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Thursday, February 5, 2026

Qatar finds a way around blockade: Witnesses GDP growth

AFP | Qatar's economy is growing despite a bitter trade and diplomatic rift with neighbouring former allies, the IMF said Wednesday after a week-long visit...

Saudi soft diplomacy: King hosts Iraq’s new President

AFP | Saudi King Salman welcomed Iraq's new President Barham Saleh Sunday on his first official visit to the kingdom, amid a warming of ties...

Suffering: Trump runs away from Khashoggi tape

AFP | US President Donald Trump says he has been fully briefed on an audio recording of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder but does not want...

US Senate votes against blocking Bahrain arms sale

AFP | The US Senate on Thursday rejected a long-shot effort to block $300 million in arms sales to Bahrain, as the bill's opponents stressed...

Pak-UAE economic partnership: PM Khan continues successful trend

News Analysis | His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai received Prime Minister of...

British foreign minister visits Iran for nuclear talks

AFP | British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt was to visit Iran for the first time on Monday for talks about the nuclear deal and freeing...

US votes against UN censure of Israel over Golan

AFP | For the first time, the United States voted Friday against an annual UN resolution condemning Israel's occupation of the Golan Heights, dropping its...

UN Palestinian agency says overcoming Trump funding cuts

AFP | The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees has nearly overcome a crippling funding crisis caused by President Donald Trump cancelling the US aid...

Saudis issue charges but exonerate crown prince in Khashoggi murder

AFP | The Saudi government exonerated the country's powerful crown prince of involvement in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi Thursday as death-penalty charges were...

Yemeni govt backs UN peace talks but Hodeida still at risk

AFP | Yemen's president has supported a UN push for fresh talks to end almost four years of fighting in his war-torn country, but analysts...

Saudi hosts new conference in shadow of critic’s murder

AFP | Cyborg artists, parkour pioneers and a British boxing star headlined a Saudi youth conference Wednesday hosted by the powerful crown prince's charity, the...

Baghdad strikes deal with Kurds to restart Kirkuk oil exports

AFP | Iraq's central government has agreed with Kurdish authorities to resume oil exports from Kirkuk, the oil ministry said Friday, a year after federal...
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