Jeddah, August 18, 2023 (SPA) Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia. Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, received today in Jeddah the Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. The Iranian Foreign Minister conveyed the greetings and appreciation of the Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman...

Beijing/Islamabad, 01 August 2023 (Xinhua) When the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was launched in 2013, Moaaz Awan, a student at the time, hardly anticipated the tremendous change to come. In 2013, the CPEC, under the broader Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), was no more than a line segment on the map from China's Kashgar in...

Doha, Qatar, 01 August 2023 The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) has announced the opening of the nomination period for the second edition of the GECF Awards. The nomination period begins on 1st August 2023 and will run until 31 October 2023.  Eng. Mohamed Hamel, Secretary General of the GECF said on the occasion that 'These prestigious...

Islamabad, 31 July 2023 (APP) Pakistan and China on Monday, expressing satisfaction at the steady development of CPEC projects in Pakistan, agreed on its centrality for Pakistan’s socio-economic development. Both the countries on Monday signed six documents at a ceremony held in Prime Minister House witnessed by Prime Minister Shehbaz and Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng...

Islamabad, 30 July 2023 (APP) Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal on Sunday highlighted milestone achievements made under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) during the last 10 years and the deepening relations between the two countries also known as “Iron Brothers” with each passing day. Addressing a news conference here ahead of...

Gwadar, Balochistan (Pakistan), 27 July 2023 (APP) Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday reiterated the government’s resolve to develop the Gwadar Sea Port as one of the best in the world. He said the fate of the people of Balochistan especially of Gwadar would be changed through the ongoing development operation in across the...

Ankara, 13 July 2023 Türkiye wants to further strengthen its ties with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said ahead of an upcoming visit to the Gulf countries. "We have hope in this visit. I sent my friends ahead of time. They visited Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE....

Doha, 12 July 2023 Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, Minister of State for Energy Affairs, President and CEO of QatarEnergy of  State of Qatar has said that '40% of all the new LNG that will come to the market by 2029, when all our projects are up and running, is going to be from QatarEnergy'. He was...

Islamabad, 08 July 2023 Pakistan recently marked 'Decade of CPEC' and a cake cutting ceremony was held in Islamabad, Capital of Pakistan. Present on the occasion were Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif; Ahsan Iqbal, Minister of Planning and in charge of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC); Pang Chun Xue, Charge d'...

Islamabad, 08 July 2023 (Anadolu News) Pakistan launched a project Friday to convert millions of hectares of uncultivated waste state land into cultivable land to overcome food insecurity challenges. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated the Land Information and Management System - Center of Excellence to enhance food security, according to a statement from his office....