24 Dec. 2018 The Accountability Court, Islamabad on Monday sentenced former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to seven years in prison in Al-Azizia Steel Mills corruption reference, while acquitting him in the Flagship Investment reference. Accountability Court II Judge Arshad Malik announced the verdict in the references against the Sharif family, after reserving the decision last week....

California, US, 19 Dec. 2018 (Anadolu News) For the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), public diplomacy has always been at the forefront of its foreign affairs. The Wahhabi and Salafi clergy in the KSA have been spreading their interpretation of Islam for decades through a campaign throughout predominantly Muslim nations. Saudi soft power is connected...

Jakarta, 23 Dec. 2018 (Anadolu News) Death toll from the tsunami which hit Indonesia's Sunda Strait Saturday night has risen to 222, according to the country’s national disaster agency. Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of the National Disaster Management Agency, said in a statement that the number of injured increased to 843 in the tsunami --...

Islamabad, 23 Dec. 2018 (Media Reports) Maryam Nawaz Sharif, daughter of Mohammad Nawaz sahrif, former three times Prime Minister of Pakistan and architect of modern Pakistan has broken her silence exact after five months by sending out a tweet praying for her father on the eve of corruption cases in Accountability Court in Pakistan. Al-Azizia...

Doha, 23 Dec. 2018 Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has announced today that the 7th Middle East Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare will take place in Doha from 22 to 24 March, 2019. This is the seventh year in a row that the premier quality improvement conference for healthcare professionals in the Arab World...

Washington, 21 Dec. 2018 (Anadolu News) U.S. President Donald Trump is planning a "substantial" drawdown of American forces from Afghanistan, The Wall Street Journal said Thursday. The Journal reported that over 7,000 American troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan, around half of the size of the U.S. presence in the country. The U.S. currently has...

Karachi, 21 Dec. 2018 (Anadolu News) The United Arab Emirates on Friday announced a $3-billion bailout package to rescue Pakistan's tottering economy. The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development said in a statement that it would deposit $3 billion (11 billion AED) in the State Bank of Pakistan in the coming days "to enhance liquidity and...

New Delhi, Thursday, 20 Dec. 2018 (The Hindu-PTI) India imposed President’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir from Thursday, after expiry of six months of Governor’s rule. President Ram Nath Kovind signed the proclamation paving the way for imposition of Central rule in the State which was placed under Governor’s rule on June 20 after the BJP...

Beijing, 21 Dec. 2018 (The Hindu-Xinhua News) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday sent a congratulatory message on the holding of the first meeting of China-India high-level people-to-people exchanges mechanism in India's capital New Delhi. In the message, Xi said that China and India are both ancient civilizations boasting long history and splendid culture, adding...

Washington, 20 Dec. 2018 (New York Times) Jim Mattis, US Defense Secretary  whose experience and stability were widely seen as a balance to an unpredictable president, resigned Thursday in protest of President Trump’s decision to withdraw American forces from Syria and his rejection of international alliances. Mr. Mattis had repeatedly told friends and aides over...