US, Central Asian Foreign Leaders Attend C5+1 Summit In Uzbekistan.

On Friday 16 July 2021, US officials and Central Asian foreign ministers met in Uzbekistan, to conclude the C5+1 summit, which was primarily focused on Afghanistan.  The two-day event took place in Tashkent on July 15-16 focused on exploring ways to enhance connectivity betw…

Share:

Read More

Pakistan, Russia sign terms of accord for gas pipeline.

Pakistan and Russia signed Head of Terms Agreement for the construction of Pakistan Stream Gas Pipeline Project (PSGPP). The agreement was signed here after three days talks here between Pakistan and Russia. From Pakistan side Secretary Petroleum Division Dr Arshad Mahmood i…

Share:

Read More

Pak Parliament passes FATF related bill.

Pakistan's Parliament has passed a bill for providing legal assistance in international criminal matters as part of efforts to fulfil the conditions set by the global financial watchdog FATF. The Mutual Legal Assistance (Criminal Matters) Amendment Bill was passed by the…

Share:

Read More

President Bashar al-Assad sworn in for 4th term in war-hit Syria.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been sworn in for a fourth seven-year term in the war-torn country, after winning more than 95.1 percent of the votes cast in government-held areas. Al-Assad took over in 2000 after the death of his father, Hafez, who had seized power in …

Share:

Read More

India, Sri Lanka and Maldives hold virtual trilateral exercise TTX-2021.

Top defence officials from India, Sri Lanka and the Maldives participated in a virtual trilateral tabletop exercise “TTX-2021”. The exercise focused on maritime crimes like curbing narcotics and assistance in maritime search and rescue in the region. The two-day exercise, T…

Share:

Read More

U.S. House committee passes EAGLE Act that includes pro-Taiwan bills.

A United States congressional committee on Thursday passed the Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement (EAGLE) Act, a legislative package that includes several bills aimed at bolstering the diplomatic, security and economic ties with Taiwan. The EAGLE Act was pass…

Share:

Read More

Pakistan’s ex-president Hussain dies at 80.

Pakistan’s former president Mamnoon Hussain has died after a prolonged ailment in the port city of Karachi, his family said. He was 80. He has born in Agra in 1940 and migrated with his parents to Pakistan in 1947, served as the 12th president of Pakistan between September 2…

Share:

Read More

Biden admin now plans to evacuate 2,500 Afghans directly to the U.S.

A small portion of the thousands of Afghans who worked for the U.S. government will be flown directly to the U.S., while a larger group will be evacuated to third countries or military bases overseas where their visa paperwork will be reviewed. As U.S. troops leave the count…

Share:

Read More

EU approves military training mission in Mozambique.

The European Union (EU) Foreign Ministers on 12 July approved the launch of a military training mission in Mozambique aimed at “training and supporting the Mozambican Armed Forces” in “restoring security” in Cabo Delgado. "The goal of this mission is to train and suppor…

Share:

Read More

UAE becomes first Gulf state to inaugurate embassy in Israel.

The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday (14th) became the first Gulf state to open an embassy in Israel, as its envoy hailed the trade and investment opportunities that closer ties would bring at a flag-raising ceremony also attended by Israel’s president. The new mission is l…

Share:

Read More

Sher Bahadur Deuba becomes Nepal’s Prime Minister for 05th time.

Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba on 13th July became the country’s Prime Minister for the fifth time. His appointment is in line with the ruling issued by the Supreme Court on 12th July to make way for his claim to the premiership, replacing incumbent K P Sharma…

Share:

Read More

A Mahatma Gandhi's statue unveiled in Georgia.

India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar unveiled a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Georgia on Saturday, 10 July 2021. The ceremony was held in Tbilisi Park and he was accompanied by David Zalkaliani, the Georgian Foreign Minister.  The External Affairs Minister is on a tw…

Share:

Read More

Kiren Rijiju has been appointed as the new Law and Justice Minister in India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi  re-shuffled his cabinet on Wednesday, July 7 this is the first such rearrangement in the Council of Ministers since he assumed charge for a second term in May 2019.  36 new people were included in PM Modi's new cabinet. Mansukh Mandaviya wil…

Share:

Read More

North Dakota sues Biden for shutting down oil and gas lease sales.

North Dakota is suing the Biden administration over its halting of new oil and gas leases on federal land and water. The shutdown will cause significant damage to the state's economy, and North Dakota has already lost tens of millions of dollars in revenue. Joe Biden shu…

Share:

Read More

Ethiopia election: Abiy Ahmed wins with huge majority.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has won the country's delayed elections with an overwhelming majority, the election board said on Saturday 10 July 2021. The board said Mr Abiy's Prosperity Party won 410 out of 436 seats, giving him another five-year term in offic…

Share:

Read More

Sweden’s Lofven re-elected PM in narrow parliamentary vote.

Swedish Social Democrat leader Stefan Lofven was narrowly re-elected as prime minister by parliament. Lofven needed to avoid a majority voting against him in the Swedish Riksdag. He avoided rejection by two votes in the 349-seat parliament, with one parliamentarian breaking …

Share:

Read More

US military mission in Afghanistan will end August 31.

The US military mission in Afghanistan will end on August 31, President Joe Biden announced Thursday 08 July 2021, as Afghan commandos battled the Taliban for control of a provincial capital in the most brazen assault by the militants since Washington stepped up its troop w…

Share:

Read More

‘Jewish state law’ upheld by Israeli court.

A controversial law that defines Israel as the nation state of the Jewish people was upheld by the Supreme Court, which rejected claims by opponents that it discriminates against minorities. The court acknowledged shortcomings in the so-called Nation State Law.  The law was a…

Share:

Read More

Paris is about to quit the Franco-German Maritime Airborne Warfare System (MAWS).

Paris is about to leave the Franco-German Maritime Airborne Warfare System (MAWS) defence procurement programme, following Germany's decision to buy maritime patrol aircraft from Boeing. Germany's defence ministry said at the end of June that it would buy five Boeing…

Share:

Read More

Haiti President Jovenel Moise assassinated at his home.

Haiti President, Jovenel Moise was assassinated and his wife wounded in an attack at their home, the interim prime minister announced an act that risks further destabilizing the Caribbean nation beset by gang violence and political volatility.  The president faced steep oppo…

Share:

Read More