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Trump skips Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif, invites Army chief Asim Munir to join Abraham Accords, raises questions over who runs the countryFormer US President Donald Trump urged Pakistan and other Muslim-majority nations to join the Abraham Accords for regional peace, mistakenl...
A quiet Gulf player may steal Pakistan’s ‘miracle’ momentNegotiations around a possible Iran–US ceasefire have shifted focus towards a Gulf state near the Strait of Hormuz, raising questions over ...
Pakistan: In a first, Baloch fighters launch sea attack, three Coast Guard personnel killed near Iran border, GwadarThree Pakistan Coast Guard personnel were killed in an attack by Baloch fighters on a patrol boat near the Pakistan-Iran border. This marks...
War between Hezbollah and Israel deepens fractures in LebanonLebanon is on the brink as the war between Israel and Hezbollah intensifies. Shi'ite Muslims are displaced, creating tensions with other co...
At least 50 killed in gunmen attack on passenger vehicles in PakistanGunmen attacked two passenger convoys in Pakistan's Kurram district, killing at least 50 people and injuring 20 others. The convoys were tr...
Cyber Police Kashmir warns people against posting inflammatory content following Nasrallah's killingCyber Police Kashmir has advised social media users to avoid sharing posts that could incite communal or sectarian tensions following the k...
Shots in the air, wails and disbelief in Beirut after Hezbollah head killedHezbollah supporters are in shock after the group's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, was confirmed killed in an Israeli airstrike. The news has le...
25 people killed in days of clashes between Shiites and Sunni Muslims in PakistanAt least 25 people have been killed in clashes between Shiites and Sunni Muslims over a land dispute in Kurram, northwest Pakistan. The vio...
The US is losing track of who its friends are in IraqOn paper, the US is working alongside the Iraqi Security Forces, Kurdish militias, Sunni tribal groups, and sectarian Shiite militias.
The US is embracing a dark reality in IraqThe Iraqi army, which the US has tried to build up into a viable fighting force, fled when faced with dozens of car bombs in the provincial...
ISIS poses threat to Indian lives and interestsISIS has declared areas in Syria and Iraq it has captured as a caliphate — but its agenda isn’t confined to that region alone.
India should be wary of conflict spill-over from IraqThere is possibility of sectarian passions flaring up in India, in the wake of protests and attempts to send Shia volunteers to fight in Ir...
US discusses Iraq issue with Iran at nuclear programme in Vienna"We are engaging with a range of countries who are concerned about the stability of Iraq and the impact on the region," Psaki said.
Oil prices shoot up on Iraq turmoilBenchmark brent crude oil prices surpassed $114 per barrel as the government in oil-producing Iraq continued to lose hold over cities in a ...
Jammu and Kashmir sectarian clashes: Woman injured in police action diesFatima, 55, of Dadina village in Badgam district was admitted to Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura in Srinagar wi...
Curfew in parts of Srinagar for 6th dayAuthorities had imposed curfew in nine police station areas of the city following sectarian clashes in Hawal area under Zadibal police stat...
- 21 people killed, 45 injured in suicide attack near Pak mosque
At least 21 people were killed and 45 others injured today when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a mosque in Pakistan's restive nor...
- Curfew in Kashmir town for third day following clashes
The curfew was imposed on Monday after sectarian clashes broke out in Inderkoot area of Sumbal town, 40 km from Srinagar.
- Iraq: Bombs kill 8 in Shiite area in Baghdad
Several bombs exploded nearly simultaneously in a mainly Shiite area in Baghdad, killing at least eight people and raising fears of a susta...
- Indian PM promises to protect Christians
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has promised to protect India's Christians in a letter to the widow of an Australian missionary killed nine y...