of legal immigrants allowed into the country and implement merit-based visa scheme which could benefit highly-educated and technology professionals from countries like India. <br/><br/>The Reformin...
August 3, 2017 12:57 PM
Russian Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev has said new sanctions imposed by the US are tantamount to declaring a full-scale trade war against Moscow. <br/><br/>In a facebook post, he wrote that tightening sanctions against Russia has cast a long shadow on hopes to improve relations with th...
August 3, 2017 11:11 AM
Iran has said that new sanctions imposed by US President Donald Trump break the terms of its nuclear deal with the United States and other world powers. <br/><br/>Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said in an interview with state Television that the nuclear deal has been v...
August 3, 2017 10:43 AM
China has again extended by three months its technical hold on the US, France and UK- backed proposal to list Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief and Pathankot terror attack mastermind Masood Azhar as a designated terrorist by the UN. <br/><br/>Quoting sources in New York, PTI said that just be...
August 3, 2017 8:58 AM
The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution urging all countries to eliminate the supply of weapons to the Islamic State and other terrorist groups. <br/><br/>It also sought to take legal action against suppliers and marking arms to improve their traceability.'<b...
August 3, 2017 7:52 AM
US has urged Americans in North Korea to get out before a travel ban goes into effect on September 1. <br/><br/>The State Department has issued a new travel warning for North Korea that reflects the Trump administration's new travel ban. <br/><br/>The ban was announced l...
August 3, 2017 6:43 AM
US has urged Americans in North Korea to get out before a travel ban goes into effect on September 1. <br/><br/>The State Department has issued a new travel warning for North Korea that reflects the Trump administration's new travel ban. <br/><br/>The ban was announced l...
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