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UK to Provide Limited Air Defence Support to Saudi Arabia Amid Houthi Attacks
LONDON: The British government has decided to provide limited air defence support to Saudi Arabia in…
Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi Meets Iranian President, Discusses Regional Situation
TEHRAN: Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, who is on an official visit to Iran, met Iranian…
UN Praises Pakistan’s Efforts to De-escalate US-Iran Conflict
NEW YORK: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, has thanked Pakistan’s leadership for its…
Pakistan, Iran Discuss Bilateral Ties, Regional Security During Interior Ministers’ Meeting
TEHRAN: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Iran on an official visit and held a…
Oil Prices Fall as Crude Drops Below $100 Amid Hopes for US-Iran Diplomacy
Islamabad: Global crude oil prices fell sharply on Monday, with U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude…
Qatar Says US Has Assured It Wants Agreement With Iran
DOHA: Qatar says diplomatic contacts and discussions on various proposals have been underway for nearly two…
UN Security Council Condemns Houthi Attacks on Saudi Arabia
NEW YORK: The United Nations Security Council has condemned reported Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and…
Pakistan Warns Houthi Attacks Threaten Maritime Security and Regional Stability
WASHINGTON: Pakistan has condemned Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Bab al-Mandab Strait and called…
CENTCOM Says 105 Vessels Diverted Since Start of Iran Blockade
Washington: The US Central Command (CENTCOM) says 105 vessels have been diverted since the start of…
Another Oil Tanker Targeted in Strait of Hormuz: UKMTO
England: Another oil tanker has been targeted in the Strait of Hormuz, the United Kingdom Maritime…
Iran’s IRGC Claims Seizure of Togo-Flagged Oil Tanker in Strait of Hormuz
Tehran: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed that its naval forces targeted and seized…
Pakistan Urges Houthis to Halt Activities, Stresses Dialogue Over Coercive Measures
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has expressed serious concern over the situation in the Bab al-Mandab Strait, one of…
Khawaja Asif Says Pakistan Will Fulfil Duty Under Makkah Agreement
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Wednesday said he believed the situation had reached a…
US officials Houthis in Oman over the weekend, say sources
Doha: US officials met representatives of Yemen’s Houthis in Oman over the weekend, five sources familiar…
Pakistan Warns Attack on Stranded Oil Tanker Would Be ‘Act of War’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has warned that any attack on a Pakistani-flagged oil tanker stranded in the Red…
Pakistan condemns Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, warns of global economic fallout
Islamabad: Pakistan has condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia in the strongest terms, warning that the…
OIC condemns ‘heinous’ Houthi attacks on Makkah, Madinah region
Riyadh: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Wednesday condemned what it described as “heinous” Houthi attacks…
Hormuz Shipping Traffic Plunges as Gulf Vessel Movements Fall Below 10-Day Average
LONDON: Commercial shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained sharply below its recent average over…
Trump Says Iran Probably Behind Saudi Pipeline Attack, Predicts Iran War Will End After US Midterms
Washington: US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Iran was probably responsible for an aerial…
BRICS Nations Call for ‘Maximum Restraint’ Amid Rising Middle East Tensions
NEW DELHI — Members of the 11-nation BRICS group, including China, Russia, Iran and India, have…
Trump Declares Strait of Hormuz Mine-Free, Issues Stark Warning to Iran
United States President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that all mines had been successfully removed or detonated…
Iran rules out US talks until Washington honours interim agreement: Araghchi
Iran and the US are not engaged in talks and Tehran will not start them as…
Global market loses 2.6bn barrels of oil amid US-Iran war: Aramco
The world has lost more than 2.6 billion barrels of oil since the US-Israeli war with…