Poor nations demand debt rescheduling in UN Doha summit
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during the 5th Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5) in Doha, on March 5, 2023. — AFP DOHA: Worn down by growing debt and…
Satellites could beam poorest nations out of digital desert
The image shows illustration of a satellite orbiting a planet. — Unsplash DOHA: Only a third of people in the world’s poorest countries can connect to the internet, the UN…
Xi to visit Iran as both nations call for lifting sanctions on Tehran
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi stands next to Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcoming ceremony in Beijing, China, February 14, 2023. — Reuters Xi last visited Iran in 2016 as…
Cash-strapped Egypt sells state assets to Gulf nations
A handout picture released by the United Arab Emirates’ presidential court shows Emirati President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (R) welcoming Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Abu Dhabi on…
US briefed 40 nations on China spy balloon incident, diplomats and official say
Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 recover a suspected Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon that was downed by the United States over the weekend over U.S. territorial waters off…
40 nations urge Israel to lift ‘punitive’ sanctions on Palestinians
State of Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech remotely at the UN General Assembly 76th session General Debate in UN General Assembly Hall at the United Nations Headquarters. —…
Climate crisis severely threatened nations’ capacity to achieve SDGs: PM Shehbaz
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. — PID/File ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday said that the global climate crisis has severely threatened nations’ capacity to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs).…
