India will never restore the Indus Waters Treaty with Islamabad, and the water flowing to Pakistan will be diverted for internal use, Home Minister Amit Shah said in an interview with Times of India on Saturday. India put into “abeyance” its participation in the 1960 treaty, which governs the usage of the Indus river system, […]
Russia has repeatedly told Israel that there is no evidence Iran is aiming to get nuclear weapons, Sky News Arabia on Saturday quoted Russian President Vladimir Putin as saying in an interview. “Russia, as well as the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency), has never had any evidence that Iran is preparing to obtain nuclear weapons, […]
A plane carrying hundreds of hajj pilgrims back to Indonesia from the Middle East was diverted Saturday after a bomb threat, the transport ministry and police said, the second such incident in a week. Saudia Airlines flight SV5688 had flown from the Saudi city of Jeddah to the Omani capital Muscat before travelling on to […]
Pakistan has categorically denied Indian media reports claiming it requested a ceasefire following recent hostilities with India. In a statement issued Friday, the Foreign Office spokesperson dismissed the reports as “entirely baseless,” asserting that Pakistan responded to Indian aggression in line with its right to self-defence. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned against a “new Sykes-Picot order” in the Middle East and called for stronger solidarity among Islamic nations to counter Israeli actions and regional destabilisation. “We will not allow the establishment of a new Sykes-Picot order in our region with borders to be drawn in blood,” Erdogan said […]
Snap Inc. has acquired Saturn, a social calendar app designed for high school and college students. While financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, Snap said the majority of Saturn’s team — nearly 30 employees — will join Snap as part of the acquisition. The deal, first announced by Engadget, will see Saturn continue […]
Intel has announced plans to outsource large parts of its global marketing operations to Accenture, supported by artificial intelligence tools, as new CEO Lip-Bu Tan accelerates cost-cutting efforts and restructuring at the struggling chipmaker. The move, confirmed by Intel on June 20, will lead to substantial job losses across its marketing teams. While the company […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday strongly condemned a deadly attack on police personnel in Swabi, which claimed the lives of two officers. Two policemen lost their lives in a late-night shooting in Swabi on Friday, after unidentified gunmen opened fire on them, police confirmed. The attack occurred within […]
Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and Terence Crawford began their three-city media tour in Saudi Arabia, launching the promotional campaign for their undisputed super-middleweight world title bout scheduled for September 13 in Las Vegas. At a press conference in Riyadh, Alvarez played down talk of a close contest, asserting that Crawford, despite his achievements, is not on […]
24M Technologies, a US-based battery firm, says it has developed a next-generation electrolyte that could dramatically improve the range and charging speed of electric vehicles (EVs), while performing reliably even in extreme temperatures. 24M Technologies has unveiled “Eternalyte,” an advanced electrolyte it claims delivers a step change in ionic conductivity — the key factor in how […]