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Arthur D. Little (ADL) has urged Gulf countries to view water not only as a natural resource but as a key economic asset vital to national resilience and long-term growth. In a new report, the consultancy noted that the Middle…

MADRID: Spain summoned Israel’s top representative in Madrid on Thursday after Israeli forces intercepted a flotilla carrying humanitarian aid and pro-Palestinian activists en route to Gaza. Spanish Foreign Minister Jose…

DOHA: Qatar on Tuesday announced it would host talks with Hamas negotiators and Turkish officials to discuss US President Donald Trump’s proposed peace plan for Gaza. Foreign ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said the Hamas…

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he considered the praise extended to him by Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir as an “honour”. Speaking to American military leaders, Trump…

WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologised to his Qatari counterpart for an Israeli strike in Doha during a phone call hosted by US President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday, according to…

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi on Monday confirmed the return of a Pakistani national who had been imprisoned in India. The individual, identified as Raqib Bilal, was repatriated through the Attari-Wagah…

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he would tell a gathering of senior US generals and admirals in Quantico, Virginia, that they are “cherished leaders” who must remain strong, tough, smart, and compassionate. The…

KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Sunday announced the release of an American citizen, Amir Amiri, a week after a British couple were freed from detention. The Afghan Ministry of Defense confirmed that Amiri was handed over to…

TAMIL NADU, INDIA: Indian police have registered a criminal case against senior leaders of Tamil actor Vijay’s political party after a stampede at a campaign rally in Tamil Nadu killed 39 people, including children, and injured over 50…

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif made an impassioned appeal for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during his address to the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, warning that Israel’s “genocidal onslaught”…