Doha, 28 July 2024 By Cao Xiaolin, Chinese Ambassador to State of Qatar The Chinese economy delivered a sound performance in the first half of 2024, with the gross domestic product (GDP) reaching around RMB 61.68 trillion (about US$8.5 trillion), up by 5 percent year on year at constant price. In the same period, China’s...

Salalah, Oman, 27 July 2024 (NHRC) The Regional Forum on Monitoring the Implementation of National Visions on the Human Rights concluded in Salalah, Sultanate of Oman with a number of recommendations. Over 170 participants attended the meeting including the representatives of more than 50 institutions and organizations like United Nations, international and regional organizations, stakeholders...

Vientiane, Laos, 27 July 2024 (Lao News Agency) The 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting reviewed the progress in building the ASEAN Community, including the advancements made under Laos' ASEAN Chairmanship with the theme "Enhancing ASEAN Connectivity and Resilience." The meeting focused on the development of strategic plans to implement the ASEAN Community Vision 2045, which...

Ramallah: 26 July 2024 (Xinhua News) The signing of a declaration in Beijing by 14 Palestinian factions, aimed at ending division and strengthening unity, is widely seen as a positive step toward Palestinian national reconciliation, bringing fresh hope to the long-suffering Palestinian people. Diplomatic envoys to China/representatives from Egypt, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Syria...

Islamabad, 26 July 2024 By Maryam Noureen Janjua In a landmark moment for Pakistan, the launch of the Air Ambulance service by the government of Punjab marks a transformative step in the province's healthcare landscape. This pioneering initiative, the first of its kind in Pakistan, was inaugurated with a historic rescue operation where a wounded...

Istanbul, 24 July 2024 (Anadolu) By Serhan Afacan (Associate professor at Marmara University Institute of Middle East and Islamic Countries) Amid the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza, Israel’s extremist Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived in Washington to address a joint session of the US Congress on Wednesday, for the fourth time in his career...

Manila, 22 July 2024 (PNA) President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced that all Philippine offshore gaming operators  will be banned, saying “this will solve a lot of problems.” He ordered the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation to 'wind down the operations' of existing POGOs by the end of 2024. Present on the occasion of President Marcos...

Rawalpindi, 22 July 2024 (Daily Dawn) Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General (DG) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif on Monday said that a “massive, illegal political mafia” in the country was trying to sabotage the state’s Azm-i-Istehkam (Resolve for Stability) campaign to fulfil its vested interests. Addressing a press conference in Rawalpindi, the military’s spokesperson said...

Ankara, 18 July 2024 (Anadolu News) The Turkish parliament on Thursday passed a resolution regarding the 50th anniversary of the Cyprus Peace Operation. In a resolution, the Turkish parliament said: “Northern Cyprus can no longer be delayed in taking its rightful place as an independent and sovereign member of the international community.” “We call on...

Doha, 14 July 2024 (QT) By H.E. Dr. M. Mustafa Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye in Doha On the evening of July 15, 2016, “Fethullah Terrorist Organization” (FETÖ), led by Fethullah Gülen who has been residing in the US for more than 20 years, launched a bloody coup attempt against the people and the...