Washington, 03 May 2021 (Anadolu News) Bill and Melinda Gates are getting a divorce following nearly three decades of marriage, the couple announced on Monday. "After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage," Bill and Melinda Gates said in a...

kalcuta, India, 02 May 2021 (AlJazeera) The incumbent chief minister’s party in India’s West Bengal state has defeated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party in state elections held as the coronavirus pandemic surged to crisis levels. Modi has been criticised for focusing on the elections instead of making the pandemic his top priority. Mamata Banerjee, 66...

30 April 2021 (Daily Dawn) The European Parliament has adopted a resolution calling for a review of the GSP+ status granted to Pakistan in view of an "alarming" increase in the use of blasphemy accusations in the country as well as rising number of online and offline attacks on journalists and civil society organisations, it...

Ankara, 01 May 2021 (Anadolu News) Iran’s Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri said Saturday that Saudi Arabia and Israel are believed to be behind the recent leak of an audio recording for Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif. Jahangiri said in statements cited by local media that the recording was released in a "sensitive time" amid talks...

Geneva, 01 May 2021 (Anadolu News) The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday that it listed the Moderna vaccine for emergency use for the coronavirus -- the fifth injection to receive emergency validation from the UN agency. "One of the things done under the process is to review how the manufacturing is done," WHO spokeswoman...

Ankara, 01 May 2021 (Anadolu News) A Taliban delegation led by deputy leader Mullah Baradar met Thursday with Washington’s special envoy for Afghanistan and his delegation in the Qatari capital of Doha. Baradar and Zalmay Khalilzad discussed “the current situation of Afghanistan, the peace process and matters pertaining to them,” Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said...

Doha, 30 April 2021 (QT) QATAR Airways is supporting international efforts to tackle the second COVID-19 surge in India by shipping medical aid and equipment to the country free of charge from global suppliers. The airline intends to transport 300 tonnes of aid from across its global network to Doha. From Doha, it will be...

Doha, 30 April 2021 (Qatar Tribune) Qatar, in coordination with Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), Qatar Charity (QC) and the Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS), has been providing humanitarian aid to the Philippines to overcome challenges. Qatar, through QFFD, provided emergency aid to the victims of Typhoon Vamco, which hit many towns and villages in...

Lahore, 29 April 2021 (Daily Express Tribune) Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan did not pay heed to the request of Defence Housing Authority (DHA) to get expunged the remarks he had passed against the armed forces. The CJ was hearing a matter wherein some petitioners claimed the DHA had occupied their...

Riyadh, 29 April 2021 (Daily Dawn) Pakistan's ambassador to Saudi Arabia has returned to the country while orders have been issued to six other officers of the embassy in Riyadh to return over complaints by the Pakistani community in the kingdom, the Foreign Office said in a statement on Thursday. The statement issued from Prime...